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Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

SelectedToday1Y Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.00%− 2.46%
WMTWalmart Inc− 1.17%+ 9.49%
TGTTarget Corp+ 0.54%+ 77.89%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

COST− 2.5%WMT+ 9.5%TGT+ 77.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	WMTWalmart Inc	TGTTarget Corp
Return
Last Price	916.14	107.15	164.90
Daily Change	− 1.00%	− 1.17%	+ 0.54%
Period ReturnPast Year	− 2.46%	+ 9.49%	+ 77.89%
Valuation
Market Cap	$406 B	$853 B	$74.9 B
P/E Ratio	46.08	38.82	17.12
Dividend Yield	0.69%	0.76%	3.35%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.0%	4.1%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.56	0.94
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	98.88 — $135.16	83.44 — $170.75
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
WMTConsumer Staples · Retail
TGTConsumer Staples · Retail

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