Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, pet food and products retailer PetSmart (PETM) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at PetSmart and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

PetSmart facts

 

 

Headquarters (founded)

Phoenix, Ariz. (1986)

Market Cap

$7.2 billion

Industry

Specialty stores

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$6.8 billion

Management

CEO David Lenhardt (since June 2013)

COO Joseph O'Leary (since June 2013)

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

29.1%

Cash/Debt

$262.1 million/$525.6 million

Dividend Yield

1%

Competitors

PETCO Animal Supplies Stores

Target 

Wal-Mart Stores 

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 93% of the 784 members who have rated PetSmart believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.   

A couple of months ago, one of those Fools, Gregory63, succinctly summed up the PetSmart bull case for our community:

Buying dog food over the Internet is not convenient. Now that people aren't losing their houses as often, PETM is more recession-resistant (people will cut back on a lot before they neglect the family dog). Valuation isn't too high (not quite a value stock), dividend growth is good, growth rate is good, largest pet retailer. If it goes lower, I will buy more. Long-term play.