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Home›Compare›WMT vs TGT
Head-to-head · SEC filings only

Walmart vs Target: which stock is the better buy?

Our verdict

On the filings, Walmart (WMT) is the stronger stock right now — higher on our blended fundamentals-plus-verdict read, and we currently rate it HOLD.

WMT: 68/100TGT: 60/100blended fundamentals + verdict
WMTWalmartHold

A fortress retailer compounding nicely, but ~its multiple for ~5% revenue growth leaves little margin of safety — own it, don't chase.

Diluted EPS $2.73 (+13.3% YoY) · FY2026
Is WMT a buy? →
TGTTargetHold

Cheap-ish, cash-generative retailer with a 3.5% yield — but four years of stalling sales and a tariff cloud cap the upside.

Revenue $105B · FY2026
Is TGT a buy? →

The numbers, from the filings

MetricWMTTGT
Fundamentals score7160
Revenue growth (YoY)+4.7%-1.7%
Net income growth (YoY)+12.6%-9.4%
Net margin3.1%3.5%
Return on equity22.0%22.9%
ROIC (est.)17.1%13.2%
Liabilities / Equity——
Piotroski F-score6 / 96 / 9

Bold green = the stronger figure. All rows derive from SEC XBRL filings — no market-price data on this page.

Common questions

Walmart or Target — which stock is better?
On the filings, Walmart (WMT) is the stronger stock right now — higher on our blended fundamentals-plus-verdict read, and we currently rate it HOLD. This comparison uses SEC-filing data only: fundamentals scores, revenue and income growth, margins, returns on capital and balance-sheet health.
Is WMT (Walmart) a buy?
Our current verdict on Walmart is HOLD (conviction 4/5), re-evaluated nightly against its SEC filings. The one-page verdict has the reasoning.
Is TGT (Target) a buy?
Our current verdict on Target is HOLD (conviction 3/5), re-evaluated nightly against its SEC filings. The one-page verdict has the reasoning.
What data is this comparison based on?
Everything here derives from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings: growth, margins, returns and health ratios, plus our filings-only fundamentals scores and buy/hold/sell verdicts. We deliberately exclude market-price data, so the comparison reflects the businesses, not the tape.

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›About this recommendation — produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg · not investment advice

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jun 18, 2026, 7:23 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

›About this recommendation — produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg · not investment advice

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jun 21, 2026, 11:55 AM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Research and education only — not financial advice. TENKis not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and gives no personalized advice. Every call is impersonal — identical for all users, generated on a schedule from SEC filings plus a delayed/third-party price feed — may be wrong or out of date, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The operator and an affiliated trading operation may hold or trade the securities TENK rates; see Disclosures. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.