雅虎香港財經 RBC Capital Markets Initiates Coverage On This 'Well Positioned' Pet Company
RBC Capital Markets initiated Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc (NASDAQ: WOOF) with an Outperform rating and a $17 price target.
The analyst believes the company is well positioned to take a share of the fast-growing U.S. pet category with its revised company strategy, structurally advantaged real-estate portfolio, and vet expansion opportunity.
Earnings are expected to compound with topline growth and see modest room for multiple expansions.
Also read: Petco Health Disappoints With Smaller Than Expected Q2 Profits, Annual Guidance.
Petco reshuffled its management and revised its go-forward strategy, attracting younger, higher-income consumers.
The analysis of population demographics within 2, 5, and 10 miles of Petco and PetSmart stores showed that Petco stores are, on average, surrounded by more higher-income individuals.
RBC estimates that opening 70 vet hospitals per year could result in a ~7% lift to total company net sales over five years (or 170 bps annually).
Petco expects a four-wall hospital EBITDA margin at 5-year maturity to sit at around ~20%, well above current enterprise levels.
Price Action: WOOF shares are up 5.21% at $15.26 on the last check Wednesday.
Latest Ratings for WOOF
Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2021 | Needham | Initiates Coverage On | Buy | |
Dec 2021 | Wedbush | Upgrades | Neutral | Outperform |
Nov 2021 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy |
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