Walmart Continues Growth, Target Struggles

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Better Buy: Walmart vs. Target Stock

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Walmart and Target both survived the retail apocalypse that wiped out many brick-and-mortar retailers over the past 15 years .

Over the past three years , Walmart 's stock rallied more than 140% as Target 's stock sank nearly 40% .

Walmart is a larger and more globally diversified retailer than Target .

The pricier stock with the lower dividend is still the better buy.

Walmart 's stock doesn't look like a bargain at 37 times forward earnings, and its forward dividend yield of 1% won't impress income investors.

Target 's strategy of selling trendier but pricier products than Walmart and Amazon could also flop as cost-conscious consumers rein in their spending.

Walmart will continue to outperform Target because it's bigger, it's growing faster and it's better diversified.

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