Dollar Tree vs Target
DLTR and TGT side by side, both in variety stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DLTR and TGT compare
Target is the larger company, worth 2.8 times as much as Dollar Tree ($70.1B against $25.1B).
On earnings, Target is cheaper: it trades at 16.0× trailing earnings, against 16.3× for Dollar Tree.
Dollar Tree grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.2% versus 2.0% for Target).
Dollar Tree keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.0% compared with 4.1% at Target.
Target pays a dividend yielding 3.0%; Dollar Tree does not pay one.
Target scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 13 for Dollar Tree), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DLTR | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $25.1B | $70.1B |
| Share price | $133.87 | $154.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 32.1% | 64.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 21.7% | −39.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.89 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 212K | 415K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 21 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 4 |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.3× | 16.0× (better) |
| P/S | 1.3× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 7.3× | 3.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.3× | 9.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 12.7× (better) | 15.7× |
| PEG | – | 1.49 |
| FCF yield | 7.9% (better) | 6.4% |
| Fair value | $154.14 | $172.88 |
| Margin of safety | 13.2% (better) | 10.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.2% (better) | 2.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −5.3% | 2.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 11.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 12.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.9% (better) | −1.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 38.7% (better) | 29.3% |
| Operating margin | 11.0% (better) | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 8.0% (better) | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | 9.9% (better) | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | 45.9% (better) | 26.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 30.3% (better) | 16.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.86 (better) | 0.86 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.85 (better) | 1.11 |
| Interest coverage | – | 14.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.13 (better) | 0.99 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.75 (better) | 3.30 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.0% |
| Payout ratio | – | 47.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 17 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 11.0% |
| Buyback yield | 7.3% (better) | 0.22% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.3% (better) | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 86.5% |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 0.27% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$249M | −$26.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.1% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- DLTR stock overview
- DLTR income statement
- DLTR valuation and score
- TGT stock overview
- TGT income statement
- TGT valuation and score
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