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KSS vs. COST, WMT, ANF, DDS, and DKS

Should you buy Kohl's stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kohl's with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Kohl's include Costco Wholesale (COST), Walmart (WMT), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Dillard's (DDS), and DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

How does Kohl's compare to Costco Wholesale?

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Kohl's presently has a consensus price target of $14.83, indicating a potential upside of 20.06%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,047.27, indicating a potential upside of 1.32%. Given Kohl's' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kohl's is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kohl's
6 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.69
Costco Wholesale
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

Kohl's pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Kohl's pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 30.6% 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. Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Kohl's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Kohl's has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Kohl's. Kohl's 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 Ratio
Kohl's$15.53B0.09$272M$2.365.24
Costco Wholesale$275.24B1.67$8.10B$19.2353.75

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 95 more articles in the media than Kohl's. MarketBeat recorded 98 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 3 mentions for Kohl's. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Kohl's' score of 0.78 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kohl's
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Costco Wholesale
53 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
22 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 2.99% compared to Kohl's' net margin of 1.75%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.57% beat Kohl's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kohl's1.75% 4.72% 1.36%
Costco Wholesale 2.99%28.57%10.63%

98.0% of Kohl's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Kohl's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Costco Wholesale beats Kohl's on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kohl's compare to Walmart?

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) and Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Walmart has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kohl's has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

26.8% of Walmart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Kohl's shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walmart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Kohl's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Walmart$713.16B1.48$21.89B$2.7448.27
Kohl's$15.53B0.09$272M$2.365.24

Walmart currently has a consensus price target of $138.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.84%. Kohl's has a consensus price target of $14.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.06%. Given Kohl's' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kohl's 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
Kohl's
6 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.69

In the previous week, Walmart had 72 more articles in the media than Kohl's. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Walmart and 3 mentions for Kohl's. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Kohl's' score of 0.78 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Walmart
46 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kohl's
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Walmart has a net margin of 3.07% compared to Kohl's' net margin of 1.75%. Walmart's return on equity of 21.44% beat Kohl's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Walmart3.07% 21.44% 7.65%
Kohl's 1.75%4.72%1.36%

Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Kohl's pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Walmart pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kohl's pays out 21.2% 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. Kohl's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Walmart beats Kohl's on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kohl's compare to Abercrombie & Fitch?

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

Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kohl's has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Abercrombie & Fitch$5.27B0.62$506.92M$10.546.91
Kohl's$15.53B0.09$272M$2.365.24

In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 1 more articles in the media than Kohl's. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 3 mentions for Kohl's. Kohl's' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.28 indicating that Kohl's 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
Kohl's
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Abercrombie & Fitch currently has a consensus target price of $117.45, suggesting a potential upside of 61.27%. Kohl's has a consensus target price of $14.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.06%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Kohl's.

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
Kohl's
6 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.69

98.0% of Kohl's shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Kohl's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Kohl's' net margin of 1.75%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 36.36% beat Kohl's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Abercrombie & Fitch9.63% 36.36% 14.26%
Kohl's 1.75%4.72%1.36%

Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch beats Kohl's on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kohl's compare to Dillard's?

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) and Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Kohl's pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Kohl's pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dillard's pays out 3.3% 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. Dillard's has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Dillard's had 8 more articles in the media than Kohl's. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Dillard's and 3 mentions for Kohl's. Kohl's' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Dillard's' score of 0.66 indicating that Kohl's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kohl's
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dillard's
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kohl's has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dillard's has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

98.0% of Kohl's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Dillard's shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Kohl's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.8% of Dillard's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kohl's$15.53B0.09$272M$2.365.24
Dillard's$6.47B1.32$570.19M$36.4115.08

Dillard's has a net margin of 8.81% compared to Kohl's' net margin of 1.75%. Dillard's' return on equity of 27.55% beat Kohl's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kohl's1.75% 4.72% 1.36%
Dillard's 8.81%27.55%13.60%

Kohl's presently has a consensus target price of $14.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.06%. Dillard's has a consensus target price of $521.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.05%. Given Kohl's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kohl's is more favorable than Dillard's.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kohl's
6 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.69
Dillard's
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.60

Summary

Dillard's beats Kohl's on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kohl's compare to DICK'S Sporting Goods?

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) and DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

98.0% of Kohl's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Kohl's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods 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.

Kohl's currently has a consensus target price of $14.83, indicating a potential upside of 20.06%. DICK'S Sporting Goods has a consensus target price of $241.89, indicating a potential upside of 11.28%. Given Kohl's' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kohl's is more favorable than DICK'S Sporting Goods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kohl's
6 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.69
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

Kohl's has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DICK'S Sporting Goods had 3 more articles in the media than Kohl's. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods and 3 mentions for Kohl's. Kohl's' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat DICK'S Sporting Goods' score of 0.45 indicating that Kohl's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kohl's
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kohl's pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. DICK'S Sporting Goods pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Kohl's pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DICK'S Sporting Goods pays out 48.9% 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. DICK'S Sporting Goods has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Kohl's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

DICK'S Sporting Goods has higher revenue and earnings than Kohl's. Kohl's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DICK'S Sporting Goods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kohl's$15.53B0.09$272M$2.365.24
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.12$849.24M$10.2221.27

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a net margin of 4.93% compared to Kohl's' net margin of 1.75%. DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity of 27.12% beat Kohl's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kohl's1.75% 4.72% 1.36%
DICK'S Sporting Goods 4.93%27.12%8.46%

Summary

DICK'S Sporting Goods beats Kohl's on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KSS vs. The Competition

MetricKohl'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.39B$4.57B$27.26B$22.94B
Dividend Yield3.93%2.87%178.41%4.07%
P/E Ratio5.2311.4216.7928.34
Price / Sales0.090.914.3024.51
Price / Cash1.617.2414.7825.11
Price / Book0.342.065.924.74
Net Income$272M$414.92M$960.70M$1.06B
7 Day Performance-13.94%-4.40%-3.28%-0.92%
1 Month Performance-9.22%-6.41%-2.39%1.53%
1 Year Performance53.48%34.38%-0.88%24.53%

Kohl's Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KSS
Kohl's
4.7862 of 5 stars
$12.36
+2.3%
$14.83
+20.1%
+50.0%$1.39B$15.53B5.2384,000
COST
Costco Wholesale
3.4039 of 5 stars
$999.47
-0.9%
$1,046.03
+4.7%
+3.4%$443.41B$275.24B51.97341,000
WMT
Walmart
3.8028 of 5 stars
$127.59
-2.2%
$138.33
+8.4%
+37.1%$1.02T$713.16B46.572,100,000
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch
4.3473 of 5 stars
$72.30
-7.3%
$117.45
+62.4%
-11.6%$3.23B$5.27B6.8643,200
DDS
Dillard's
2.2692 of 5 stars
$556.89
-1.1%
$521.33
-6.4%
+35.0%$8.70B$6.47B15.2929,100

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