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. Walmart (NYSE:WMT)
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) 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 Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 3 points higher than the discount store industry average of 41.
WMT passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Walmart has seen its stock return 85.12% over the past year, overperforming other discount store stocks by 62 percentage points.
Walmart has an average 1 year
price target of $105.21, an upside of 1.12% from Walmart's current stock price of $104.04.
Walmart stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 24 analysts covering Walmart, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 4.17% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Costco (NASDAQ:COST)
Costco (NASDAQ:COST) is the #2 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 Costco (NASDAQ:COST) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Costco (NASDAQ:COST) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is equal to the discount store industry average of 41.
COST passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Costco has seen its stock return 48.42% over the past year, overperforming other discount store stocks by 25 percentage points.
Costco has an average 1 year
price target of $1,038.48, a downside of -3.11% from Costco's current stock price of $1,071.85.
Costco stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 21 analysts covering Costco, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 38.1% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings (NYSE:BJ)
The Component Grade breakdown for Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings (NYSE:BJ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings (NYSE:BJ) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is equal to the discount store industry average of 41.
BJ passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings has seen its stock return 55.35% over the past year, overperforming other discount store stocks by 32 percentage points.
Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $99.73, a downside of -5.87% from Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings's current stock price of $105.95.
Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.