Hypermarkets and Super Centers Industry: Costco Stands Taller

With the best customer service, highest same store sales and eps growth, best dividend yield and the lowest debt to equity ratio, Costco is Bidness Etc’s favorite stock in the hypermarkets and super centers industry.

The hypermarkets and super centers industry is led by three key players – Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT) and Costco (COST), and together, they account for more than 99% of industry revenues in the US. Walmart and Target’s stock prices have gone up around 25% over the last five years ending September 2013, while Costco’s stock has gone up 78% over the same period. The industry’s annual revenues are estimated to grow by 4-4.5% over the next three years. Read more