Discount Stores
Consumer Defensive9 US-listed companies tracked
Discount store operators sell branded and private-label merchandise at discounted prices across apparel, home goods, toys, and consumables, targeting value-conscious consumers. These retailers face cyclical demand tied to consumer confidence and employment, volatile freight and labor costs, and structural competition from mass retailers, dollar stores, and e-commerce—with rising wages and supply-chain inflation directly compressing margins in this price-sensitive sector. TrendMatrix ranks 9 US-listed Discount Stores stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.
Ranked stocks
| # | Symbol | Score | Verdict | Price | Upside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUY (Strong Buy Now + Strong Buy Wait) | |||||||
| 1 | TGT | 4.9 | Buy Wait | $154.52 | -14.6% | ||
| HOLD / WATCH | |||||||
| 2 | OLLI | 6.0 | Hold | $76.49 | +26.0% | ||
| 3 | COST | 5.7 | Hold | $960.68 | +3.1% | ||
| 4 | DLTR | 5.0 | Hold | $129.30 | -11.2% | ||
| SELL | |||||||
| 5 | TBBB | 5.4 | Sell | $47.79 | -14.1% | ||
| 6 | DG | 5.0 | Sell | $123.28 | -3.7% | ||
| 7 | WMT | 5.0 | Sell | $115.34 | +10.1% | ||
| 8 | PSMT | 4.7 | Sell | $180.22 | -27.7% | ||
| 9 | BJ | 4.6 | Sell | $93.87 | -0.9% | ||