TGT vs HOUR vs FIVE Stock Comparison

Target, Hour Loop and Five Below Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TGT Target Corp
$148.50 -5.7% 1M +57.5% 1Y
Market cap
$67.21B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.71B
Div. yield
0.03%
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
HOUR Hour Loop, Inc
$1.57 -9.8% 1M -29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$54.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
FIVE Five Below, Inc
$230.00 +3.3% 1M +47.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.75B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.31B
Div. yield
–
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionTGTHOURFIVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.21B $54.90M $12.75B TGT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x — 20.6x TGT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 21.7x TGT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% — +25.6% FIVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% — 11.7% FIVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% — 24.7% FIVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.5% -29.9% +47.2% TGT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr — +3.7%/yr FIVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 63.5% 38.5% TGT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 — 67/100 FIVE

Percentile Scorecard

TGTHOURFIVE

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

AxisTGTHOURFIVE
Valuation 62 #40 of 104 – 40 #63 of 104
Growth 61 #39 of 99 – 98 #3 of 99
Profitability 72 #28 of 99 – 89 #12 of 99
Financial Health 45 #63 of 113 – 89 #13 of 113
Shareholder Returns 33 #49 of 73 – 18 #60 of 73
Overall 55 – 67
  • TGT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HOUR ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • FIVE ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTGTHOURFIVESPY
1 month -5.7%-9.8%+3.3% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%-12.8%+11.0% +3.5%
6 months +14.5%-23.4%-1.8% +7.0%
Year to date +51.9%-12.8%+22.1% +12.2%
1 year +57.5%-29.9%+47.2% +13.0%
3 years +38.5%+11.3%+35.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.5%+3.7%+10.7% +23.1%
5 years -42.1%—+19.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.4%—+3.7% +11.0%
10 years +116.5%—+516.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%—+19.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTGTHOURFIVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%63.5%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%58.4%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.880.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.88-0.471.22 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.6%-89.5%-74.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-41.0%-12.5% -1.8%
52-week high $169.90$2.66$262.72 $779.14
52-week low $83.68$1.54$147.05 $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.

MultipleTGTHOURFIVE
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 20.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 2.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 11.7xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x 21.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x 5.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.59median 0.72 —median 0.72 0.64median 0.72

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 monthsTGTHOURFIVE
Revenue $107.71B – $5.31B
Gross profit $31.56B – $2.14B
Operating income $6.02B – $783.78M
Net income $4.39B – $619.18M
Free cash flow $4.46B – $599.25M
EPS (diluted) $9.62 – $11.16
Cash & equivalents – – $561.08M
Total debt $15.36B – –
Shares (diluted) 456.60M 35.19M 55.47M
Enterprise value $61.80B $54.90M $8.99B

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
MetricTGTHOURFIVE
P/E 15.4x – 20.5x
P/FCF 15.1x – 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x – 15.8x
P/S 0.6x – 2.4x
P/B 3.8x – 5.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x – 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x – 11.7x
EV/EBIT 12.9x – 14.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 2.2x
EV/FCF 17.4x – 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x – 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.59 – 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTGTHOURFIVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% – 25.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 17.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% – 44.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – 22.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% – 124.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – 31.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% – 126.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.6% – 126.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% – 31.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% – 43.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – 22.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.4% – 73.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% – 49.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTGTHOURFIVE
Gross margin 29.3% – 40.3%
EBITDA margin 8.5% – 18.5%
Operating margin 5.6% – 14.7%
Pretax margin 5.3% – 15.4%
Net margin 4.1% – 11.7%
FCF margin 4.1% – 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% – 15.1%
Return on equity 25.8% – 25.9%
Return on assets 7.4% – 12.0%
Return on invested capital 14.4% – 24.7%
Return on capital employed 15.7% – 18.8%
Asset turnover 1.8x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTGTHOURFIVE
Debt / assets 25.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 3.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.9% – 53.1%
Equity / assets 29.1% – 46.9%
Interest coverage 14.0x – –
Current ratio 1.0x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.26 – 5.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTGTHOURFIVE
Dividend yield 3.1% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusTGTHOURFIVE
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.42FY2026 – $10.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 – +58.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% – +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.64BFY2026 – $5.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 – +15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% – +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTGTHOURFIVE
Held by institutions 86.5% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,882 – 605
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.5% – -0.1%
Institutions buying 929 – 288
Institutions selling 670 – 245
Buyers to sellers 1.39 – 1.18

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.

TGTHOURFIVE
TGT 1.00 0.05 0.31
HOUR 0.05 1.00 0.10
FIVE 0.31 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TGT, HOUR and FIVE?

Target (TGT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Target (TGT) $67.21B, Hour Loop (HOUR) $54.90M, Five Below (FIVE) $12.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, TGT, HOUR and FIVE?

Target (TGT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Target (TGT) 15.3x, Five Below (FIVE) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Target (TGT) is cheapest (Target (TGT) 14.3x, Five Below (FIVE) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Five Below (FIVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Target (TGT) +2.0%, Five Below (FIVE) +25.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Five Below (FIVE) has the highest net margin (Target (TGT) 4.1%, Five Below (FIVE) 11.7%). On return on invested capital, Five Below (FIVE) leads (Target (TGT) 14.4%, Five Below (FIVE) 24.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Target (TGT) returned the most: Target (TGT) +57.5%, Hour Loop (HOUR) -29.9%, Five Below (FIVE) +47.2%. Over five years, Five Below (FIVE) compounded fastest (Target (TGT) -10.4%/yr, Five Below (FIVE) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Target (TGT) has been the steadiest (Target (TGT) 30.6%, Hour Loop (HOUR) 63.5%, Five Below (FIVE) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.