Walmart (WMT) Competitors $96.38 +0.30 (+0.31%) As of 12:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Do analysts prefer WMT or AMZN? Walmart currently has a consensus price target of $110.59, indicating a potential upside of 15.02%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $262.87, indicating a potential upside of 13.26%. Given Walmart's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Walmart is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walmart 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is WMT or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.08%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat Walmart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walmart3.08% 21.45% 7.68% Amazon.com 10.54%23.84%11.14% Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$680.99B1.13$19.44B$2.6636.15Amazon.com$637.96B3.88$59.25B$6.5635.38 Which has more risk & volatility, WMT or AMZN? Walmart has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WMT or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 73 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 246 mentions for Amazon.com and 173 mentions for Walmart. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Walmart's score of 0.79 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walmart 95 Very Positive mention(s) 23 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 178 Very Positive mention(s) 28 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals 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. 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmazon.com beats Walmart on 13 of the 16 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$767.35B$79.33B$27.05B$21.26BDividend Yield0.98%2.51%172.59%3.53%P/E Ratio36.1516.7927.6629.24Price / Sales1.130.429.1853.45Price / Cash23.238.2057.1423.64Price / Book7.952.794.725.37Net Income$19.44B$2.46B$872.89M$996.59M7 Day Performance-1.80%-0.88%2.81%2.96%1 Month Performance-1.46%0.62%-0.29%2.83%1 Year Performance26.34%11.14%17.53%12.71% Walmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMTWalmart4.6435 of 5 stars$96.38+0.3%$110.59+14.7%+26.2%$768.51B$680.99B36.202,300,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.5366 of 5 stars$228.48-0.2%$262.87+15.1%+32.3%$2.44T$637.96B34.821,556,000Trending NewsInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.622 of 5 stars$944.22-1.5%$1,050.00+11.2%+4.5%$418.86B$254.45B53.57333,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGOOGLAlphabet3.9223 of 5 stars$209.01+1.4%$211.53+1.2%+26.0%$2.53T$371.40B22.28183,323Trending NewsROSTRoss Stores4.7408 of 5 stars$147.84+0.4%$160.00+8.2%-2.0%$48.33B$21.13B23.46107,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDGDollar General4.2043 of 5 stars$112.48+0.1%$108.80-3.3%-11.1%$24.75B$40.61B21.47194,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpHDHome Depot4.6029 of 5 stars$408.57-1.0%$432.52+5.9%+9.4%$406.55B$165.05B27.76520,700Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeKRKroger4.5106 of 5 stars$70.14+0.8%$70.58+0.6%+28.9%$46.36B$147.12B19.12409,000Trending NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.7602 of 5 stars$259.35-1.7%$284.33+9.6%+4.1%$145.35B$83.67B21.31270,000Dividend IncreaseInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionSHOPShopify4.1867 of 5 stars$141.01-0.8%$148.51+5.3%+87.6%$183.27B$10.01B90.9811,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTGTTarget4.9569 of 5 stars$97.24-2.0%$113.74+17.0%-38.3%$44.19B$106.57B11.33440,000Analyst Revision 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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