Dollar Tree (DLTR) Competitors $116.37 +0.71 (+0.61%) Closing price 08/6/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$115.43 -0.94 (-0.81%) As of 04:04 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DLTR vs. COST, ROST, ULTA, ANF, ARCO, BURL, DG, DKS, KR, and WMTShould you be buying Dollar Tree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dollar Tree include Costco Wholesale (COST), Ross Stores (ROST), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Burlington Stores (BURL), Dollar General (DG), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Kroger (KR), and Walmart (WMT). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Dollar Tree vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Ross Stores Ulta Beauty Abercrombie & Fitch Arcos Dorados Burlington Stores Dollar General DICK'S Sporting Goods Kroger Walmart Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in COST or DLTR? 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Dollar Tree shares are owned 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. Is COST or DLTR more profitable? Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Dollar Tree's net margin of -12.15%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 30.48% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Costco Wholesale2.92% 30.48% 10.52% Dollar Tree -12.15%19.36%5.35% Which has more volatility & risk, COST or DLTR? Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer COST or DLTR? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 116 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 138 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 22 mentions for Dollar Tree. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Dollar Tree's score of 1.05 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 82 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 27 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dollar Tree 16 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer COST or DLTR? Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus price target of $1,037.48, indicating a potential upside of 7.12%. Dollar Tree has a consensus price target of $97.74, indicating a potential downside of 16.01%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Dollar Tree.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.66Dollar Tree 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, COST or DLTR? Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree 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 RatioCostco Wholesale$254.45B1.69$7.37B$17.6354.94Dollar Tree$17.58B1.38-$3.03B-$13.86-8.40 SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Dollar Tree on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dollar Tree News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DLTR 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 DLTR 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 DLTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDollar TreeRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$24.14B$90.60B$26.37B$9.47BDividend YieldN/A1.78%174.21%4.17%P/E Ratio-8.4025.0529.1923.99Price / Sales1.381.428.7996.71Price / Cash15.2719.3057.6758.51Price / Book6.299.215.575.58Net Income-$3.03B$2.14B$877.46M$265.35M7 Day Performance2.48%4.81%-0.17%-0.07%1 Month Performance11.65%5.73%-0.47%1.76%1 Year Performance22.46%12.42%23.83%25.39% Dollar Tree Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DLTRDollar Tree3.2311 of 5 stars$116.37+0.6%$97.74-16.0%+20.5%$24.14B$17.58B-8.40214,710Positive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.5161 of 5 stars$955.37+0.3%$1,037.48+8.6%+18.6%$423.69B$254.45B54.19333,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastROSTRoss Stores4.4639 of 5 stars$141.97+3.6%$159.06+12.0%+7.0%$46.43B$21.13B22.43107,000Positive NewsULTAUlta Beauty3.5496 of 5 stars$514.99+1.4%$469.09-8.9%+58.1%$23.15B$11.30B20.1258,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionANFAbercrombie & Fitch2.841 of 5 stars$99.14+8.9%$111.88+12.8%-25.2%$4.72B$5.03B9.7639,200Positive NewsARCOArcos Dorados3.9044 of 5 stars$6.64+1.5%$8.80+32.6%-27.2%$1.40B$4.47B10.2198,615News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBURLBurlington Stores4.0732 of 5 stars$281.03+2.9%$317.57+13.0%+13.3%$17.73B$10.63B34.4877,532Trending NewsDGDollar General4.3351 of 5 stars$110.86+2.1%$108.40-2.2%-8.1%$24.40B$41.13B21.16194,200Positive NewsDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.7863 of 5 stars$209.08+1.1%$221.50+5.9%+10.1%$16.74B$13.44B14.9656,100KRKroger4.0304 of 5 stars$71.56+0.3%$70.16-2.0%+36.2%$47.29B$146.97B19.50409,000Trending NewsWMTWalmart4.5247 of 5 stars$99.49+1.0%$106.67+7.2%+52.5%$793.95B$685.09B42.522,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COST Competitors ROST Competitors ULTA Competitors ANF Competitors ARCO Competitors BURL Competitors DG Competitors DKS Competitors KR Competitors WMT 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 (NASDAQ:DLTR) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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