Target - TGT Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, TGT or DG?

Target has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar General. Dollar General is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Target, 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	$109.12 billion	0.66	$2.78 billion	$5.98	26.33
Dollar General	$37.84 billion	1.22	$2.42 billion	$10.68	19.33

Does the media prefer TGT or DG?

In the previous week, Dollar General had 69 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for Dollar General and 10 mentions for Target. Dollar General's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Target's score of -0.12 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dollar General	8 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TGT or DG?

Target has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dollar General has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TGT or DG a better dividend stock?

Target pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Dollar General pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Target pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dollar General pays out 20.6% 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.

Is TGT or DG more profitable?

Dollar General has a net margin of 6.38% compared to Target's net margin of 2.55%. Dollar General's return on equity of 40.63% beat Target's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Target	2.55%	25.63%	5.27%
Dollar General	6.38%	40.63%	8.53%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TGT or DG?

78.9% of Target shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of Dollar General shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate TGT or DG?

Target currently has a consensus target price of $181.69, suggesting a potential upside of 15.38%. Dollar General has a consensus target price of $248.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.50%. Given Dollar General's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dollar General is more favorable than Target.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Target	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Dollar General	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TGT or DG?

Target received 6238 more outperform votes than Dollar General when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 90.56% of users gave Target an outperform vote while only 71.20% of users gave Dollar General an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Target	Outperform Votes 7405 90.56%	Underperform Votes 772 9.44%
Dollar General	Outperform Votes 1167 71.20%	Underperform Votes 472 28.80%

Summary

Dollar General beats Target on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.