Dollar Tree (DLTR) Competitors

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DLTR vs. COST, ROST, ULTA, WMT, and ANF

Should you be buying Dollar Tree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dollar Tree include Costco Wholesale (COST), Ross Stores (ROST), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Walmart (WMT), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

How does Dollar Tree compare to Costco Wholesale?

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dollar Tree	$19.41B	0.89	$1.28B	$6.25	14.27
Costco Wholesale	$275.24B	1.63	$8.10B	$19.23	52.56

97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Dollar Tree shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dollar Tree has a net margin of 6.61% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.99%. Dollar Tree's return on equity of 32.24% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dollar Tree	6.61%	32.24%	8.08%
Costco Wholesale	2.99%	28.57%	10.63%

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 90 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 100 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 10 mentions for Dollar Tree. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Dollar Tree's score of 0.91 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Costco Wholesale	56 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Dollar Tree currently has a consensus price target of $122.76, suggesting a potential upside of 37.69%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,046.03, suggesting a potential upside of 3.49%. Given Dollar Tree's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Dollar Tree is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dollar Tree	6 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Costco Wholesale	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Summary

Costco Wholesale beats Dollar Tree on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dollar Tree compare to Ross Stores?

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Dollar Tree shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ross Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dollar Tree presently has a consensus price target of $122.76, indicating a potential upside of 37.69%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $212.06, indicating a potential downside of 0.90%. Given Dollar Tree's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Dollar Tree is more favorable than Ross Stores.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dollar Tree	6 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

In the previous week, Ross Stores had 11 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Ross Stores and 10 mentions for Dollar Tree. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Dollar Tree's score of 0.91 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dollar Tree	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ross Stores	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.43% compared to Dollar Tree's net margin of 6.61%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 36.70% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dollar Tree	6.61%	32.24%	8.08%
Ross Stores	9.43%	36.70%	14.36%

Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ross Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dollar Tree	$19.41B	0.89	$1.28B	$6.25	14.27
Ross Stores	$22.75B	3.03	$2.15B	$6.61	32.37

Summary

Ross Stores beats Dollar Tree on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dollar Tree compare to Ulta Beauty?

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ulta Beauty has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Dollar Tree has higher revenue and earnings than Ulta Beauty. Dollar Tree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ulta Beauty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dollar Tree	$19.41B	0.89	$1.28B	$6.25	14.27
Ulta Beauty	$12.39B	1.75	$1.15B	$25.63	19.46

Dollar Tree presently has a consensus price target of $122.76, indicating a potential upside of 37.69%. Ulta Beauty has a consensus price target of $674.23, indicating a potential upside of 35.20%. Given Dollar Tree's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dollar Tree is more favorable than Ulta Beauty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dollar Tree	6 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Ulta Beauty	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 18 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 10 mentions for Dollar Tree. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Dollar Tree's score of 0.91 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dollar Tree	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ulta Beauty	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Dollar Tree shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 9.31% compared to Dollar Tree's net margin of 6.61%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 43.56% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dollar Tree	6.61%	32.24%	8.08%
Ulta Beauty	9.31%	43.56%	17.33%

Summary

Ulta Beauty beats Dollar Tree on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dollar Tree compare to Walmart?

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) 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, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Walmart has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Dollar Tree has a net margin of 6.61% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.07%. Dollar Tree's return on equity of 32.24% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walmart	3.07%	21.44%	7.65%
Dollar Tree	6.61%	32.24%	8.08%

26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Dollar Tree shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Walmart	$713.16B	1.45	$21.89B	$2.74	47.30
Dollar Tree	$19.41B	0.89	$1.28B	$6.25	14.27

In the previous week, Walmart had 54 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Walmart and 10 mentions for Dollar Tree. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Dollar Tree's score of 0.91 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Walmart	44 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dollar Tree	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Walmart currently has a consensus price target of $138.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.73%. Dollar Tree has a consensus price target of $122.76, indicating a potential upside of 37.69%. Given Dollar Tree's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dollar Tree is more favorable than Walmart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walmart	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dollar Tree	6 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Summary

Walmart beats Dollar Tree on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dollar Tree compare to Abercrombie & Fitch?

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Dollar Tree has higher revenue and earnings than Abercrombie & Fitch. Abercrombie & Fitch is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollar Tree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abercrombie & Fitch	$5.27B	0.61	$506.92M	$10.54	6.79
Dollar Tree	$19.41B	0.89	$1.28B	$6.25	14.27

In the previous week, Dollar Tree had 6 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Dollar Tree and 4 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Dollar Tree's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.32 indicating that Dollar Tree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Abercrombie & Fitch	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dollar Tree	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Dollar Tree's net margin of 6.61%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 36.36% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abercrombie & Fitch	9.63%	36.36%	14.26%
Dollar Tree	6.61%	32.24%	8.08%

Abercrombie & Fitch currently has a consensus target price of $117.45, indicating a potential upside of 64.07%. Dollar Tree has a consensus target price of $122.76, indicating a potential upside of 37.69%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Dollar Tree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abercrombie & Fitch	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Dollar Tree	6 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Dollar Tree shares are held by company 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.

Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dollar Tree beats Abercrombie & Fitch on 8 of the 15 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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DLTR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Dollar Tree	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$17.39B	$99.54B	$26.96B	$12.19B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.51%	178.35%	5.23%
P/E Ratio	14.29	24.43	16.77	25.52
Price / Sales	0.89	1.48	2.19	76.09
Price / Cash	10.21	20.37	15.43	36.29
Price / Book	4.72	8.42	5.88	6.67
Net Income	$1.28B	$2.87B	$960.70M	$333.08M
7 Day Performance	-4.84%	-5.05%	-2.19%	-0.33%
1 Month Performance	-10.44%	-5.70%	-0.42%	8.00%
1 Year Performance	0.18%	19.14%	-0.72%	36.29%

Dollar Tree Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DLTR Dollar Tree	4.3152 of 5 stars	$89.16 -1.0%	$122.33 +37.2%	+5.3%	$17.39B	$19.41B	14.29	153,032
COST Costco Wholesale	3.6766 of 5 stars	$1,012.79 +0.1%	$1,045.97 +3.3%	-0.9%	$449.33B	$286.27B	52.67	341,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast
ROST Ross Stores	3.8506 of 5 stars	$226.02 -1.2%	$212.06 -6.2%	+50.8%	$72.81B	$22.75B	34.19	111,000	Positive News Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
ULTA Ulta Beauty	4.4693 of 5 stars	$518.00 -2.6%	$674.23 +30.2%	+30.2%	$22.56B	$12.39B	20.21	65,000	Positive News
WMT Walmart	4.0923 of 5 stars	$130.33 -1.0%	$137.79 +5.7%	+31.8%	$1.04T	$713.16B	47.57	2,100,000	Positive News Analyst Forecast

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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Competitors

DLTR vs. COST, ROST, ULTA, WMT, and ANF

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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Competitors

DLTR vs. COST, ROST, ULTA, WMT, and ANF

How does Dollar Tree compare to Costco Wholesale?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DLTR or COST?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DLTR or COST?

Is DLTR or COST more profitable?

Does the media prefer DLTR or COST?

Which has more volatility and risk, DLTR or COST?

Do analysts prefer DLTR or COST?

Summary

How does Dollar Tree compare to Ross Stores?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DLTR or ROST?

Do analysts recommend DLTR or ROST?

Does the media favor DLTR or ROST?

Is DLTR or ROST more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, DLTR or ROST?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DLTR or ROST?

Summary

How does Dollar Tree compare to Ulta Beauty?

Which has more risk & volatility, DLTR or ULTA?

Which has better earnings & valuation, DLTR or ULTA?

Do analysts recommend DLTR or ULTA?

Does the media refer more to DLTR or ULTA?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DLTR or ULTA?

Is DLTR or ULTA more profitable?

Summary

How does Dollar Tree compare to Walmart?

Which has more risk & volatility, WMT or DLTR?

Is WMT or DLTR more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WMT or DLTR?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WMT or DLTR?

Does the media prefer WMT or DLTR?

Do analysts rate WMT or DLTR?

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How does Dollar Tree compare to Abercrombie & Fitch?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ANF or DLTR?

Does the media favor ANF or DLTR?

Is ANF or DLTR more profitable?

Do analysts rate ANF or DLTR?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ANF or DLTR?

Which has more volatility and risk, ANF or DLTR?

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