Walmart (WMT) Competitors $103.10 -0.26 (-0.25%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$103.08 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 08/7/2025 07:59 PM 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 WMT vs. AMZN, COST, GOOGL, ROST, DG, HD, KR, LOW, SHOP, and TGTShould you be buying Walmart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walmart include Amazon.com (AMZN), Costco Wholesale (COST), Alphabet (GOOGL), Ross Stores (ROST), Dollar General (DG), Home Depot (HD), Kroger (KR), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Shopify (SHOP), and Target (TGT). Walmart vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale Alphabet Ross Stores Dollar General Home Depot Kroger Lowe's Companies Shopify Target Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders believe in WMT or AMZN? 26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Walmart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is WMT or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Walmart's net margin of 2.75%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat Walmart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walmart2.75% 21.76% 7.79% Amazon.com 10.54%23.84%11.14% Which has more volatility and risk, WMT or AMZN? Walmart has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to WMT or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 213 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 341 mentions for Amazon.com and 128 mentions for Walmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.84 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walmart 95 Very Positive mention(s) 20 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 180 Very Positive mention(s) 65 Positive mention(s) 37 Neutral mention(s) 21 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WMT or AMZN? Walmart currently has a consensus price target of $106.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.46%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $262.45, indicating a potential upside of 17.62%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Walmart.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walmart 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 30 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.02 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WMT or AMZN? Amazon.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Walmart. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWalmart$680.99B1.21$19.44B$2.3444.06Amazon.com$637.96B3.73$59.25B$6.5634.01 SummaryAmazon.com beats Walmart on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Walmart News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WMT 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 WMT 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 WMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalmartRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$824.86B$84.15B$26.90B$20.70BDividend Yield0.91%2.56%174.24%3.67%P/E Ratio44.0617.0229.2028.64Price / Sales1.210.432.6157.33Price / Cash25.008.1959.4623.59Price / Book8.502.855.554.32Net Income$19.44B$2.46B$877.46M$995.66M7 Day Performance5.27%0.52%0.07%0.57%1 Month Performance3.86%-3.02%-0.28%0.17%1 Year Performance54.09%17.62%24.14%16.48% Walmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMTWalmart4.5231 of 5 stars$103.10-0.2%$106.67+3.5%+54.1%$824.86B$680.99B44.062,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAMZNAmazon.com4.761 of 5 stars$212.46-1.1%$262.45+23.5%+37.1%$2.26T$670.04B32.471,556,000Trending NewsInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.5097 of 5 stars$950.89-0.2%$1,037.48+9.1%+20.6%$421.71B$254.45B53.94333,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGOOGLAlphabet4.1357 of 5 stars$194.57+2.9%$211.39+8.6%+23.6%$2.35T$350.02B20.72183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeROSTRoss Stores4.4408 of 5 stars$141.38+3.2%$159.06+12.5%+6.5%$46.24B$21.13B22.34107,000Positive NewsDGDollar General4.3452 of 5 stars$110.15+1.5%$108.40-1.6%-2.5%$24.23B$41.13B21.01194,200Positive NewsHDHome Depot4.9255 of 5 stars$380.62+1.9%$426.77+12.1%+12.7%$378.49B$159.51B25.81520,700Positive NewsKRKroger4.0198 of 5 stars$71.70+0.5%$70.16-2.2%+36.8%$47.38B$146.97B19.53409,000LOWLowe's Companies4.795 of 5 stars$232.73+2.8%$270.68+16.3%+3.0%$130.36B$83.67B19.27270,000Positive NewsSHOPShopify3.9826 of 5 stars$125.03+5.4%$120.34-3.7%+136.5%$162.24B$9.38B80.6811,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTGTTarget4.6255 of 5 stars$99.79+0.0%$115.65+15.9%-20.9%$45.34B$105.88B10.97440,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Competitors Costco Wholesale Competitors Alphabet Competitors Ross Stores Competitors Dollar General Competitors Home Depot Competitors Kroger Competitors Lowe's Companies Competitors Shopify Competitors Target Competitors 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:WMT) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredSell this, buy thatWhat you don’t own matters just as much as what you do. 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