According to Zen Score, the 3 best discount store stocks to buy right now are:
1. Target (NYSE:TGT)
Target (NYSE:TGT) is the top discount store stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 16 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 3.42% over the past year, underperforming other discount store stocks by -13 percentage points.
Target has an average 1 year
price target of $184.92, an upside of 13.36% from Target's current stock price of $163.13.
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.
2. Walmart (NYSE:WMT)
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) 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. Walmart has seen its stock return 18.94% over the past year, overperforming other discount store stocks by 2 percentage points.
Walmart has an average 1 year
price target of $65.44, an upside of 8.2% from Walmart's current stock price of $60.48.
Walmart stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Walmart, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Dollar General (NYSE:DG)
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) is the third 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. Dollar General has seen its stock lose -35.4% over the past year, underperforming other discount store stocks by -52 percentage points.
Dollar General has an average 1 year
price target of $158.77, an upside of 12.64% from Dollar General's current stock price of $140.95.
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.