DFI Retail Group (OTCMKTS:DFIHY) versus Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF) Critical Review

DFI Retail Group (OTCMKTS:DFIHY) and Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for DFI Retail Group and Petco Health and Wellness, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DFI Retail Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Petco Health and Wellness	1	9	3	0	2.15

Petco Health and Wellness has a consensus price target of $3.96, suggesting a potential upside of 41.86%. Given Petco Health and Wellness’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Petco Health and Wellness is more favorable than DFI Retail Group.

Volatility & Risk

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares DFI Retail Group and Petco Health and Wellness’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DFI Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Petco Health and Wellness	-0.04%	0.46%	0.10%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DFI Retail Group and Petco Health and Wellness”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DFI Retail Group	$8.87 billion	N/A	-$244.50 million	N/A	N/A
Petco Health and Wellness	$6.12 billion	0.15	-$101.82 million	($0.01)	-279.00

Petco Health and Wellness has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DFI Retail Group.

Summary

Petco Health and Wellness beats DFI Retail Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DFI Retail Group

DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited operates as a retailer in Asia. The company operates through five segments: Food, Convenience, Health and Beauty, Home Furnishings, Restaurants, and Other Retailing. The company primarily operates grocery stores under the Wellcome, Yonghui, CS Fresh, Market Place, Giant, Hero, Cold Storage, Mercato, San Miu, Jasons, and Lucky brands; and convenience stores under the 7-Eleven brand. It also operates health and beauty stores under the Mannings, Guardian, and GNC brands; and home furnishings stores under the IKEA brand, as well as restaurants under the Maxim’s brand. The company was formerly known as Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited and changed its name to DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited in May 2022. The company was incorporated in 1886 and is based in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Jardine Strategic Limited.

About Petco Health and Wellness

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc., operates as a health and wellness company, focuses on enhancing the lives of pets, pet parents, and its Petco partners in the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The company provides veterinary care, grooming, training, tele-health, and Vital Care and pet health insurance services, as well as veterinary services through Vetco mobile clinics. It also offers pet consumables, supplies, and services through its petco.com, petcoach.co, petinsurancequotes.com, and pupbox.com websites. The company offers its products under the WholeHearted, Reddy, and Well & Good brands. Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.