Walmart (WMT) Competitors $94.36 -0.50 (-0.53%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$94.42 +0.06 (+0.06%) As of 07/11/2025 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 Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Does the media favor WMT or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 174 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 301 mentions for Amazon.com and 127 mentions for Walmart. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.91 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walmart 84 Very Positive mention(s) 28 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 163 Very Positive mention(s) 64 Positive mention(s) 34 Neutral mention(s) 21 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer WMT or AMZN? Walmart presently has a consensus target price of $106.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.04%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $249.42, suggesting a potential upside of 10.84%. Given Walmart's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.97Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$680.99B1.11$19.44B$2.3440.32Amazon.com$637.96B3.74$59.25B$6.1436.65 Do insiders & 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. 45.6% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is WMT or AMZN 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 Walmart2.75% 21.76% 7.79% Amazon.com 10.14%24.14%10.90% Which has more volatility & risk, WMT or AMZN? Walmart has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$757.02B$78.78B$26.33B$20.79BDividend Yield0.99%2.52%175.53%3.71%P/E Ratio40.3216.6629.0427.89Price / Sales1.110.438.3242.50Price / Cash22.948.2449.4622.63Price / Book7.782.745.714.57Net Income$19.44B$2.46B$869.96M$988.81M7 Day Performance-4.00%-2.15%0.70%0.20%1 Month Performance-0.46%1.30%5.78%3.93%1 Year Performance36.28%12.08%21.12%10.27% Walmart Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMTWalmart4.8927 of 5 stars$94.36-0.5%$106.67+13.0%+35.2%$757.02B$680.99B40.322,100,000Trending NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.5749 of 5 stars$222.79-0.3%$245.60+10.2%+15.4%$2.37T$650.31B36.421,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionCOSTCostco Wholesale4.2616 of 5 stars$988.21+0.1%$1,034.79+4.7%+14.6%$438.74B$254.45B56.11333,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet4.1912 of 5 stars$176.05-1.9%$199.95+13.6%-2.9%$2.14T$350.02B19.66183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionROSTRoss Stores4.8491 of 5 stars$130.43-0.9%$158.94+21.9%-13.0%$42.67B$21.13B20.61107,000Positive NewsDGDollar General4.6102 of 5 stars$115.84+1.5%$109.08-5.8%-14.1%$25.48B$40.61B22.10194,200Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastHDHome Depot4.8641 of 5 stars$365.25-1.7%$426.77+16.8%+4.6%$364.00B$159.51B24.82520,700Positive NewsKRKroger4.7402 of 5 stars$71.27+2.1%$70.00-1.8%+33.6%$47.10B$146.97B19.42409,000Trending NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.9594 of 5 stars$223.12-2.3%$271.12+21.5%-2.4%$125.32B$83.67B18.53270,000Positive NewsSHOPShopify4.2512 of 5 stars$115.59-0.8%$115.66+0.1%+71.6%$150.32B$9.38B74.7511,600Positive NewsTGTTarget4.8454 of 5 stars$101.13-2.8%$116.70+15.4%-31.1%$46.08B$105.88B11.15440,000 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 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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