Target (TGT) Competitors

Target (NYSE:TGT) and Dollar General (NYSE:DG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, TGT or DG?

Target has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dollar General has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TGT or DG?

In the previous week, Dollar General had 48 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Dollar General and 11 mentions for Target. Dollar General's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Target's score of 0.35 indicating that Dollar General is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Target	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dollar General	25 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TGT or DG 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
Target	4.06%	31.11%	7.77%
Dollar General	3.33%	18.85%	4.27%

Which has better valuation & earnings, TGT or DG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Target	$105.88B	0.42	$4.14B	$9.10	10.78
Dollar General	$41.13B	0.60	$1.66B	$5.24	21.28

Is TGT or DG a better dividend stock?

Target pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Dollar General pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Target pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dollar General pays out 45.0% 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 raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years. Target is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer TGT or DG?

Target currently has a consensus price target of $116.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.98%. Dollar General has a consensus price target of $109.04, suggesting a potential downside of 2.21%. Given Target's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Target is more favorable than Dollar General.

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
Dollar General	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TGT or DG?

Target received 6287 more outperform votes than Dollar General when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 89.24% of users gave Target an outperform vote while only 66.76% of users gave Dollar General an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Target	Outperform Votes 7506 89.24%	Underperform Votes 905 10.76%
Dollar General	Outperform Votes 1219 66.76%	Underperform Votes 607 33.24%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TGT or DG?

79.7% of Target shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Dollar General shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Target shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Dollar General shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Target beats Dollar General on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.