Walmart (WMT) Competitors $102.15 +0.45 (+0.45%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$101.90 -0.25 (-0.25%) As of 10/3/2025 07:58 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, TGT, and PSMTShould 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), Target (TGT), and PriceSmart (PSMT). Walmart vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale Alphabet Ross Stores Dollar General Home Depot Kroger Lowe's Companies Target PriceSmart Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AMZN or WMT? Amazon.com has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.67$59.25B$6.5633.46Walmart$680.99B1.20$19.44B$2.6638.40 Does the media refer more to AMZN or WMT? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 149 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 272 mentions for Amazon.com and 123 mentions for Walmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.92 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 163 Very Positive mention(s) 45 Positive mention(s) 34 Neutral mention(s) 20 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walmart 95 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate AMZN or WMT? Amazon.com currently has a consensus price target of $266.26, suggesting a potential upside of 21.30%. Walmart has a consensus price target of $112.38, suggesting a potential upside of 10.01%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Walmart.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 47 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.04Walmart 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 30 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.97 Which has more volatility and risk, AMZN or WMT? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMZN or WMT 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 Amazon.com10.54% 23.84% 11.14% Walmart 3.08%21.45%7.68% Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMZN or WMT? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walmart shares are held 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. SummaryAmazon.com beats Walmart on 14 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. 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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$810.84B$83.25B$27.39B$21.68BDividend Yield0.92%2.44%172.48%3.56%P/E Ratio38.4017.1220.2529.80Price / Sales1.200.448.7796.59Price / Cash24.608.3864.9024.75Price / Book8.442.785.004.60Net Income$19.44B$2.46B$909.94M$999.94M7 Day Performance-0.96%1.46%1.11%2.00%1 Month Performance1.28%2.42%3.07%3.87%1 Year Performance26.21%12.33%15.38%13.11% Walmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMTWalmart4.5945 of 5 stars$102.15+0.4%$112.38+10.0%+27.0%$810.84B$680.99B38.402,100,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAMZNAmazon.com4.8293 of 5 stars$221.46+0.8%$264.13+19.3%+20.6%$2.36T$637.96B33.761,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.8245 of 5 stars$910.50-0.6%$1,072.00+17.7%+4.5%$403.40B$275.24B49.95333,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet3.6975 of 5 stars$245.35-0.5%$233.44-4.9%+47.9%$2.97T$350.02B26.14183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeROSTRoss Stores4.4448 of 5 stars$151.86+0.2%$160.67+5.8%+4.0%$49.36B$21.13B24.09107,000Positive NewsDGDollar General4.5681 of 5 stars$102.51+0.4%$115.48+12.7%+22.2%$22.55B$40.61B18.97194,200HDHome Depot4.688 of 5 stars$407.30-0.7%$436.40+7.1%-4.1%$405.32B$159.51B27.66520,700Positive NewsKRKroger4.4161 of 5 stars$66.20+1.1%$73.63+11.2%+19.2%$43.83B$147.12B16.79409,000LOWLowe's Companies4.7794 of 5 stars$253.26-1.5%$285.50+12.7%-8.9%$141.93B$83.67B20.79270,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeTGTTarget4.8886 of 5 stars$87.94+0.1%$110.48+25.6%-40.5%$39.92B$106.57B10.24440,000Analyst ForecastOptions VolumePSMTPriceSmart1.2901 of 5 stars$122.42+1.2%N/A+37.6%$3.78B$4.91B25.9112,000 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 Target Competitors PriceSmart 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 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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