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 | OLLI | 5.7 | Hold | $83.25 | +31.2% | ||
| 2 | COST | 5.5 | Hold | $981.51 | +1.4% | ||
| 3 | TGT | 4.9 | Hold | $135.28 | -1.3% | ||
| SELL | |||||||
| 4 | DLTR | 5.5 | Sell | $113.90 | +0.5% | ||
| 5 | TBBB | 5.3 | Sell | $42.12 | -0.6% | ||
| 6 | DG | 5.2 | Sell | $114.80 | +2.9% | ||
| 7 | WMT | 4.8 | Sell | $120.80 | +5.2% | ||
| 8 | BJ | 4.6 | Sell | $91.04 | +6.7% | ||
| 9 | PSMT | 4.3 | Sell | $182.30 | -1.5% | ||