Walmart (WMT) Competitors $93.87 -1.83 (-1.91%) (As of 12/9/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WMT vs. COST, PSMT, TGT, DG, DLTR, BJ, MNSO, FIVE, OLLI, and EXTOShould 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), MINISO Group (MNSO), Five Below (FIVE), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), and Almacenes Éxito (EXTO). These companies are all part of the "variety stores" industry. Walmart vs. Costco Wholesale PriceSmart Target Dollar General Dollar Tree BJ's Wholesale Club MINISO Group Five Below Ollie's Bargain Outlet Almacenes Éxito Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend WMT or COST? Walmart presently has a consensus price target of $92.11, indicating a potential downside of 1.76%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $928.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.46%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Walmart is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walmart 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 28 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.97Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Does the media refer more to WMT or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 30 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 107 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 77 mentions for Walmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 0.96 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walmart 58 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 64 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WMT or COST a better dividend stock? Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $4.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Walmart pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 28.0% 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. Walmart has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WMT or COST? Costco Wholesale received 296 more outperform votes than Walmart when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.07% of users gave Costco Wholesale an outperform vote while only 61.47% of users gave Walmart an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWalmartOutperform Votes154661.47% Underperform Votes96938.53% Costco WholesaleOutperform Votes184272.07% Underperform Votes71427.93% Which has more risk and volatility, WMT or COST? Walmart has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WMT or COST? 26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Walmart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WMT or COST? 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 RatioWalmart$648.13B1.16$15.51B$2.4438.48Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.73$7.37B$16.5759.90 Is WMT or COST more profitable? Walmart has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.90%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 31.05% beat Walmart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walmart2.92% 21.78% 7.73% Costco Wholesale 2.90%31.05%10.32% SummaryWalmart and Costco Wholesale tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Golden CrestBuffett’s Selling Out: Is Your 401(k) About to Get Wiped Out?Let me share something important with you. Just a few weeks ago, Warren Buffett unloaded $932 million worth of bank stocks. He didn't do it on a whim—he knows something big is coming. The question is: Why aren't you taking action, too?Click Here For Your Free Guide 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$753.67B$100.54B$24.71B$20.27BDividend Yield0.87%1.91%3.29%3.47%P/E Ratio38.4817.4799.1938.06Price / Sales1.161.207.6418.39Price / Cash25.9217.0422.4018.56Price / Book8.385.906.885.71Net Income$15.51B$2.37B$660.29M$982.28M7 Day Performance1.22%3.65%1.47%1.85%1 Month Performance10.53%7.33%3.73%3.73%1 Year Performance86.45%9.58%19.72%24.73% Walmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMTWalmart4.8071 of 5 stars$93.87-1.9%$92.11-1.9%+90.3%$769.26B$673.82B38.522,100,000Positive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6624 of 5 stars$992.61+1.1%$928.50-6.5%+62.5%$439.80B$254.45B59.90333,000Analyst RevisionPSMTPriceSmart4.3574 of 5 stars$95.12+3.8%$90.00-5.4%+30.4%$2.92B$4.91B20.0412,000TGTTarget4.9587 of 5 stars$137.58+3.9%$160.30+16.5%-2.1%$63.04B$107.41B14.04415,000Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionDGDollar General4.8657 of 5 stars$81.19-0.5%$98.27+21.0%-35.9%$17.86B$38.69B13.44185,800Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionDLTRDollar Tree3.8881 of 5 stars$71.87-1.0%$85.58+19.1%-42.2%$15.45B$30.60B0.00211,826Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBJBJ's Wholesale Club1.8456 of 5 stars$96.13+0.6%$93.25-3.0%+45.1%$12.70B$19.97B22.9834,000Positive NewsMNSOMINISO Group3.9587 of 5 stars$24.75+2.4%$20.90-15.6%+23.8%$7.79B$1.58B22.473,696Gap UpFIVEFive Below3.3106 of 5 stars$113.53+0.7%$116.15+2.3%-42.1%$6.25B$3.56B23.2422,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.8173 of 5 stars$98.43-3.1%$104.50+6.2%+40.6%$6.04B$2.10B30.9611,500News CoveragePositive NewsEXTOAlmacenes ÉxitoN/A$3.96+4.8%N/A-46.3%$642.43M$4.90B0.0043,134 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Costco Wholesale Competitors PriceSmart Competitors Target Competitors Dollar General Competitors Dollar Tree Competitors BJ's Wholesale Club Competitors MINISO Group Competitors Five Below Competitors Ollie's Bargain Outlet Competitors Almacenes Éxito Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WMT) was last updated on 12/9/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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