Better Buy: The Home Depot, Inc. vs. Target
The retail industry has been a great big puddle of uncertainty lately. E-commerce juggernaut Amazon.com, Inc. has numerous traditional retailers trembling in their boots. Still, many believe that the fear driving retailers down is overblown, if not unfounded.
Today's contestants are on the short list of companies that many believe can make a stand against the online behemoth and have a meaningful existence in a world dominated by e-commerce: leading home-improvement store The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) and big-box retailer Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT). The numbers don't lie, so let's dive into several meaningful metrics and see which one is better equipped to survive and even thrive.
Which company is better equipped to make a stand against e-commerce? Image source: Getty Images.
Source: Fool.com