Walmart (WMT) Competitors $97.44 +0.19 (+0.19%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$97.67 +0.23 (+0.24%) As of 06:38 AM 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. COST, PSMT, TGT, DG, DLTR, BJ, OLLI, MNSO, FIVE, and AMZNShould you be buying Walmart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walmart include Costco Wholesale (COST), PriceSmart (PSMT), Target (TGT), Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), MINISO Group (MNSO), Five Below (FIVE), and Amazon.com (AMZN). Walmart vs. Costco Wholesale PriceSmart Target Dollar General Dollar Tree BJ's Wholesale Club Ollie's Bargain Outlet MINISO Group Five Below Amazon.com Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, COST or WMT? Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, COST or WMT? Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than Costco Wholesale. Walmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCostco Wholesale$264.09B1.68$7.37B$17.1358.32Walmart$680.99B1.14$15.51B$2.4140.43 Does the media favor COST or WMT? In the previous week, Walmart had 16 more articles in the media than Costco Wholesale. MarketBeat recorded 107 mentions for Walmart and 91 mentions for Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Walmart's score of 0.73 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 48 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 9 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walmart 55 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 15 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COST or WMT? Costco Wholesale received 286 more outperform votes than Walmart when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.02% of users gave Costco Wholesale an outperform vote while only 61.88% of users gave Walmart an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCostco WholesaleOutperform Votes186972.02% Underperform Votes72627.98% WalmartOutperform Votes158361.88% Underperform Votes97538.12% Do insiders & institutionals believe in COST or WMT? 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Walmart shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of Walmart shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is COST or WMT more profitable? Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 2.93% compared to Walmart's net margin of 2.85%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.31% beat Walmart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Costco Wholesale2.93% 32.31% 10.55% Walmart 2.85%21.87%7.84% Is COST or WMT a better dividend stock? Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Costco Wholesale pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walmart pays out 39.0% 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. Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Walmart has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer COST or WMT? Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus target price of $1,024.03, suggesting a potential upside of 2.50%. Walmart has a consensus target price of $103.58, suggesting a potential upside of 6.31%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Walmart 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 30 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.97 SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Walmart on 12 of the 22 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricWalmartVariety stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$779.57B$101.96B$24.12B$18.96BDividend Yield0.99%2.16%170.05%4.01%P/E Ratio40.4319.7722.6832.87Price / Sales1.140.854.2528.03Price / Cash23.5117.7219.4117.52Price / Book8.035.805.764.47Net Income$15.51B$2.37B$786.75M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.54%1.30%0.60%0.59%1 Month Performance8.41%2.10%-3.95%-3.54%1 Year Performance63.15%4.56%2.34%3.80% Walmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMTWalmart4.3093 of 5 stars$97.44+0.2%$103.58+6.3%+65.6%$779.57B$680.99B40.432,300,000Short Interest ↑COSTCostco Wholesale3.9089 of 5 stars$974.53-0.3%$1,024.03+5.1%+38.3%$432.38B$264.09B57.22304,000PSMTPriceSmart1.656 of 5 stars$98.94-1.0%N/A+24.1%$3.04B$5.08B21.7910,600Positive NewsTGTTarget4.8759 of 5 stars$95.77-0.8%$132.37+38.2%-38.7%$43.59B$106.57B10.15450,000DGDollar General4.531 of 5 stars$92.47-1.2%$94.75+2.5%-34.2%$20.30B$40.61B15.20163,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsDLTRDollar Tree3.4154 of 5 stars$80.16-0.5%$81.84+2.1%-31.5%$17.24B$17.58B-16.80210,600Positive NewsBJBJ's Wholesale Club1.9178 of 5 stars$114.11+1.9%$110.82-2.9%+55.9%$15.01B$20.50B27.3934,000Positive NewsOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.8282 of 5 stars$106.51-0.7%$123.08+15.6%+47.3%$6.52B$2.27B31.799,900Positive NewsMNSOMINISO Group4.3238 of 5 stars$17.62+3.4%$26.03+47.7%-18.1%$5.51B$16.99B15.863,370Short Interest ↑FIVEFive Below4.2762 of 5 stars$75.18-0.3%$94.30+25.4%-46.9%$4.13B$3.88B15.4820,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.8873 of 5 stars$186.13-1.5%$246.73+32.6%+6.3%$1.97T$637.96B33.661,541,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Costco Wholesale Competitors PriceSmart Competitors Target Competitors Dollar General Competitors Dollar Tree Competitors BJ's Wholesale Club Competitors Ollie's Bargain Outlet Competitors MINISO Group Competitors Five Below Competitors Amazon.com 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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