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SelectedToday6M Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 0.86%− 7.14%
TGTTarget Corp+ 0.35%+ 43.46%
DGDollar General Corp+ 1.34%− 13.57%

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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− 7.1%TGT+ 43.5%DG− 13.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	TGTTarget Corp	DGDollar General Corp
Return
Last Price	917.46	164.59	133.02
Daily Change	− 0.86%	+ 0.35%	+ 1.34%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	− 7.14%	+ 43.46%	− 13.57%
Valuation
Market Cap	$407 B	$74.8 B	$29.3 B
P/E Ratio	46.14	17.09	17.29
Dividend Yield	0.69%	3.35%	1.88%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	4.1%	3.9%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.94	0.20
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	83.44 — $170.75	95.11 — $158.23
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
TGTConsumer Staples · Retail
DGConsumer Staples · Retail

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