Oct. 24 at 4:26 PM
🔥 From Boycotts to Buybacks: The Tale of Two Retail Giants
While
$TGT scrambles to recover from sales drops, layoffs, and a fading brand identity,
$WMT just keeps flexing its retail muscle.
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$TGT is down 31% YTD, crushed by shrinking margins, boycotts, and brand missteps. Meanwhile,
$WMT is up 18%, hitting fresh highs and backing it up with
$6.2B in buybacks and rising sales.
🧾 Walmart’s focus on AI-driven logistics, pricing power, and scale has insulated it from tariff and inflation headwinds — something Target’s “cheap-chic” model couldn’t handle.
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$WMT now trades at a P/E of 40, nearly 4x higher than
$TGT’s 11. Analysts are almost unanimously bullish on Walmart, projecting 8% more upside, while Target’s struggling to hold investor confidence.
Bottom line: Walmart’s playing chess, Target’s playing catch-up. 🛒
