Home Depot (HD) Competitors $384.82 -9.82 (-2.49%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$385.16 +0.34 (+0.09%) As of 02/21/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HD vs. LOW, BLDR, FND, JCTC, WMT, COST, BABA, MCD, PDD, and BKNGShould you be buying Home Depot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Home Depot include Lowe's Companies (LOW), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Floor & Decor (FND), Jewett-Cameron Trading (JCTC), Walmart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), Alibaba Group (BABA), McDonald's (MCD), PDD (PDD), and Booking (BKNG). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Home Depot vs. Lowe's Companies Builders FirstSource Floor & Decor Jewett-Cameron Trading Walmart Costco Wholesale Alibaba Group McDonald's PDD Booking Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals believe in HD or LOW? 70.9% of Home Depot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Home Depot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is HD or LOW a better dividend stock? Home Depot pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Lowe's Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Home Depot pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lowe's Companies pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Home Depot has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Lowe's Companies has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HD or LOW? Home Depot received 312 more outperform votes than Lowe's Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.47% of users gave Home Depot an outperform vote while only 69.53% of users gave Lowe's Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHome DepotOutperform Votes181671.47% Underperform Votes72528.53% Lowe's CompaniesOutperform Votes150469.53% Underperform Votes65930.47% Which has more risk & volatility, HD or LOW? Home Depot has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lowe's Companies has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HD or LOW? Home Depot has higher revenue and earnings than Lowe's Companies. Lowe's Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Depot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHome Depot$152.67B2.50$15.14B$14.7226.14Lowe's Companies$86.38B1.56$7.73B$11.9919.93 Does the media favor HD or LOW? In the previous week, Home Depot had 45 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 116 mentions for Home Depot and 71 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Home Depot's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Lowe's Companies' score of 1.42 indicating that Home Depot is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Home Depot 92 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lowe's Companies 55 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HD or LOW more profitable? Home Depot has a net margin of 9.45% compared to Lowe's Companies' net margin of 8.19%. Home Depot's return on equity of 452.60% beat Lowe's Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Home Depot9.45% 452.60% 16.91% Lowe's Companies 8.19%-47.55%15.28% Do analysts rate HD or LOW? Home Depot currently has a consensus target price of $433.44, suggesting a potential upside of 12.64%. Lowe's Companies has a consensus target price of $282.96, suggesting a potential upside of 18.43%. Given Lowe's Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lowe's Companies is more favorable than Home Depot.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Home Depot 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Lowe's Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 SummaryHome Depot beats Lowe's Companies on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Home Depot News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHome DepotLumber & other building materials IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$382.26B$78.19B$25.90B$20.07BDividend Yield2.28%1.93%172.57%3.65%P/E Ratio26.1418.6423.0934.89Price / Sales2.501.193.7315.65Price / Cash21.3114.4221.2120.85Price / Book366.4975.335.834.92Net Income$15.14B$3.54B$770.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.02%-2.90%-3.07%-1.05%1 Month Performance-6.18%-4.46%-1.45%-1.09%1 Year Performance3.64%-6.71%7.19%13.71% Home Depot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDHome Depot4.2669 of 5 stars$384.82-2.5%$433.44+12.6%+5.7%$382.26B$152.67B26.14509,300Analyst ForecastPositive NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.7605 of 5 stars$251.88-0.3%$282.96+12.3%+4.9%$142.23B$86.38B21.01284,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.804 of 5 stars$153.90+0.9%$205.71+33.7%-25.3%$17.71B$17.10B15.0329,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageFNDFloor & Decor3.723 of 5 stars$97.54-0.3%$106.22+8.9%-13.7%$10.46B$4.41B54.1912,783Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpJCTCJewett-Cameron TradingN/A$4.43-2.6%N/AN/A$15.59M$47.15M-12.6668News CoverageWMTWalmart4.4433 of 5 stars$104.04-1.0%$100.53-3.4%+63.5%$835.78B$648.13B42.702,100,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageCOSTCostco Wholesale4.4948 of 5 stars$1,071.85-0.5%$1,021.93-4.7%+43.2%$475.79B$254.45B62.94333,000Positive NewsBABAAlibaba Group3.7436 of 5 stars$124.73+4.3%$115.86-7.1%+90.1%$296.71B$130.35B25.30204,891Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMCDMcDonald's4.4731 of 5 stars$308.59-0.5%$323.61+4.9%+3.7%$221.14B$25.49B27.09150,000Insider TradePDDPDD4.6807 of 5 stars$124.16+2.2%$173.40+39.7%+1.2%$170.83B$34.88B12.1317,403Options VolumePositive NewsGap UpBKNGBooking3.9142 of 5 stars$5,044.40+0.7%$5,044.43+0.0%+33.4%$166.97B$21.37B34.2323,600Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lowe's Companies Alternatives Builders FirstSource Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Jewett-Cameron Trading Alternatives Walmart Alternatives Costco Wholesale Alternatives Alibaba Group Alternatives McDonald's Alternatives PDD Alternatives Booking Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HD) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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