Walmart (WMT) Competitors $95.01 -0.08 (-0.08%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$95.24 +0.23 (+0.25%) As of 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 Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, AMZN or WMT? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AMZN or WMT? Amazon.com presently has a consensus price target of $250.35, suggesting a potential upside of 10.71%. Walmart has a consensus price target of $106.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.27%. Given Walmart's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Walmart 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.97 Which has higher 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$637.96B3.76$59.25B$6.1436.83Walmart$680.99B1.11$19.44B$2.3440.60 Does the media refer more to AMZN or WMT? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 125 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 257 mentions for Amazon.com and 132 mentions for Walmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.85 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 161 Very Positive mention(s) 34 Positive mention(s) 40 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walmart 90 Very Positive mention(s) 23 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AMZN or WMT more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Walmart's net margin of 2.75%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.14% beat Walmart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.14% 24.14% 10.90% Walmart 2.75%21.76%7.79% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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, 45.6% of Walmart shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAmazon.com beats Walmart on 12 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$758.86B$78.53B$26.44B$20.85BDividend Yield0.99%2.56%177.11%3.65%P/E Ratio40.6016.5327.7626.34Price / Sales1.110.426.0659.22Price / Cash23.008.1448.2622.29Price / Book7.832.725.654.66Net Income$19.44B$2.46B$876.41M$994.58M7 Day Performance0.69%-0.27%-0.68%-0.29%1 Month Performance-0.10%1.08%6.88%4.91%1 Year Performance34.25%12.76%22.45%10.53% Walmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMTWalmart4.878 of 5 stars$95.01-0.1%$106.67+12.3%+33.9%$758.86B$680.99B40.602,100,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAMZNAmazon.com4.6077 of 5 stars$225.34+0.1%$249.42+10.7%+19.1%$2.39T$637.96B36.701,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.2585 of 5 stars$975.05+0.5%$1,037.48+6.4%+12.7%$432.17B$268.78B55.28333,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeGOOGLAlphabet3.8297 of 5 stars$181.65+0.8%$199.61+9.9%+1.4%$2.20T$350.02B20.25183,323Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionROSTRoss Stores4.8168 of 5 stars$130.39-0.6%$158.94+21.9%-11.6%$42.65B$21.26B20.60107,000Positive NewsDGDollar General4.5552 of 5 stars$113.81+0.6%$109.46-3.8%-12.2%$25.02B$40.61B21.69194,200Analyst ForecastHDHome Depot4.8557 of 5 stars$368.46-0.4%$426.77+15.8%-3.4%$366.75B$159.51B25.01520,700Positive NewsKRKroger4.5919 of 5 stars$71.89+1.8%$70.00-2.6%+31.9%$47.45B$147.12B19.57409,000Trending NewsInsider TradeLOWLowe's Companies4.9469 of 5 stars$221.51-1.2%$271.12+22.4%-10.0%$124.13B$83.24B18.35270,000Positive NewsSHOPShopify4.1341 of 5 stars$116.97+4.3%$115.77-1.0%+95.5%$151.73B$9.38B75.4511,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTGTTarget4.8631 of 5 stars$104.47+0.2%$116.70+11.7%-33.5%$47.48B$106.57B11.48440,000Analyst Forecast 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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