COST Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Dollar General has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 1.93%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat Dollar General's return on equity of 19.19%.

Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,023.46, signalling upside risk potential of 11.08%. On the other hand Dollar General has an analysts' consensus of $90.05 which suggests that it could grow by 21.41%. Given that Dollar General has higher upside potential than Costco Wholesale, analysts believe Dollar General is more attractive than Costco Wholesale.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Dollar General has a beta of 0.437, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 56.307%.

Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. Dollar General offers a yield of 3.18% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Dollar General pays out 31.18% of its earnings as a dividend. Dollar General's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Costco Wholesale's is not.

Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than Dollar General quarterly revenues of $10.2B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than Dollar General's net income of $196.5M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.10x while Dollar General's PE ratio is 12.22x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.58x versus 0.41x for Dollar General. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Dollar Tree has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.08%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity of -13.51%.

Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,023.46, signalling upside risk potential of 11.08%. On the other hand Dollar Tree has an analysts' consensus of $84.13 which suggests that it could grow by 12.16%. Given that Dollar Tree has higher upside potential than Costco Wholesale, analysts believe Dollar Tree is more attractive than Costco Wholesale.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.896, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 10.389%.

Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. Dollar Tree offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Dollar Tree pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than Dollar Tree quarterly revenues of $7.6B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than Dollar Tree's net income of $233.3M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.10x while Dollar Tree's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.58x versus 0.52x for Dollar Tree. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

The Kroger has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 1.84%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat The Kroger's return on equity of 22.83%.

Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,023.46, signalling upside risk potential of 11.08%. On the other hand The Kroger has an analysts' consensus of $65.40 which suggests that it could grow by 10.58%. Given that Costco Wholesale has higher upside potential than The Kroger, analysts believe Costco Wholesale is more attractive than The Kroger.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison The Kroger has a beta of 0.477, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 52.264%.

Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. The Kroger offers a yield of 2.06% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. The Kroger pays out 36.78% of its earnings as a dividend. The Kroger's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Costco Wholesale's is not.

Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than The Kroger quarterly revenues of $33.6B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than The Kroger's net income of $618M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.10x while The Kroger's PE ratio is 15.65x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.58x versus 0.29x for The Kroger. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Target has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.33%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat Target's return on equity of 31.8%.

Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,023.46, signalling upside risk potential of 11.08%. On the other hand Target has an analysts' consensus of $142.24 which suggests that it could grow by 2.14%. Given that Costco Wholesale has higher upside potential than Target, analysts believe Costco Wholesale is more attractive than Target.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Target has a beta of 1.167, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 16.747%.

Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. Target offers a yield of 3.19% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.12 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Target pays out 48.6% of its earnings as a dividend. Target's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Costco Wholesale's is not.

Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than Target quarterly revenues of $25.7B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than Target's net income of $854M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.10x while Target's PE ratio is 14.77x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.58x versus 0.60x for Target. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.