Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Walmart vs. Dollar General

It's a matchup between the world's largest retailer and its smaller discount store rival. In one corner, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) stock is having a banner year, up 54% amid a string of better-than-expected results. On the other side, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) has struggled to manage weak sales, sending shares lower by 51% year to date.What does this night-and-day difference in the performance between these two consumer goods giants mean for each stock heading into 2025? Let's discuss whether shares of Walmart or Dollar General may offer the best buying opportunity right now.Walmart investors have a lot to cheer about with the stock trading at a record high. Resilient macroeconomic conditions coupled with easing inflationary cost pressures and steps to improve operating efficiency have driven an earnings growth rebound.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool