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SelectedToday1M Return

DGDollar General Corp+ 1.39%− 1.07%
WMTWalmart Inc− 0.89%− 7.58%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.04%+ 1.28%
TGTTarget Corp+ 0.10%+ 18.52%

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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.

DG− 1.1%WMT− 7.6%COST+ 1.3%TGT+ 18.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	DGDollar General Corp	WMTWalmart Inc	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	TGTTarget Corp
Return
Last Price	133.09	107.46	915.81	164.17
Daily Change	+ 1.39%	− 0.89%	− 1.04%	+ 0.10%
Period ReturnPast Month	− 1.07%	− 7.58%	+ 1.28%	+ 18.52%
Valuation
Market Cap	$29.4 B	$855 B	$406 B	$74.6 B
P/E Ratio	17.30	38.93	46.06	17.04
Dividend Yield	1.88%	0.76%	0.69%	3.35%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.9%	3.0%	3.0%	4.1%
Risk
Beta	0.20	0.56	0.86	0.94
52-Week Range	95.11 — $158.23	98.88 — $135.16	844.06 — $1,096.50	83.44 — $170.75
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

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

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