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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$929.66
-1.0%
$988.07
$697.27
$1,078.24
$412.47B0.821.94 million shs2.10 million shs
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
$66.77
+1.0%
$64.04
$49.04
$68.51
$48.32B0.515.09 million shs6.36 million shs
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
$103.63
-2.7%
$122.96
$101.76
$181.86
$47.21B1.185.20 million shs9.70 million shs
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$85.08
-0.6%
$94.62
$58.56
$105.30
$682.04B0.5316.91 million shs14.78 million shs
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
$80.41
-0.5%
$80.33
$72.93
$84.53
$16.37B0.5810.95 million shs12.49 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
-0.97%+2.24%-9.91%-1.07%+26.99%
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
+0.93%+2.13%+4.80%+7.11%+17.35%
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
-2.69%-0.64%-16.47%-23.52%-40.67%
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
-0.63%-1.00%-11.48%-7.18%+40.11%
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
-0.49%+1.36%-1.94%+1.40%+5.44%
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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
4.6422 of 5 stars
3.44.03.31.53.42.51.3
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
4.2068 of 5 stars
2.32.04.21.72.52.51.9
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
4.8944 of 5 stars
4.23.05.01.91.61.72.5
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
4.8584 of 5 stars
3.55.03.31.83.42.51.9
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
2.72
Moderate Buy$1,029.0010.69% Upside
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
2.65
Moderate Buy$66.880.17% Upside
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
2.39
Hold$143.4038.38% Upside
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
2.97
Moderate Buy$103.1721.26% Upside
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
2.53
Moderate Buy$80.41N/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest XLP, TGT, KR, WMT, and COST 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
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$130.00 ➝ $120.00
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
3/11/2025
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
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$73.00 ➝ $74.00
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
3/7/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
Loop Capital
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$1,150.00 ➝ $1,135.00
(Data available from 3/29/2022 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
$264.09B1.56$19.05 per share48.79$53.28 per share17.45
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
$147.12B0.33$10.42 per share6.41$16.12 per share4.14
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
$106.57B0.44$12.16 per share8.52$29.09 per share3.56
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$680.99B1.00$3.62 per share23.51$12.13 per share7.01
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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$17.1354.5947.216.152.93%32.31%10.55%5/29/2025 (Estimated)
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
$2.16B$3.6717.6614.152.851.85%27.73%6.35%N/A
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
$4.14B$8.8610.9911.121.944.06%31.11%7.77%5/20/2025 (Estimated)
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$15.51B$2.4135.3028.174.422.85%21.87%7.84%5/15/2025 (Estimated)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/A21.99N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest XLP, TGT, KR, WMT, and COST Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
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
3/6/2025Q4 2025
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
$1.09$1.14+$0.05$0.90$34.96 billion$34.31 billion
3/4/2025Q4 2025
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
$2.24$2.41+$0.17$2.41$30.83 billion$30.92 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
$4.640.50%+13.59%27.09%21 Years
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
$1.281.92%+16.08%34.88%19 Years
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
$4.484.32%+12.00%50.56%54 Years
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
$0.941.10%+4.21%39.00%53 Years
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
$2.182.71%N/AN/AN/A

Latest XLP, TGT, KR, WMT, and COST 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
3/13/2025
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
quarterly$0.321.94%5/15/20255/15/20256/1/2025
3/12/2025
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
quarterly$1.123.97%5/14/20255/14/20256/1/2025
2/20/2025
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
quarterly$0.23500.9%3/21/20253/21/20254/7/2025
1/9/2025
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
$0.41823/24/20253/24/20253/26/2025
1/9/2025
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
$0.41823/24/20253/24/20253/26/2025
2/3/2025
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
quarterly$0.322%2/14/20252/14/20253/1/2025
1/15/2025
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
quarterly$1.123.29%2/12/20252/12/20253/1/2025
1/23/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
quarterly$1.160.49%2/7/20252/7/20252/21/2025
1/31/2025
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
quarterly$0.322.08%3/1/20252/14/2025
(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
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
1.74
1.54
1.07
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
0.99
0.94
0.25
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
0.40
0.82
0.23
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/A

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
68.48%
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
80.93%
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
79.73%
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
26.76%
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
0.18%
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
1.40%
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
0.15%
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
45.58%
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
333,000443.68 million443.10 millionOptionable
The Kroger Co. stock logo
KR
Kroger
420,000723.61 million713.48 millionOptionable
Target Co. stock logo
TGT
Target
450,000455.58 million457.53 millionOptionable
Walmart Inc. stock logo
WMT
Walmart
2,300,0008.02 billion4.37 billionOptionable
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLP
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A203.62 millionN/ANot Optionable

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Costco Wholesale stock logo

Costco Wholesale NASDAQ:COST

$929.66 -9.09 (-0.97%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$928.34 -1.32 (-0.14%)
As of 03/28/2025 07:59 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.

Kroger stock logo

Kroger NYSE:KR

$66.77 +0.63 (+0.95%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$66.60 -0.17 (-0.26%)
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The Kroger Co. operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company's marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets and online; and sells fuel through fuel centers. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Target stock logo

Target NYSE:TGT

$103.62 -2.89 (-2.71%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$103.33 -0.30 (-0.28%)
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Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies. It also provides dry grocery, dairy, frozen food, beverages, candy, snacks, deli, bakery, meat, and food service; electronics, which includes video game hardware and software, toys, entertainment, sporting goods, and luggage; and furniture, lighting, storage, kitchenware, small appliances, home decor, bed and bath, home improvement, school/office supplies, greeting cards and party supplies, and other seasonal merchandise. In addition, the company sells merchandise through periodic design and creative partnerships, and shop-in-shop experience; and in-store amenities. Further, it sells its products through its stores; and digital channels, including Target.com. Target Corporation was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Walmart stock logo

Walmart NYSE:WMT

$85.08 -0.55 (-0.65%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$84.95 -0.13 (-0.15%)
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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.

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Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLP

$80.41 -0.40 (-0.49%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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$80.22 -0.19 (-0.24%)
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Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (the Index).The Fund typically invests in substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities consisting of the Index. In addition, the Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM). It invests in industries, such as food & staples retailing, household products, food products, tobacco, beverages and personal products. SSgA FM serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.