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TGT vs. AMZN, COST, ROST, DG, HD, KR, KSS, LOW, TJX, and WMT

Should 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

Target (NYSE:TGT) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Target has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 262 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 269 mentions for Amazon.com and 7 mentions for Target. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Target's score of 0.71 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Target
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amazon.com
157 Very Positive mention(s)
38 Positive mention(s)
47 Neutral mention(s)
17 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Target$106.57B0.44$4.09B$9.1011.44
Amazon.com$637.96B3.72$59.25B$6.1436.38

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
Target3.95% 25.59% 6.55%
Amazon.com 10.14%24.14%10.90%

Target currently has a consensus target price of $116.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.05%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $245.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.96%. Given Target's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Target is more favorable than Amazon.com.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Target
1 Sell rating(s)
24 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
45 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.98

79.7% of Target shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Target shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by company 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

Amazon.com beats Target on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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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TGT vs. The Competition

MetricTargetRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$47.42B$91.63B$26.46B$20.65B
Dividend Yield4.31%1.78%175.55%3.77%
P/E Ratio11.4724.0729.8328.04
Price / Sales0.441.334.7238.72
Price / Cash6.7318.6645.9721.91
Price / Book3.178.345.944.59
Net Income$4.09B$2.14B$872.48M$984.95M
7 Day Performance6.66%3.15%4.72%2.87%
1 Month Performance8.72%0.18%5.63%5.44%
1 Year Performance-28.05%2.30%21.94%14.58%

Target Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TGT
Target
4.8787 of 5 stars
$104.18
-1.2%
$116.70
+12.0%
-27.5%$47.32B$106.57B11.45440,000
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.6707 of 5 stars
$219.92
-0.2%
$246.23
+12.0%
+10.0%$2.33T$637.96B35.821,556,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
COST
Costco Wholesale
4.6035 of 5 stars
$982.36
-0.4%
$1,034.79
+5.3%
+14.3%$435.66B$254.45B55.72333,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ROST
Ross Stores
4.9122 of 5 stars
$131.52
+1.2%
$158.94
+20.8%
-8.9%$43.02B$21.13B20.78107,000News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
DG
Dollar General
4.4332 of 5 stars
$115.48
+0.2%
$109.08
-5.5%
-10.8%$25.41B$40.61B22.04194,200
HD
Home Depot
4.8961 of 5 stars
$372.05
-0.3%
$426.77
+14.7%
+11.1%$370.16B$159.51B25.24520,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KR
Kroger
4.2875 of 5 stars
$70.18
-1.6%
$70.00
-0.3%
+39.2%$46.38B$147.12B19.12409,000Trending News
Dividend Increase
Insider Trade
KSS
Kohl's
3.6603 of 5 stars
$9.20
+0.4%
$9.75
+6.0%
-56.8%$1.03B$16.22B8.4487,000
LOW
Lowe's Companies
4.8618 of 5 stars
$226.96
-0.7%
$271.12
+19.5%
+6.2%$127.20B$83.67B18.80270,000Positive News
TJX
TJX Companies
4.839 of 5 stars
$125.27
+0.1%
$141.53
+13.0%
+13.7%$139.94B$56.36B29.48364,000Positive News
WMT
Walmart
4.7795 of 5 stars
$97.62
-0.6%
$106.67
+9.3%
+43.4%$779.05B$680.99B41.722,100,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade

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This page (NYSE:TGT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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