Dollar Tree (DLTR) Competitors $109.36 +0.99 (+0.91%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$109.56 +0.20 (+0.19%) As of 07/11/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DLTR vs. COST, NVDA, ROST, ULTA, ANF, ARCO, BURL, DG, DKS, and KRShould you be buying Dollar Tree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dollar Tree include Costco Wholesale (COST), NVIDIA (NVDA), Ross Stores (ROST), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Burlington Stores (BURL), Dollar General (DG), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), and Kroger (KR). Dollar Tree vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale NVIDIA Ross Stores Ulta Beauty Abercrombie & Fitch Arcos Dorados Burlington Stores Dollar General DICK'S Sporting Goods Kroger Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate DLTR or COST? Dollar Tree currently has a consensus target price of $90.37, suggesting a potential downside of 17.37%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus target price of $1,037.48, suggesting a potential upside of 6.92%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Dollar Tree.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dollar Tree 2 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.19Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Does the media refer more to DLTR or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 132 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 154 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 22 mentions for Dollar Tree. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Dollar Tree's score of 0.80 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dollar Tree 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 103 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, DLTR or COST? Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is DLTR or COST more profitable? Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Dollar Tree's net margin of -12.15%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 30.48% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dollar Tree-12.15% 19.36% 5.35% Costco Wholesale 2.92%30.48%10.52% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DLTR or COST? 97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Dollar Tree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, DLTR or COST? Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDollar Tree$17.58B1.30-$3.03B-$13.86-7.89Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.69$7.37B$17.6355.04 SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Dollar Tree on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dollar Tree News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DLTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DLTR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DLTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDollar TreeRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$22.62B$90.72B$26.33B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A1.79%175.53%4.02%P/E Ratio-7.8923.9229.0420.25Price / Sales1.301.348.3299.65Price / Cash14.3118.7349.4658.16Price / Book5.918.425.715.49Net Income-$3.03B$2.14B$869.96M$250.27M7 Day Performance7.47%0.67%0.70%4.80%1 Month Performance13.81%2.60%5.78%7.68%1 Year Performance1.86%-0.72%21.12%16.36% Dollar Tree Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DLTRDollar Tree3.3616 of 5 stars$109.36+0.9%$90.37-17.4%+2.5%$22.62B$17.58B-7.89214,710Buyback AnnouncementCOSTCostco Wholesale4.2616 of 5 stars$992.18+0.5%$1,034.79+4.3%+14.6%$440.01B$254.45B56.28333,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNVDANVIDIA4.3904 of 5 stars$158.24-0.7%$176.47+11.5%+29.5%$3.86T$148.52B51.0536,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeROSTRoss Stores4.8509 of 5 stars$130.77-0.6%$158.94+21.5%-13.0%$42.77B$21.13B20.66107,000Positive NewsULTAUlta Beauty3.9232 of 5 stars$475.99-0.4%$465.04-2.3%+19.0%$21.40B$11.30B18.5958,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.3799 of 5 stars$88.74-3.1%$110.63+24.7%-48.6%$4.23B$5.03B8.7339,200ARCOArcos Dorados3.1157 of 5 stars$7.70-2.0%$8.80+14.3%-22.2%$1.62B$4.47B11.8598,615BURLBurlington Stores4.3172 of 5 stars$250.71+1.3%$317.43+26.6%-1.0%$15.82B$10.63B30.7677,532DGDollar General4.6127 of 5 stars$116.12+1.8%$109.08-6.1%-14.1%$25.55B$40.61B22.16194,200Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8371 of 5 stars$206.89+0.3%$219.56+6.1%-0.1%$16.56B$13.44B14.8056,100Insider TradeKRKroger4.7421 of 5 stars$71.45+2.3%$70.00-2.0%+33.6%$47.22B$146.97B19.47409,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COST Competitors NVDA Competitors ROST Competitors ULTA Competitors ANF Competitors ARCO Competitors BURL Competitors DG Competitors DKS Competitors KR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DLTR) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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