Question 1

Which is bigger, KO or TGT?

Accepted Answer

Coca-Cola Company is the larger company — market cap $379B vs $69.8B for Target Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, KO or TGT?

Accepted Answer

KO keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 28.6% vs 4.2% for TGT.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, KO or TGT?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, TGT trades at a lower P/E — 15.9 vs 26.5 for KO. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, KO or TGT?

Accepted Answer

TGT yields 2.96% vs 2.92% for KO.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — KO or TGT?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, KO leads 4 of 10 comparable metrics and TGT leads 6. StockCV rates KO “Mixed” and TGT “Solid”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	KO	TGT
Price	$88.15	$153.68
Market cap	$379B	$69.8B
Revenue (TTM)	$50.1B	$234B
Revenue growth	+3.7%	-1.3%
Net margin	28.6%	4.2%
Free cash flow	$14.3B	$6.75B
Net cash (debt)	($30.1B)	($13.8B)
1-year price return	+32.8%	+72.5%
P/E	26.5	15.9
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	44%	56%
Dividend yield	2.92%	2.96%
Return on equity	43%	27%
Altman Z-score	—	2.21
CV checks passed	10 of 11	10 of 11
Employees	65,900	415,000

Coca-Cola Company vs Target Corporation