Dollar General (DG) Competitors

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) and Target (NYSE:TGT) 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 analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DG or TGT?

Target received 6294 more outperform votes than Dollar General when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 89.52% of users gave Target an outperform vote while only 67.08% of users gave Dollar General an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dollar General	Outperform Votes 1204 67.08%	Underperform Votes 591 32.92%
Target	Outperform Votes 7498 89.52%	Underperform Votes 878 10.48%

Which has more risk and volatility, DG or TGT?

Dollar General has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Target has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DG or TGT more profitable?

Target has a net margin of 4.06% compared to Dollar General's net margin of 3.33%. Target's return on equity of 31.11% beat Dollar General's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dollar General	3.33%	18.85%	4.27%
Target	4.06%	31.11%	7.77%

Do analysts prefer DG or TGT?

Dollar General currently has a consensus target price of $92.26, indicating a potential upside of 11.67%. Target has a consensus target price of $145.55, indicating a potential upside of 38.13%. Given Target's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Target is more favorable than Dollar General.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dollar General	1 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Target	1 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Which has better earnings & valuation, DG or TGT?

Target has higher revenue and earnings than Dollar General. Target is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollar General, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dollar General	$40.61B	0.45	$1.66B	$5.11	16.17
Target	$106.57B	0.45	$4.14B	$8.86	11.89

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DG or TGT?

91.8% of Dollar General shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Target shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Dollar General shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Target shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DG or TGT?

In the previous week, Dollar General had 32 more articles in the media than Target. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Dollar General and 21 mentions for Target. Dollar General's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Target's score of -0.18 indicating that Dollar General is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dollar General	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Target	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DG or TGT a better dividend stock?

Dollar General pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Target pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Dollar General pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Target pays out 50.6% 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. Target has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years. Target is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Target beats Dollar General on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.