Target (TGT) Competitors

Target has a net margin of 3.54% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.99%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.57% beat Target's return on equity.

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 72 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 92 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 20 mentions for Target. Target's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.03 indicating that Target is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Target. Target is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

79.7% of Target shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Target shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Target presently has a consensus price target of $118.04, suggesting a potential downside of 5.70%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,046.03, suggesting a potential upside of 3.69%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Target.

Target has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Target pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Target pays out 56.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 30.6% 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 raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Target is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Target has higher revenue and earnings than Ross Stores. Target is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ross Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Target presently has a consensus price target of $118.04, suggesting a potential downside of 5.70%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $212.06, suggesting a potential downside of 6.09%. Given Target's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Target is more favorable than Ross Stores.

Target has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Target pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Target pays out 56.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ross Stores pays out 26.9% 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 and Ross Stores has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Target is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Target and Target both had 20 articles in the media. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Target's score of 1.14 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.43% compared to Target's net margin of 3.54%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 36.70% beat Target's return on equity.

79.7% of Target shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Target shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ross Stores shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Target pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Target pays out 56.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walmart pays out 36.1% 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 and Walmart has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Target is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Target has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than Target. Target is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Walmart had 45 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Walmart and 20 mentions for Target. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Target's score of 1.14 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Target has a net margin of 3.54% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.07%. Target's return on equity of 22.25% beat Walmart's return on equity.

79.7% of Target shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Target shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Target currently has a consensus target price of $118.04, suggesting a potential downside of 5.70%. Walmart has a consensus target price of $138.09, suggesting a potential upside of 5.87%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than Target.

Dollar General pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Target pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Dollar General pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Target pays out 56.1% 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 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.

Dollar General has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Target has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

In the previous week, Dollar General had 4 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dollar General and 20 mentions for Target. Target's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Dollar General's score of 0.80 indicating that Target is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Target's return on equity of 22.25% beat Dollar General's return on equity.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Target shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dollar General presently has a consensus target price of $145.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.05%. Target has a consensus target price of $118.04, indicating a potential downside of 5.70%. Given Dollar General's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dollar General is more favorable than Target.