AMZN vs HOUR vs TGT Stock Comparison

Amazon Com, Hour Loop and Target Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$250.69 -0.3% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88T
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.24B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
HOUR Hour Loop, Inc
$1.53 -17.3% 1M -15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$54.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
TGT Target Corp
$154.40 -1.0% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$74.04B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.71B
Div. yield
0.03%
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amazon Com leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amazon Com 6, Target 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMZNHOURTGTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.88T $54.19M $74.04B AMZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x — 16.9x TGT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x — 14.8x TGT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% — +2.0% AMZN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% — 4.1% AMZN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% — 14.4% TGT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 1.1x AMZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.3% -15.9% +68.8% TGT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.6%/yr — -9.9%/yr AMZN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 62.4% 30.6% TGT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — 55/100 AMZN

Percentile Scorecard

AMZNHOURTGT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMZNHOURTGT
Valuation 19 #87 of 107 – 59 #44 of 107
Growth 90 #11 of 103 – 64 #38 of 103
Profitability 68 #33 of 102 – 73 #28 of 102
Financial Health 71 #33 of 113 – 45 #63 of 113
Shareholder Returns – – 32 #52 of 76
Overall 62 – 55
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HOUR ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • TGT ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMZNHOURTGTSPY
1 month -0.3%-17.3%-1.0% -2.0%
3 months -9.6%-19.0%+4.3% -2.2%
6 months -8.4%-40.9%+19.9% +4.2%
Year to date +8.6%-15.0%+58.0% +10.6%
1 year -1.3%-15.9%+68.8% +10.4%
3 years +80.9%+7.0%+36.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +21.9%+2.3%+11.0% +20.2%
5 years +44.2%—-40.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +7.6%—-9.9% +10.1%
10 years +553.7%—+131.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +20.7%—+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMZNHOURTGTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%62.4%30.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%56.2%29.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.880.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.262.25 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-89.5%-68.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-42.5%-9.1% -3.2%
52-week high $284.02$2.66$169.90 $779.14
52-week low $198.79$1.53$83.68 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMZNHOURTGT
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x 16.0xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 8.7xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -44.1xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x 15.7xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.83 —median 0.83 1.65median 0.83

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMZNHOURTGT
Revenue $764.24B – $107.71B
Gross profit $397.75B – $31.56B
Operating income $96.81B – $6.02B
Net income $134.77B – $4.39B
Free cash flow -$61.40B – $4.46B
EPS (diluted) $12.33 – $9.62
Cash & equivalents $55.78B – –
Total debt $173.13B – $15.36B
Shares (diluted) 10.93B 35.19M 456.60M
Enterprise value $2.38T $54.19M $68.63B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMZNHOURTGT
P/E 20.1x – 16.0x
P/FCF -44.1x – 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x – 8.0x
P/S 3.5x – 0.7x
P/B 4.4x – 3.9x
P/Tangible book 4.4x – 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x – 8.7x
EV/EBIT 28.6x – 13.3x
EV/Revenue 3.6x – 0.7x
EV/FCF -45.1x – 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x – 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 – 1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMZNHOURTGT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% – 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.7% – 7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.7% – 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.7% – 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% – 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 81.1% – 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.2% – 11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.1% – 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.5% – 36.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% – 5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,478% – 51.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -359.2% – 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMZNHOURTGT
Gross margin 52.0% – 29.3%
EBITDA margin 22.7% – 8.5%
Operating margin 12.7% – 5.6%
Pretax margin 23.0% – 5.3%
Net margin 17.6% – 4.1%
FCF margin -8.0% – 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% – 8.1%
Return on equity 23.1% – 25.8%
Return on assets 11.5% – 7.4%
Return on invested capital 10.1% – 14.4%
Return on capital employed 10.6% – 15.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMZNHOURTGT
Debt / assets 13.9% – 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF -2.8x – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% – 70.9%
Equity / assets 49.3% – 29.1%
Interest coverage 22.3x – 14.0x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.86 – 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMZNHOURTGT
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield – – 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 47.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 46.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMZNHOURTGT
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 – 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 – $10.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +70.6%FY2026 – +37.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.3% – -13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $774.81BFY2026 – $112.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 – +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% – +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMZNHOURTGT
Held by institutions 67.0% – 86.5%
Institutions holding 6,150 – 1,888
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% – +20.5%
Institutions buying 3,247 – 932
Institutions selling 2,414 – 673
Buyers to sellers 1.35 – 1.38

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMZNHOURTGT
AMZN 1.00 0.09 0.08
HOUR 0.09 1.00 0.05
TGT 0.08 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMZN, HOUR and TGT?

Amazon Com (AMZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.88T, Hour Loop (HOUR) $54.19M, Target (TGT) $74.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMZN, HOUR and TGT?

Target (TGT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amazon Com (AMZN) 21.4x, Target (TGT) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Target (TGT) is cheapest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.5x, Target (TGT) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amazon Com (AMZN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.4%, Target (TGT) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amazon Com (AMZN) has the highest net margin (Amazon Com (AMZN) 17.6%, Target (TGT) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Target (TGT) leads (Amazon Com (AMZN) 10.1%, Target (TGT) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Target (TGT) returned the most: Amazon Com (AMZN) -1.3%, Hour Loop (HOUR) -15.9%, Target (TGT) +68.8%. Over five years, Amazon Com (AMZN) compounded fastest (Amazon Com (AMZN) +7.6%/yr, Target (TGT) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amazon Com (AMZN) 0.00%, Hour Loop (HOUR) 0.00%, Target (TGT) 0.03%. Amazon Com (AMZN) and Hour Loop (HOUR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Target (TGT) has been the steadiest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 33.0%, Hour Loop (HOUR) 62.4%, Target (TGT) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMZN, HOUR and TGT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amazon Com (AMZN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.