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
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at PetSmart's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
PetSmart facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Phoenix (1986) |
| Market Cap | $7.7 billion |
| Industry | Specialty stores |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $6.4 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Robert Moran President/COO David Lenhardt |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 23.4% |
| Cash/Debt | $298.7 million / $540.3 million |
| Dividend Yield | 1.0% |
| Competitors |
PETCO Animal Supplies Stores Target Wal-Mart |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 748 members who have rated PetSmart believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, MACDguy, succinctly summed up the PetSmart bull case for our community: "People love their pets and [PetSmart] is successfully marketing high end products to animal lovers. They are dominating the pet services industry and have a cheap valuation for their earnings and growth."
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