Dollar Tree (DLTR) Competitors $112.86 +0.88 (+0.79%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$112.45 -0.41 (-0.36%) As of 05:09 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DLTR vs. COST, NVDA, ROST, ULTA, ANF, ARCO, BURL, DG, DKS, and KRShould you be buying Dollar Tree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dollar Tree include Costco Wholesale (COST), NVIDIA (NVDA), Ross Stores (ROST), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Burlington Stores (BURL), Dollar General (DG), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), and Kroger (KR). Dollar Tree vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale NVIDIA Ross Stores Ulta Beauty Abercrombie & Fitch Arcos Dorados Burlington Stores Dollar General DICK'S Sporting Goods Kroger Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Do analysts prefer COST or DLTR? Costco Wholesale presently has a consensus price target of $1,050.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.58%. Dollar Tree has a consensus price target of $102.68, suggesting a potential downside of 9.02%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Dollar Tree 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Which has more volatility and risk, COST or DLTR? Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of COST or DLTR? 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Dollar Tree shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Dollar Tree shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor COST or DLTR? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 58 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 83 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 25 mentions for Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.11 indicating that Dollar Tree is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 56 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dollar Tree 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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$268.78B1.57$7.37B$17.6353.86Dollar Tree$17.58B1.34-$3.03B-$13.86-8.14 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% SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Dollar Tree on 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$23.55B$92.15B$26.84B$9.78BDividend YieldN/A1.80%172.58%4.04%P/E Ratio-8.1424.8928.0626.39Price / Sales1.341.4010.0486.63Price / Cash14.7619.4457.2959.11Price / Book6.108.994.766.62Net Income-$3.03B$2.14B$872.89M$265.42M7 Day Performance-0.43%-0.60%3.07%3.45%1 Month Performance-1.35%1.98%-0.15%0.45%1 Year Performance18.30%0.91%16.13%19.41% Dollar Tree Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DLTRDollar Tree3.2084 of 5 stars$112.86+0.8%$102.68-9.0%+16.0%$23.55B$17.58B-8.14214,710Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6165 of 5 stars$979.35+0.8%$1,050.00+7.2%+5.5%$434.32B$254.45B55.55333,000Positive NewsNVDANVIDIA4.5474 of 5 stars$182.01+0.9%$187.61+3.1%+43.7%$4.44T$130.50B58.7136,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionROSTRoss Stores4.7421 of 5 stars$146.06-0.6%$159.06+8.9%-3.8%$47.77B$21.13B23.07107,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionULTAUlta Beauty3.638 of 5 stars$516.87-0.8%$475.17-8.1%+40.3%$23.23B$11.30B20.1958,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.4464 of 5 stars$95.67+2.0%$111.88+16.9%-41.6%$4.56B$4.95B9.4239,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownARCOArcos Dorados3.9951 of 5 stars$7.36-0.1%$8.80+19.6%-22.1%$1.55B$4.47B11.6898,615BURLBurlington Stores4.4645 of 5 stars$278.06-0.8%$317.57+14.2%+1.3%$17.54B$10.63B34.1277,532News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDGDollar General4.1923 of 5 stars$112.32-0.4%$108.80-3.1%-11.2%$24.72B$40.61B21.44194,200Upcoming EarningsDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8365 of 5 stars$223.50-0.2%$223.06-0.2%-3.6%$17.89B$13.44B15.9956,100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionKRKroger4.5229 of 5 stars$69.85+0.2%$70.53+1.0%+30.9%$46.16B$147.12B19.03409,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COST Competitors NVDA Competitors ROST Competitors ULTA Competitors ANF Competitors ARCO Competitors BURL Competitors DG Competitors DKS Competitors KR 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 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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