TGT vs DG vs DLTR
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
TGT62.2
Target Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
$154.24 −1.51%$70.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
DG58.3
Dollar General Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
$134.43 +0.40%$29.7B mkt cap
Score DNA
DLTR60.0
Dollar Tree, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
$124.18 −0.18%$23.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
TGT DG DLTR · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +47 | — | — |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,282 | 1,014 | 1,025 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,078 | 765 | 786 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +204 | +249 | +239 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 16.0x
14th
|
17.4x
29th
|
14.4x
0th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.65
33rd
|
— | 0.95
17th
|
| Price / sales | 0.7x
14th
|
0.7x
29th
|
1.2x
57th
|
| Price / book | 3.9x
43rd
|
3.2x
14th
|
6.8x
71st
|
| Price / tangible book | 3.7x
14th
|
7.5x
43rd
|
8.1x
57th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 15.4x
29th
|
11.0x
0th
|
12.6x
14th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.0x
29th
|
6.9x
0th
|
7.8x
14th
|
| Enterprise value | $83.4B
71st
|
$43.7B
57th
|
$29.9B
43rd
|
| EV / sales | 0.8x
14th
|
1.0x
43rd
|
1.5x
86th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 9.0x
0th
|
12.4x
29th
|
10.4x
14th
|
| EV / EBIT | 13.7x
14th
|
18.0x
43rd
|
13.7x
0th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 18.3x
29th
|
16.2x
14th
|
16.1x
0th
|
| Earnings yield | 6.3%
86th
|
5.7%
71st
|
6.9%
100th
|
| FCF yield | 6.5%
71st
|
9.1%
100th
|
8.0%
86th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 12.4%
71st
|
14.6%
100th
|
12.8%
86th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $91.96
86th
|
$85.18
71st
|
$58.40
43rd
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 29.3%
57th
|
31.2%
71st
|
38.7%
86th
|
| EBITDA margin | 8.6%
71st
|
8.1%
57th
|
14.4%
86th
|
| Operating margin | 5.6%
71st
|
5.6%
57th
|
10.7%
86th
|
| EBIT margin | 5.7%
71st
|
5.6%
57th
|
10.9%
86th
|
| Net margin | 4.1%
71st
|
3.9%
57th
|
8.0%
86th
|
| NOPAT margin | 4.3%
71st
|
4.3%
57th
|
8.1%
86th
|
| FCF margin | 4.2%
57th
|
6.2%
71st
|
9.2%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 8.1%
57th
|
9.9%
71st
|
14.9%
100th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 21.2%
57th
|
25.6%
71st
|
28.2%
100th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
57th
|
0.3%
43rd
|
0.4%
100th
|
| Effective tax rate | 22.4%
0th
|
23.7%
29th
|
24.6%
43rd
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 26.4%
57th
|
19.7%
29th
|
45.9%
100th
|
| ROA | 7.4%
29th
|
5.3%
0th
|
11.8%
100th
|
| ROIC | 15.0%
57th
|
8.0%
0th
|
16.2%
86th
|
| ROCE | 15.2%
43rd
|
9.8%
0th
|
20.4%
86th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 10.2%
14th
|
7.6%
0th
|
16.0%
100th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 28.0%
71st
|
18.5%
14th
|
29.8%
86th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 51.5%
57th
|
42.3%
29th
|
55.4%
86th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 13.2%
86th
|
5.8%
14th
|
-3.7%
0th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 16.6%
86th
|
8.9%
14th
|
-0.8%
0th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 29.8%
86th
|
24.9%
57th
|
-3.3%
0th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 140.9%
100th
|
-532.7%
0th
|
— |
Growth
17 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 2.0%
14th
|
4.8%
29th
|
-7.8%
0th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 4.3%
29th
|
4.7%
43rd
|
-1.7%
0th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -0.1%
14th
|
4.0%
29th
|
-11.9%
0th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 1.4%
14th
|
5.3%
29th
|
-4.9%
0th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 6.9%
57th
|
4.2%
14th
|
-4.2%
0th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 8.2%
43rd
|
-7.7%
0th
|
8.1%
29th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 11.8%
50th
|
43.0%
100th
|
— |
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 9.2%
29th
|
-7.7%
0th
|
9.8%
43rd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 11.6%
50th
|
42.6%
100th
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 9.7%
29th
|
-7.9%
0th
|
15.2%
71st
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -5.4%
14th
|
-6.4%
0th
|
5.4%
29th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 54.6%
86th
|
46.0%
71st
|
-13.8%
14th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 40.7%
71st
|
206.8%
100th
|
53.1%
86th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 5.3%
29th
|
34.8%
100th
|
14.0%
57th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 14.7%
86th
|
13.6%
71st
|
-24.1%
0th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 0.8%
25th
|
-0.2%
0th
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 14.0%
29th
|
13.7%
14th
|
45.9%
100th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 27.1%
57th
|
29.9%
71st
|
34.8%
86th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 5.3%
86th
|
5.1%
71st
|
4.6%
57th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 4.0%
86th
|
3.4%
71st
|
-3.1%
0th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 4.0%
57th
|
5.0%
71st
|
6.9%
100th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.53
14th
|
0.98
57th
|
0.44
0th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.25
14th
|
0.69
43rd
|
0.18
0th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.92
29th
|
0.96
43rd
|
0.89
14th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $5.4B
71st
|
$1.6B
57th
|
$1.1B
43rd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$13.3B
29th
|
−$14.0B
14th
|
−$6.6B
43rd
|
| Working capital | −$252.0M
29th
|
$1.5B
86th
|
$441.5M
57th
|
| Current ratio | 0.99
29th
|
1.21
71st
|
1.13
57th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.36
43rd
|
0.31
29th
|
0.39
57th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.26
43rd
|
0.22
29th
|
0.32
57th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 77 days
57th
|
54 days
29th
|
69 days
43rd
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $18.7B
86th
|
$15.6B
71st
|
$7.7B
43rd
|
| Debt / equity | 1.05
57th
|
1.68
86th
|
2.24
100th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.74
57th
|
1.51
86th
|
1.93
100th
|
| Debt / assets | 30.5%
57th
|
48.5%
86th
|
54.7%
100th
|
| Debt / capital | 51.2%
57th
|
62.7%
86th
|
69.1%
100th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.02
57th
|
4.44
100th
|
2.66
86th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.44
57th
|
3.99
100th
|
2.29
71st
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 14.2x
33rd
|
12.3x
0th
|
29.5x
83rd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 20.3x
33rd
|
21.8x
50th
|
40.4x
83rd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.1 yrs
57th
|
3.6 yrs
100th
|
2.6 yrs
86th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 70.9%
57th
|
71.1%
71st
|
75.6%
100th
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB+ | BBB- | A |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 225
86th
|
350
100th
|
150
43rd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.81
43rd
|
1.37
14th
|
1.46
29th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 2.81
43rd
|
2.46
14th
|
2.08
0th
|
| Inventory turnover | 5.8
43rd
|
4.6
14th
|
4.8
29th
|
| Receivables turnover | — | 555.4
80th
|
— |
| Days sales outstanding | 0 days
0th
|
1 days
43rd
|
0 days
0th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 63 days
57th
|
80 days
86th
|
76 days
71st
|
| Days payables outstanding | 61 days
100th
|
51 days
86th
|
48 days
71st
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 2 days
14th
|
30 days
86th
|
28 days
71st
|
| Capex / revenue | 3.9%
57th
|
3.7%
43rd
|
5.7%
100th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.31
0th
|
1.49
14th
|
1.64
29th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 24.0%
57th
|
25.8%
71st
|
28.8%
100th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.99
86th
|
2.54
100th
|
1.86
43rd
|
| FCF / net income | 1.04
71st
|
1.59
100th
|
1.15
86th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 52.2%
43rd
|
62.5%
86th
|
62.0%
71st
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 47.8%
57th
|
37.5%
14th
|
38.0%
29th
|
| Accruals ratio | -7.3%
57th
|
-8.2%
14th
|
-10.1%
0th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -5.4%
29th
|
-4.0%
71st
|
-2.8%
86th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 62
71st
|
58
43rd
|
60
57th
|
| IS profitability | 49
71st
|
39
29th
|
62
100th
|
| IS growth | 51
29th
|
61
86th
|
54
57th
|
| IS value | 67
100th
|
58
71st
|
45
43rd
|
| IS momentum | 78
29th
|
88
86th
|
80
43rd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
14th
|
65
0th
|
90
29th
|
| IS quality | 70
71st
|
65
0th
|
69
43rd
|
| IS balance sheet | 63
57th
|
46
0th
|
50
29th
|
| IS earnings quality | 85
71st
|
83
29th
|
80
0th
|
| IS cash flow | 59
57th
|
61
71st
|
50
29th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
14th
|
7
57th
|
8
86th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.2
14th
|
2.6
0th
|
3.7
29th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.79
57th
|
−2.95
14th
|
−3.04
0th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.64
57th
|
−7.45
86th
|
−7.56
71st
|
| IS credit score | 60
14th
|
51
0th
|
72
57th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $70.1B
71st
|
$29.7B
57th
|
$23.3B
43rd
|
| Revenue | $107.7B
71st
|
$43.6B
57th
|
$20.1B
29th
|
| EBITDA | $9.3B
71st
|
$3.5B
57th
|
$2.9B
43rd
|
| Net income | $4.4B
71st
|
$1.7B
57th
|
$1.6B
43rd
|
| Free cash flow | $4.6B
71st
|
$2.7B
57th
|
$1.9B
43rd
|
| Total assets | $61.2B
71st
|
$32.2B
57th
|
$14.0B
43rd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $17.8B
71st
|
$9.3B
57th
|
$3.4B
43rd
|
| Employees | 415,000
86th
|
194,000
57th
|
150,000
43rd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −1.5% | +0.4% | −0.2% |
| 1 week | +0.4% | +5.7% | +4.7% |
| 1 month | −3.5% | +7.6% | +8.6% |
| 3 months | +11.3% | +7.8% | −1.7% |
| 6 months | +22.7% | +6.1% | +17.2% |
| Year to date | +57.7% | −1.3% | −2.8% |
| 1 year | +76.6% | +26.4% | +29.4% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +58.0% | +35.7% | +16.0% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −21.2% | −31.6% | +25.6% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | TGT | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 47.6 | 66.7 | 61.5 |
| From 52-week high | −9.7% | −15.0% | −12.8% |
| From 52-week low | +90.0% | +41.3% | +44.6% |
| Beta | 0.98 | 0.23 | 0.72 |
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