Compare (target company) Target with two comparables Walmart and Costco .

Merger and acquisition (Finance) ?Select a public company in which you would be interested in analyzing, investing in or if money was not object buying. Note:I’m thinking to compare (target company) Target with two comparables Walmart and Costco . ?Complete Comparable Companies Template (Your target company and two comparables) ?Input data only in cells noted in the instructions oDo not worry if the terminology is not exactly the same as the company you selected. Part of the analysis is making assumptions. oAssume the EPS stated is the diluted EPS oEnsure the ITEMS in Bold are correct and tie to the 10K (i.e. net income, ebit, EBITDA etc.) ?Upon completion of the Data Entry oComplete your analysis of the target company as compared to the two comparable’s. ? Paper guidelines oProvide a brief description of your target company. oProvide an in depth rationale as to why you selected the company as a target. Be sure to include numbers in your rationale. oProvide an in depth rationale as to why you selected each comparable company. Be sure to include numbers in your rationale. oSummarize the benchmarking analysis (Page 1 and Page 2 excel spreadsheet) of the target and two comparable’s. oSummarize the companies analysis (Output tab of the excel spreadsheet) oBased on your analysis, provide your recommendation to your investors or board members. Be sure to justify your recommendation with numbers from your analysis.