According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best discount store stocks to buy right now are:
1. Pricesmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)
Pricesmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) is the #1 top discount store stock out of 9 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Pricesmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Pricesmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 9 points higher than the discount store industry average of 39.
PSMT passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pricesmart has seen its stock return 23.84% over the past year, overperforming other discount store stocks by 7 percentage points.
2. Costco (NASDAQ:COST)
Costco (NASDAQ:COST) is the #2 top discount store stock out of 9 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Costco (NASDAQ:COST) is: Value: D, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.
Costco (NASDAQ:COST) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 4 points higher than the discount store industry average of 39.
COST passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Costco has seen its stock return 36.54% over the past year, overperforming other discount store stocks by 19 percentage points.
Costco has an average 1 year
price target of $1,049.84, an upside of 5.86% from Costco's current stock price of $991.70.
Costco stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 19 analysts covering Costco, 31.58% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 26.32% have issued a Buy, 42.11% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Walmart (NYSE:WMT)
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is the #3 top discount store stock out of 9 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 6 points higher than the discount store industry average of 39.
WMT passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Walmart has seen its stock return 59.43% over the past year, overperforming other discount store stocks by 42 percentage points.
Walmart has an average 1 year
price target of $106.81, an upside of 11.21% from Walmart's current stock price of $96.04.
Walmart stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 26 analysts covering Walmart, 57.69% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 38.46% have issued a Buy, 3.85% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.