Costco Wholesale (COST) Competitors $964.01 +8.36 (+0.87%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends COST vs. WMT, PSMT, TGT, DG, DLTR, BJ, OLLI, MNSO, FIVE, and EXTOShould you be buying Costco Wholesale stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Costco Wholesale include Walmart (WMT), PriceSmart (PSMT), Target (TGT), Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), MINISO Group (MNSO), Five Below (FIVE), and Almacenes Éxito (EXTO). These companies are all part of the "variety stores" industry. Costco Wholesale vs. Walmart PriceSmart Target Dollar General Dollar Tree BJ's Wholesale Club Ollie's Bargain Outlet MINISO Group Five Below Almacenes Éxito Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation. 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% Does the media refer more to WMT or COST? In the previous week, Walmart had 94 more articles in the media than Costco Wholesale. MarketBeat recorded 196 mentions for Walmart and 102 mentions for Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Walmart's score of 0.91 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walmart 104 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 29 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 71 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer WMT or COST? Walmart presently has a consensus target price of $91.88, indicating a potential upside of 1.60%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus target price of $908.81, indicating a potential downside of 5.73%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 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 increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, WMT or COST? Walmart has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WMT or COST? Costco Wholesale received 292 more outperform votes than Walmart when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.04% of users gave Costco Wholesale an outperform vote while only 61.46% of users gave Walmart an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWalmartOutperform Votes154561.46% Underperform Votes96938.54% Costco WholesaleOutperform Votes183772.04% Underperform Votes71327.96% Which has higher 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$648.13B1.12$15.51B$2.4437.11Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.68$7.37B$16.5758.18 Do insiders & institutionals 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryWalmart and Costco Wholesale tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTILet’s be bluntLet me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. But once you’ve cracked this code… It could be the breakthrough you need to start targeting $100-$150 a day in the stock market (starting with just $1,000)! Check out the $100 Challenge now Get Costco Wholesale News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COST 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 NASDAQ 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 COST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCostco WholesaleVariety stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$427.12B$96.44B$24.62B$8.84BDividend Yield0.50%2.03%171.30%4.09%P/E Ratio58.1817.16122.4917.83Price / Sales1.681.003.20158.41Price / Cash43.8515.2219.9636.29Price / Book18.095.507.176.50Net Income$7.37B$2.37B$691.41M$226.22M7 Day Performance6.28%0.46%2.20%4.03%1 Month Performance7.21%-2.27%1.60%4.92%1 Year Performance63.65%1.06%18.71%29.30% Costco Wholesale Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COSTCostco Wholesale4.6985 of 5 stars$964.01+0.9%$908.81-5.7%+63.6%$427.12B$254.45B58.18333,000Positive NewsWMTWalmart4.7962 of 5 stars$88.32+1.3%$91.49+3.6%+75.4%$709.94B$648.13B36.132,100,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPSMTPriceSmart4.3206 of 5 stars$88.48+0.9%$90.00+1.7%+33.1%$2.72B$4.91B19.2912,000Analyst DowngradeTGTTarget4.9758 of 5 stars$121.660.0%$162.13+33.3%-4.2%$56.05B$107.41B12.61415,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeDGDollar General4.9472 of 5 stars$73.94+0.9%$104.00+40.7%-40.0%$16.26B$38.69B11.37185,800DLTRDollar Tree4.5877 of 5 stars$65.75+4.1%$87.95+33.8%-42.5%$14.14B$30.60B-13.48211,826Analyst DowngradeBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.7871 of 5 stars$92.50+7.9%$90.40-2.3%+47.1%$12.26B$19.97B23.3634,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet4.2774 of 5 stars$91.17+4.1%$104.92+15.1%+21.0%$5.59B$2.10B27.6711,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpMNSOMINISO Group4.8504 of 5 stars$17.00-4.0%$20.90+22.9%-30.2%$5.35B$1.58B15.843,696Gap DownFIVEFive Below4.1157 of 5 stars$83.49+0.5%$106.40+27.4%-54.5%$4.59B$3.56B16.4422,000EXTOAlmacenes ÉxitoN/A$3.80+0.5%N/A-45.8%$616.47M$4.90B0.0043,134Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WMT Competitors PSMT Competitors TGT Competitors DG Competitors DLTR Competitors BJ Competitors OLLI Competitors MNSO Competitors FIVE Competitors EXTO 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 (NASDAQ:COST) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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