Walmart (WMT) Competitors

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 12 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 112 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 100 mentions for Walmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.24 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Walmart has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

26.8% of Walmart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walmart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Costco Wholesale 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.

Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Walmart pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Walmart has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Walmart presently has a consensus target price of $138.85, suggesting a potential upside of 16.27%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus target price of $1,061.45, suggesting a potential upside of 10.84%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Walmart is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.

Walmart has a net margin of 3.13% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.04% beat Walmart's return on equity.

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

In the previous week, Alphabet had 141 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 241 mentions for Alphabet and 100 mentions for Walmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Alphabet's score of 1.05 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $413.13, suggesting a potential upside of 19.18%. Walmart has a consensus target price of $138.85, suggesting a potential upside of 16.27%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Walmart.

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

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alphabet pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walmart pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Walmart has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by company 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 presently has a consensus price target of $138.85, indicating a potential upside of 16.27%. NVIDIA has a consensus price target of $305.67, indicating a potential upside of 52.83%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Walmart.

NVIDIA has a net margin of 62.97% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Walmart has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the broader market.

Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Walmart pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NVIDIA pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Walmart has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years and NVIDIA has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 230 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 330 mentions for NVIDIA and 100 mentions for Walmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.99 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of NVIDIA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Walmart pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ross Stores pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Walmart has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Ross Stores has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Walmart presently has a consensus price target of $138.85, indicating a potential upside of 16.27%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $233.18, indicating a potential upside of 1.80%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Walmart is more favorable than Ross Stores.

Walmart has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.42% beat Walmart's return on equity.

In the previous week, Walmart had 75 more articles in the media than Ross Stores. MarketBeat recorded 100 mentions for Walmart and 25 mentions for Ross Stores. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Ross Stores' score of 1.30 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ross Stores 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.