Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Costco vs. Walmart

Retail giants Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) have a lot in common. People go to these shopping hubs when budgets are tight. Actually, Walmart and Costco stay busy in any economy -- and despite their low-cost products and services, these companies make money by the truckload.Look up "consumer defensive" stocks in your favorite screener and sort the list by market cap. Walmart tops that list with a $734 billion market value on Dec. 27, followed by Costco at $415 billion. I'm talking about true business titans here.But should you buy Costco or Walmart stock today? You know how similar these companies can be, but let's check out how they differ, too.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool