Target (TGT) Competitors $96.70 -0.21 (-0.22%) Closing price 04/30/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$96.80 +0.10 (+0.10%) As of 07:35 AM 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. DG, DLTR, BJ, OLLI, MNSO, FIVE, PSMT, WMT, COST, and BKNGShould you be buying Target stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Target include Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), MINISO Group (MNSO), Five Below (FIVE), PriceSmart (PSMT), Walmart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), and Booking (BKNG). Target vs. Dollar General Dollar Tree BJ's Wholesale Club Ollie's Bargain Outlet MINISO Group Five Below PriceSmart Walmart Costco Wholesale Booking Dollar General (NYSE:DG) and Target (NYSE:TGT) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, DG or TGT? Dollar General has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Target has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to DG or TGT? In the previous week, Dollar General had 23 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Dollar General and 9 mentions for Target. Dollar General's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Target's score of 0.69 indicating that Dollar General is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dollar General 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Target 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DG or TGT? Target has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar General. Target is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollar General, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDollar General$40.61B0.51$1.66B$5.1118.33Target$106.57B0.41$4.14B$8.8610.91 Do analysts prefer DG or TGT? Dollar General presently has a consensus price target of $94.75, indicating a potential upside of 1.13%. Target has a consensus price target of $132.37, indicating a potential upside of 36.88%. Given Target's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Target is more favorable than Dollar General.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dollar General 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Target 1 Sell rating(s) 22 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is DG or TGT more profitable? Target has a net margin of 4.06% compared to Dollar General's net margin of 3.33%. Target's return on equity of 31.11% beat Dollar General's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dollar General3.33% 18.85% 4.27% Target 4.06%31.11%7.77% Is DG or TGT a better dividend stock? Dollar General pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Target pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Dollar General pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Target pays out 50.6% 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. 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 MarketBeat Community believe in DG or TGT? Target received 6294 more outperform votes than Dollar General when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 89.41% of users gave Target an outperform vote while only 67.00% of users gave Dollar General an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDollar GeneralOutperform Votes120667.00% Underperform Votes59433.00% TargetOutperform Votes750089.41% Underperform Votes88810.59% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DG or TGT? 91.8% of Dollar General shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Target shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Dollar General shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Target shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryTarget beats Dollar General on 13 of the 22 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricTargetVariety stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$44.05B$101.79B$23.73B$18.97BDividend Yield4.64%2.16%170.04%4.03%P/E Ratio10.2519.7922.3632.71Price / Sales0.410.854.2427.85Price / Cash8.5217.7219.4117.53Price / Book3.325.815.754.47Net Income$4.14B$2.37B$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.45%1.18%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-7.35%4.25%-2.10%-2.83%1 Year Performance-38.19%6.14%2.65%4.36% Target Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TGTTarget4.8733 of 5 stars$96.70-0.2%$132.37+36.9%-39.9%$44.05B$106.57B10.25450,000DGDollar General4.5258 of 5 stars$95.46-1.4%$94.75-0.7%-32.7%$21.00B$40.61B15.73163,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsDLTRDollar Tree3.3897 of 5 stars$83.48+1.6%$81.84-2.0%-30.8%$17.96B$17.58B-17.50210,600Positive NewsBJBJ's Wholesale Club1.9428 of 5 stars$113.98-0.9%$110.82-2.8%+57.4%$15.01B$20.50B27.4034,000Positive NewsOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.8392 of 5 stars$110.94+1.1%$123.08+10.9%+45.1%$6.80B$2.27B33.129,900Positive NewsMNSOMINISO Group4.3155 of 5 stars$16.97+2.0%$26.03+53.4%-19.5%$5.31B$16.99B15.293,370Short Interest ↑FIVEFive Below3.7681 of 5 stars$74.15+3.8%$94.30+27.2%-48.1%$4.08B$3.88B15.2920,200Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumePSMTPriceSmart1.489 of 5 stars$100.26+4.4%N/A+25.9%$3.08B$5.08B22.0810,600Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWMTWalmart4.3007 of 5 stars$95.01+0.2%$103.58+9.0%+63.9%$761.68B$680.99B39.422,300,000Insider TradeShort Interest ↑COSTCostco Wholesale3.8974 of 5 stars$975.84-0.3%$1,024.03+4.9%+37.6%$432.96B$264.09B57.30304,000Analyst ForecastBKNGBooking4.0746 of 5 stars$4,731.03+2.9%$5,278.66+11.6%+47.7%$155.25B$23.74B27.3424,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Dollar General Alternatives Dollar Tree Alternatives BJ's Wholesale Club Alternatives Ollie's Bargain Outlet Alternatives MINISO Group Alternatives Five Below Alternatives PriceSmart Alternatives Walmart Alternatives Costco Wholesale Alternatives Booking 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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