According to Zen Score, the 3 best discount store stocks to buy right now are:
1. Dollar General (NYSE:DG)
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) is the top discount store stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 15 points higher than the discount store industry average of 35. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dollar General has seen its stock lose -35.78% over the past year, underperforming other discount store stocks by -44 percentage points.
Dollar General has an average 1 year
price target of $158.77, an upside of 11.14% from Dollar General's current stock price of $142.85.
Dollar General stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Dollar General, 30.77% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 53.85% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Target (NYSE:TGT)
Target (NYSE:TGT) is the second best discount store stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 15 points higher than the discount store industry average of 35. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Target has seen its stock return 1.93% over the past year, underperforming other discount store stocks by -6 percentage points.
Target has an average 1 year
price target of $184.92, an upside of 10.66% from Target's current stock price of $167.11.
Target stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 26 analysts covering Target, 46.15% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 38.46% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Pricesmart (NASDAQ:PSMT)
Pricesmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) is the third best discount store stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 14 points higher than the discount store industry average of 35. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pricesmart has seen its stock return 7.19% over the past year, underperforming other discount store stocks by -1 percentage points.
Pricesmart has an average 1 year
price target of $90.00, an upside of 11.23% from Pricesmart's current stock price of $80.91.
Pricesmart stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Pricesmart, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.