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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLD / WATCH | |||||||
| 1 | DLTR | 6.0 | Hold | $96.17 | +17.4% | ||
| 2 | COST | 5.7 | Hold | $1020.52 | -0.7% | ||
| 3 | OLLI | 5.7 | Hold | $85.75 | +45.2% | ||
| SELL | |||||||
| 4 | DG | 5.7 | Sell | $115.08 | +15.1% | ||
| 5 | TBBB | 5.3 | Sell | $36.35 | +7.1% | ||
| 6 | PSMT | 4.6 | Sell | $159.17 | +2.5% | ||
| 7 | TGT | 4.6 | Sell | $129.85 | +0.8% | ||
| 8 | BJ | 4.4 | Sell | $93.15 | +0.8% | ||
| 9 | WMT | 4.3 | Sell | $131.93 | -1.6% | ||