Walmart’s earnings failed to please investors. Can Costco and these other retailers do better?

Most Wall Street analysts consider shares of Walmart Inc. a buy. But even as a safer bet in the retail world, the chain’s first-quarter outlook last month

made investors nervous. Now, earnings from lots of other retailers — some of whom aren’t as safe — will fill in the gaps on a consumer landscape that has shown more signs of souring.

Among the retailers that investors still like a lot, membership warehouse chain Costco Wholesale Corp. COST reports results this week. As for those they like a little less, there’s Target Corp. TGT and Macy’s Inc. M.