Pets are Big Business - 3 Top Pet Stocks

Last year, Americans spent over $50 billion on their dogs and cats and birds and fish, based on information from the American Pet Products Association. People continue to spend money on their pets, even during economic downturns, since your pets still need food and shots.

Dogs and Cats are Big Business

According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, investors have almost ten pet related stocks available to them.

Pet Toys and Food

On of the biggest companies in the pet supply arena is Petsmart Inc. (PETM) which trades at 17 times trailing earnings and 15 times future earnings.  The company sells pet food, toys, and other supplies at over 1,000 retail outlets. Earning for the latest quarter rose 1.3% on a 1.1% revenue rise. Investors receive a yield of 1.4%.

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Drugs for Pets

One of the growing business area for pets is animal care. PetMed Express Inc. (PETS) is one of the major online pet pharmacies. The stock has a trailing price to earnings ratio of 15, and a forward PE of 14. Earnings were down 1.7% for the latest quarter. The stock provides a generous yield of 5.1%.

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Hospitals for Animals

Check out the stock ticker for this company, VCA Inc. (WOOF). The company provides medical and surgical services in its animal hospitals. The company also offers laboratory services for animal hospitals and practices. The stock trades at 23 times trailing earnings and 17 times forward earnings. Earnings for the latest quarter increased by 11.7%, on a 2.5% rise in revenues.

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More Pet Stocks

If you want to see a free list of pet and animal related stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. The list has info on the PE, forward PE, PEG, and yield.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Forget Pot Stocks, Buy Pet Stocks

Do you realize that Americans spent $55.72 billion in 2013 on their pets, according to the American Pet Products Association.  And this year, expenditures are expected to be $58.51 billion. The business is practically recession proof. Other than cutting back on pet toys, you still have to buy food for your pets, and you have to get shots for your pets.

The $55 Billion Business: Dogs, Cats, Birds, Fish, Turtles

Based on the free list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over half a dozen pet related stocks to choose from.

Pet Food

Petsmart Inc. (PETM) is one of the largest pet marketers in the industry. The stock trades at 17 times trailing earnings and 14 times forward earnings.  The company sells pet supplies at more than 1,100 stores. Earning for the latest quarter were down slightly, dropping 1.9%. The stock yields 1.1%.

Pet Medical Care

Medical care is a fast growing industry, and medical care for pets is also expanding. PetMed Express Inc. (PETS) is the large online pet pharmacy. The stock has a trailing price to earnings ratio of 14.4, and a forward PE of 14.1. Earnings were flat for the latest quarter. The company provides a substantial yield of 5.2%.

Dog and Cat Hospitals

One pet stock with a great stock ticker symbol is VCA Antech Inc. (WOOF). What a great stock symbol this company has. The company offers medical and surgical services through its animal hospitals. The company also provides laboratory services for animal hospitals and practices. The stock trades at 21 times trailing earnings and 16 times forward earnings.

More Pet Stocks

If you want to see a free list of pet and animal related stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. The list has info on the PE, forward PE, PEG, and yield.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Get a Dog, Avoid a Heart Attack

According to a recent report by the American Heart Association, owning a dog was “probably associated” with a reduced risk of heart disease. Maybe that's why about 62 percent of all households in the United States have a pet, with approximately 78.2 million dogs and about 86.4 million cats owned by Americans, according to the American Pet Products Association.

If you are looking for top dog stocks, you should consider the the suppliers of pet products, veterinary products, and pet medications. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are about ten different pet related stocks, with almost half of them paying dividends.

Petsmart Inc. (PETM) is a Phoenix, Arizona based company that markets products for dogs, cats, birds, fish, and even horses. In addition to selling toys, food, and other products, and also offer services such as dog grooming, baths, toenail trimming, and tooth brushing, training and boarding at their Pet Hotels. The stock has a price to earnings ratio of 19.5, and pays a yield of 0.9%. The company must be doing something right as earnings for the latest quarter were up 31.4% on a 14.7% rise in revenues.

There is also Patterson Companies Inc. (PDCO) which has a veterinary supply business. Patterson Companies Inc. distributes lab supplies, paper goods, needles and syringes, gauze and wound dressings, sutures, latex gloves, orthopedic, and casting products; pharmaceuticals, including anesthetics, antibiotics, injectibles, ointments, and diagnostics to veterinarians. The stock trades at 19.4 times earnings. The company also pays a dividend of 1.7%. Revenues were up 2.3% for the latest quarter, with earnings up 1%.

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (MWIV) distributes pharmaceuticals, vaccines, diagnostics, capital equipment, supplies, veterinary pet food, and nutritional products to veterinarians. The P/E is 25.3 and the stock does not pay a dividend. For the latest quarter, earnings were up 14.6% on an 11% boost in revenues.

For a list of all the pet related stocks, which you can download, sort, and add to, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the aboveat the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com