Home Depot (HD) Competitors $399.98 -6.82 (-1.68%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HD vs. LOW, BLDR, FND, WMT, COST, MCD, BABA, BKNG, TJX, and SBUXShould 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), Walmart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), McDonald's (MCD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Booking (BKNG), TJX Companies (TJX), and Starbucks (SBUX). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Home Depot vs. Lowe's Companies Builders FirstSource Floor & Decor Walmart Costco Wholesale McDonald's Alibaba Group Booking TJX Companies Starbucks Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HD or LOW? Home Depot received 316 more outperform votes than Lowe's Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.42% of users gave Home Depot an outperform vote while only 69.58% of users gave Lowe's Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHome DepotOutperform Votes181271.42% Underperform Votes72528.58% Lowe's CompaniesOutperform Votes149669.58% Underperform Votes65430.42% Do analysts rate HD or LOW? Home Depot currently has a consensus target price of $426.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.51%. Lowe's Companies has a consensus target price of $277.92, indicating a potential upside of 5.66%. Given Home Depot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Home Depot is more favorable than Lowe's Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Home Depot 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Lowe's Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has more volatility & risk, HD or LOW? Home Depot has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lowe's Companies has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HD or LOW? In the previous week, Home Depot had 33 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 113 mentions for Home Depot and 80 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Home Depot's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Lowe's Companies' score of 0.80 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 76 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lowe's Companies 42 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 1.7%. 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. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HD or LOW? 70.9% of Home Depot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Home Depot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is HD or LOW more profitable? Home Depot has a net margin of 9.45% compared to Lowe's Companies' net margin of 8.25%. 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 8.25%-47.07%15.79% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$152.67B2.60$15.14B$14.7227.17Lowe's Companies$83.72B1.78$7.73B$11.9921.94 SummaryHome Depot beats Lowe's Companies on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. 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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$397.30B$96.76B$23.60B$19.85BDividend Yield2.20%1.77%168.62%3.52%P/E Ratio27.1720.61117.1742.73Price / Sales2.601.496.5619.27Price / Cash22.0017.8720.0817.86Price / Book380.93130.406.265.52Net Income$15.14B$4.13B$688.15M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.39%-4.12%-1.23%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.61%-7.97%-2.18%1.05%1 Year Performance30.99%20.22%15.23%24.67% Home Depot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDHome Depot4.8322 of 5 stars$399.98-1.7%$426.00+6.5%+29.8%$397.30B$152.67B27.17509,300Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.5146 of 5 stars$263.03+1.5%$277.92+5.7%+28.7%$147.08B$86.38B21.94284,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.7956 of 5 stars$174.95-2.2%$206.47+18.0%+30.1%$20.13B$16.73B17.0829,000Positive NewsFNDFloor & Decor3.2627 of 5 stars$103.46+3.9%$104.37+0.9%+14.3%$11.09B$4.41B57.4812,783High Trading VolumeWMTWalmart4.78 of 5 stars$87.18+0.7%$91.51+5.0%+68.4%$696.11B$648.13B35.782,100,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6741 of 5 stars$928.08-0.2%$908.81-2.1%+59.8%$412.12B$254.45B56.01333,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsMCDMcDonald's4.7221 of 5 stars$290.89+0.1%$319.46+9.8%+4.3%$208.34B$25.49B25.54150,000BABAAlibaba Group4.8669 of 5 stars$86.77-0.4%$114.07+31.5%+10.6%$207.76B$130.35B17.60204,891Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBKNGBooking4.5752 of 5 stars$5,016.43+0.8%$4,785.00-4.6%+58.9%$164.72B$21.37B34.0423,600Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTJXTJX Companies4.4519 of 5 stars$119.74+0.2%$127.41+6.4%+33.7%$134.85B$54.22B28.92349,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSBUXStarbucks4.9222 of 5 stars$98.26-0.1%$102.81+4.6%-5.8%$111.45B$36.18B29.69381,000Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lowe's Companies Alternatives Builders FirstSource Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Walmart Alternatives Costco Wholesale Alternatives McDonald's Alternatives Alibaba Group Alternatives Booking Alternatives TJX Companies Alternatives Starbucks 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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