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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$938.75
+1.0%
$987.96
$697.27
$1,078.24
$416.51B0.821.82 million shs1.54 million shs
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$87.68
+3.5%
$75.40
$66.43
$164.12
$19.28B0.443.57 million shs4.72 million shs
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$85.62
+0.5%
$94.87
$58.56
$105.30
$686.37B0.5316.06 million shs16.76 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
-0.05%+2.84%-10.22%-2.76%+27.19%
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
+2.47%+2.77%+7.00%+11.94%-43.81%
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
+0.52%-1.43%-9.09%-8.26%+40.68%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
4.407 of 5 stars
2.44.03.31.53.92.51.3
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
4.1214 of 5 stars
2.12.02.52.43.22.51.9
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
4.8721 of 5 stars
3.55.03.31.83.42.51.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
2.72
Moderate Buy$1,029.009.61% Upside
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
2.29
Hold$92.265.22% Upside
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
2.97
Moderate Buy$103.1720.50% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest COST, WMT, and DG Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/20/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$1,075.00 ➝ $1,035.00
3/20/2025
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$99.00 ➝ $93.00
3/17/2025
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
Erste Group Bank
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DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold
3/14/2025
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$79.00 ➝ $81.00
3/14/2025
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$95.00 ➝ $90.00
3/13/2025
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Telsey Advisory Group
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$85.00 ➝ $85.00
3/11/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,050.00 ➝ $1,070.00
3/11/2025
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
Evercore ISI
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$107.00 ➝ $100.00
3/10/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$940.00 ➝ $980.00
3/7/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
Cowen
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy
3/7/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
Sanford C. Bernstein
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform
(Data available from 3/27/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$264.09B1.58$19.24 per share48.79$53.28 per share17.62
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$40.61B0.47$13.17 per share6.66$30.75 per share2.85
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$680.99B1.01$3.64 per share23.51$12.13 per share7.06
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$7.37B$17.1355.1247.686.152.93%32.31%10.55%5/29/2025 (Estimated)
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$1.66B$5.1114.4514.662.183.33%18.85%4.27%5/29/2025 (Estimated)
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$15.51B$2.4135.5328.354.422.85%21.87%7.84%5/15/2025 (Estimated)

Latest COST, WMT, and DG Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
3/13/2025Q4 2025
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$1.51$1.68+$0.17$0.87$10.26 billion$10.30 billion
3/6/2025Q2 2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$4.09$4.02-$0.07$4.02$63.02 billion$63.72 billion
2/20/2025Q4 2025
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$0.64$0.66+$0.02$0.65$178.83 billion$180.55 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$4.640.49%+13.59%27.09%21 Years
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$2.362.69%+12.00%46.18%N/A
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$0.941.10%+4.21%39.00%53 Years

Latest COST, WMT, and DG Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/24/2025
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
quarterly$0.23501%12/12/202512/12/20251/5/2026
2/21/2025
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
quarterly$0.23501%12/12/202512/12/20251/5/2026
3/11/2025
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Quarterly$0.592.95%4/8/20254/8/20254/22/2025
2/20/2025
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
quarterly$0.23500.9%3/21/20253/21/20254/7/2025
1/23/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
quarterly$1.160.49%2/7/20252/7/20252/21/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
0.23
0.98
0.43
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
0.78
1.15
0.15
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
0.40
0.82
0.23

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
68.48%
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
91.77%
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
26.76%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
0.18%
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
0.49%
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
45.58%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
333,000443.68 million443.10 millionOptionable
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
185,800219.93 million218.85 millionOptionable
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
2,300,0008.02 billion4.37 billionOptionable

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Costco Wholesale stock logo

Costco Wholesale NASDAQ:COST

$938.75 +9.00 (+0.97%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$938.88 +0.13 (+0.01%)
As of 06:22 PM Eastern
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Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. It offers merchandise, such as sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company also operates gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers; and offers business delivery, travel, grocery, and various other services online. It also operates e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

Dollar General stock logo

Dollar General NYSE:DG

$87.68 +2.98 (+3.52%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$87.48 -0.21 (-0.24%)
As of 06:22 PM Eastern
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Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine. The company's consumable products also comprise snacks, such as candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, including over-the-counter medicines and personal care products, such as soaps, body washes, shampoos, cosmetics, and dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. In addition, it offers seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, and automotive and home office supplies; and home products that include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods. Further, the company provides apparel, which comprise basic items for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women, and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. and changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

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Walmart NYSE:WMT

$85.62 +0.41 (+0.48%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$85.57 -0.05 (-0.05%)
As of 06:21 PM Eastern
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Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications. The company offers grocery and consumables, including dairy, meat, bakery, deli, produce, dry, chilled or frozen packaged foods, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, floral, snack foods, candy, other grocery items, health and beauty aids, paper goods, laundry and home care, baby care, pet supplies, and other consumable items; fuel, tobacco and other categories. It is also involved in the provision of health and wellness products covering pharmacy, optical and hearing services, and over-the-counter drugs and other medical products; and home and apparel including home improvement, outdoor living, gardening, furniture, apparel, jewelry, tools and power equipment, housewares, toys, seasonal items, mattresses and tire and battery centers. In addition, the company offers consumer electronics and accessories, software, video games, office supplies, appliances, and third-party gift cards. Further, it operates digital payment platforms; and offers financial services and related products, including money transfers, bill payments, money orders, check cashing, prepaid access, co-branded credit cards, installment lending, and earned wage access. Additionally, the company markets lines of merchandise under private brands, including Allswell, Athletic Works, Equate, and Free Assembly. The company was formerly known as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and changed its name to Walmart Inc. in February 2018. Walmart Inc. was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.