AMZN vs HOUR vs TGT Stock Comparison

Amazon Com, Hour Loop and Target Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$243.79 -1.2% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.70T
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.24B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
HOUR Hour Loop, Inc
$1.58 -19.4% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$53.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
TGT Target Corp
$151.81 -2.9% 1M +61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.50B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.71B
Div. yield
0.03%
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Target leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Target 5, Amazon Com 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMZNHOURTGTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.70T $53.84M $71.50B AMZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x — 16.3x TGT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x — 14.6x TGT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% — +2.0% AMZN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 4.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% -25.8% +61.3% TGT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr — -10.2%/yr AMZN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 63.3% 30.4% TGT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — 55/100 TGT

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 21 #82 of 104 – 61 #41 of 104
Growth 98 #3 of 98 – 61 #39 of 98
Profitability 43 #56 of 97 – 73 #27 of 97
Financial Health – – 45 #61 of 110
Shareholder Returns – – 35 #46 of 70
Overall 54 – 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 -1.2%-19.4%-2.9% +0.7%
3 months +3.5%-11.2%+5.1% +3.7%
6 months -8.0%-20.2%+17.0% +7.1%
Year to date +5.6%-12.2%+55.3% +12.8%
1 year +5.9%-25.8%+61.3% +11.9%
3 years +83.7%+16.2%+39.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.5%+5.1%+11.8% +22.8%
5 years +44.6%—-41.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.7%—-10.2% +10.9%
10 years +528.1%—+120.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%—+8.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMZNHOURTGTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%63.3%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%58.0%29.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.470.880.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.412.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-89.5%-68.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-40.6%-10.6% -1.2%
52-week high $284.02$2.66$169.90 $779.14
52-week low $198.79$1.54$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 19.5xmedian 17.0x —median 17.0x 15.7xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x —median 9.2x 8.6xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -101.4xmedian 15.6x —median 15.6x 15.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.77 —median 0.77 1.62median 0.77

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 – – $31.56B
Operating income $96.81B – $6.02B
Net income $134.77B – $4.39B
Free cash flow – – $4.46B
EPS (diluted) $12.36 – $9.62
Cash & equivalents $55.78B – –
Total debt – – $15.36B
Shares (diluted) 10.90B 35.19M 456.60M
Enterprise value $2.70T $53.84M $66.09B

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 19.5x – 15.7x
P/FCF -101.4x – 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x – 7.9x
P/S 3.4x – 0.6x
P/B 4.3x – 3.9x
P/Tangible book 4.3x – 3.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.6x
EV/EBIT – – 13.1x
EV/Revenue 3.4x – 0.7x
EV/FCF – – 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x – 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 – 1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMZNHOURTGT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% – 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 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) 86.7% – 11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.2% – 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) – – 51.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMZNHOURTGT
Gross margin – – 29.3%
EBITDA margin – – 8.5%
Operating margin – – 5.6%
Pretax margin – – 5.3%
Net margin – – 4.1%
FCF margin – – 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 – – 14.4%
Return on capital employed – – 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 – – 25.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets – – 70.9%
Equity / assets 49.3% – 29.1%
Interest coverage – – 14.0x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.28

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 19.9xFY2026 – 14.6xFY2026
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 6,145 – 1,885
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% – +20.5%
Institutions buying 3,244 – 931
Institutions selling 2,412 – 671
Buyers to sellers 1.34 – 1.39

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 0.04
TGT 0.08 0.04 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) $2.70T, Hour Loop (HOUR) $53.84M, Target (TGT) $71.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMZN, HOUR and TGT?

Target (TGT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.0x, Target (TGT) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Target (TGT) is cheapest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 19.9x, Target (TGT) 14.6x). 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 stock has performed better?

Over the past year Target (TGT) returned the most: Amazon Com (AMZN) +5.9%, Hour Loop (HOUR) -25.8%, Target (TGT) +61.3%. Over five years, Amazon Com (AMZN) compounded fastest (Amazon Com (AMZN) +7.7%/yr, Target (TGT) -10.2%/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) 34.5%, Hour Loop (HOUR) 63.3%, Target (TGT) 30.4%). 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, Target (TGT) leads on 5. 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.