DLTR vs. TGT, DG, ROST, BURL, PSMT, COST, TJX, ORLY, CMG, and CVNA
Should you be buying Dollar Tree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dollar Tree include Target (TGT), Dollar General (DG), Ross Stores (ROST), Burlington Stores (BURL), PriceSmart (PSMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), TJX Companies (TJX), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), and Carvana (CVNA). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Dollar Tree vs. Its Competitors
Target (NYSE:TGT) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.
Target has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Target has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Target, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
79.7% of Target shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Target shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Dollar Tree shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Target currently has a consensus price target of $116.70, indicating a potential upside of 18.15%. Dollar Tree has a consensus price target of $90.37, indicating a potential downside of 8.76%. Given Target's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Target is more favorable than Dollar Tree.
Target has a net margin of 3.95% compared to Dollar Tree's net margin of -12.15%. Target's return on equity of 25.59% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity.
In the previous week, Dollar Tree had 12 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Dollar Tree and 15 mentions for Target. Target's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Dollar Tree's score of 0.46 indicating that Target is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Target beats Dollar Tree on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:DLTR) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
