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 | OLLI | 6.0 | Buy Wait | $80.25 | +59.5% | ||
| HOLD / WATCH | |||||||
| 2 | DLTR | 5.8 | Hold | $88.55 | +26.6% | ||
| 3 | COST | 5.6 | Hold | $1083.87 | -2.0% | ||
| 4 | WMT | 4.3 | Hold | $133.06 | +15.2% | ||
| SELL | |||||||
| 5 | DG | 5.9 | Sell | $101.13 | +29.6% | ||
| 6 | TBBB | 5.6 | Sell | $36.58 | +4.2% | ||
| 7 | BJ | 4.8 | Sell | $97.38 | -0.5% | ||
| 8 | PSMT | 4.6 | Sell | $162.04 | -0.1% | ||
| 9 | TGT | 4.6 | Sell | $121.50 | +6.3% | ||