Target (TGT) Competitors $106.03 +0.21 (+0.20%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.95 -0.08 (-0.08%) As of 07/25/2025 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TGT vs. AMZN, COST, ROST, DG, HD, KR, KSS, LOW, TJX, and WMTShould you be buying Target stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Target include Amazon.com (AMZN), Costco Wholesale (COST), Ross Stores (ROST), Dollar General (DG), Home Depot (HD), Kroger (KR), Kohl's (KSS), Lowe's Companies (LOW), TJX Companies (TJX), and Walmart (WMT). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Target vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale Ross Stores Dollar General Home Depot Kroger Kohl's Lowe's Companies TJX Companies Walmart Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Target (NYSE:TGT) 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, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do analysts rate AMZN or TGT? Amazon.com presently has a consensus price target of $254.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.89%. Target has a consensus price target of $115.65, suggesting a potential upside of 9.07%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Target.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Target 2 Sell rating(s) 23 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Which has more risk and volatility, AMZN or TGT? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Target has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMZN or TGT a better dividend stock? Amazon.com pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Target pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Amazon.com pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Target pays out 50.1% 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. Target has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years. Target is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to AMZN or TGT? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 262 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 272 mentions for Amazon.com and 10 mentions for Target. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Target's score of 0.34 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 172 Very Positive mention(s) 46 Positive mention(s) 29 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Target 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMZN or TGT? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Target shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Target shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AMZN or TGT more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Target's net margin of 3.95%. Target's return on equity of 25.59% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.14% 24.14% 10.90% Target 3.95%25.59%6.55% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMZN or TGT? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Target. Target is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmazon.com$650.31B3.78$59.25B$6.1437.69Target$105.88B0.46$4.09B$9.1011.65 SummaryAmazon.com beats Target on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Target News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TGT 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 TGT 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 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.Skip Chart TGT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTargetRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$48.18B$89.53B$26.87B$21.04BDividend Yield4.17%1.77%177.03%3.59%P/E Ratio11.6524.2130.6128.45Price / Sales0.461.376.4871.96Price / Cash6.8618.9652.3122.92Price / Book3.318.605.694.69Net Income$4.09B$2.14B$880.44M$995.51M7 Day Performance2.55%1.93%2.32%1.66%1 Month Performance8.59%6.16%7.08%4.55%1 Year Performance-28.84%3.85%25.92%10.01% Target Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TGTTarget4.6418 of 5 stars$106.03+0.2%$115.65+9.1%-27.5%$48.18B$105.88B11.65440,000AMZNAmazon.com4.4549 of 5 stars$228.29+0.4%$254.33+11.4%+28.7%$2.42T$650.31B37.181,556,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.7104 of 5 stars$941.190.0%$1,037.48+10.2%+14.6%$417.40B$254.45B53.39333,000Trending NewsROSTRoss Stores4.856 of 5 stars$137.17+1.0%$158.94+15.9%-2.0%$44.86B$21.13B21.67107,000Positive NewsDGDollar General4.6061 of 5 stars$109.12-0.6%$108.40-0.7%-9.1%$24.01B$41.13B20.82194,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHDHome Depot4.8523 of 5 stars$376.24+1.4%$426.77+13.4%+6.2%$374.33B$159.51B25.53520,700Positive NewsKRKroger4.5973 of 5 stars$72.85+0.3%$70.16-3.7%+34.1%$48.15B$146.97B19.85409,000Trending NewsKSSKohl's3.6504 of 5 stars$12.29-14.3%$9.75-20.7%-36.2%$1.38B$16.22B11.2887,000Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLOWLowe's Companies4.9502 of 5 stars$228.53+1.3%$271.12+18.6%-3.4%$128.08B$83.67B18.93270,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTJXTJX Companies4.9578 of 5 stars$126.29+0.6%$141.06+11.7%+13.5%$141.08B$56.36B29.72364,000Positive NewsWMTWalmart4.6654 of 5 stars$95.59-0.3%$106.67+11.6%+39.2%$762.88B$685.09B40.852,100,000Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Alternatives Costco Wholesale Alternatives Ross Stores Alternatives Dollar General Alternatives Home Depot Alternatives Kroger Alternatives Kohl's Alternatives Lowe's Companies Alternatives TJX Companies Alternatives Walmart Alternatives 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 (NYSE:TGT) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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