KR vs. DLTR, FAST, ROST, YUM, CPNG, WBA, TSCO, YUMC, EBAY, and QSR
Should you be buying Kroger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kroger include Dollar Tree (DLTR), Fastenal (FAST), Ross Stores (ROST), Yum! Brands (YUM), Coupang (CPNG), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Tractor Supply (TSCO), Yum China (YUMC), eBay (EBAY), and Restaurant Brands International (QSR). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Kroger vs.
Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) and Kroger (NYSE:KR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Kroger had 1 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Kroger and 35 mentions for Dollar Tree. Kroger's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Dollar Tree's score of -0.02 indicating that Kroger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Dollar Tree has a net margin of 4.79% compared to Kroger's net margin of 1.51%. Kroger's return on equity of 31.84% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity.
Dollar Tree received 3 more outperform votes than Kroger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.44% of users gave Dollar Tree an outperform vote while only 65.11% of users gave Kroger an outperform vote.
Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
97.0% of Dollar Tree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Dollar Tree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kroger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar Tree. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollar Tree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dollar Tree presently has a consensus target price of $158.71, suggesting a potential upside of 18.79%. Kroger has a consensus target price of $52.31, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Given Dollar Tree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dollar Tree is more favorable than Kroger.
Summary
Dollar Tree beats Kroger on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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