Lowe's Companies (LOW) Competitors $247.72 +3.20 (+1.31%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LOW vs. HD, BLDR, FND, JCTC, COST, MCD, BABA, BKNG, TJX, and SBUXShould you be buying Lowe's Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lowe's Companies include Home Depot (HD), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Floor & Decor (FND), Jewett-Cameron Trading (JCTC), 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. Lowe's Companies vs. Home Depot Builders FirstSource Floor & Decor Jewett-Cameron Trading 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HD or LOW? Home Depot received 311 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 69.52% of users gave Lowe's Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHome DepotOutperform Votes181271.42% Underperform Votes72528.58% Lowe's CompaniesOutperform Votes150169.52% Underperform Votes65830.48% 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% Which has preferable 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$154.60B2.52$15.14B$14.7226.67Lowe's Companies$83.72B1.67$7.73B$11.9920.66 Which has more risk & volatility, HD or LOW? Home Depot has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lowe's Companies has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Home Depot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor HD or LOW? In the previous week, Home Depot had 3 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Home Depot and 17 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Home Depot's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Lowe's Companies' score of 0.54 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 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lowe's Companies 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate HD or LOW? Home Depot presently has a consensus price target of $426.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Lowe's Companies has a consensus price target of $280.85, suggesting a potential upside of 13.37%. Given Lowe's Companies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 23 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Lowe's Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 SummaryHome Depot beats Lowe's Companies on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Lowe's Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LOW 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 LOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLowe's CompaniesLumber & other building materials IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$139.88B$80.41B$24.60B$19.19BDividend Yield1.78%1.84%165.83%3.57%P/E Ratio20.6620.17108.7941.22Price / Sales1.671.263.7417.59Price / Cash15.9715.6321.7321.28Price / Book-10.4319.425.425.32Net Income$7.73B$3.54B$675.22M$989.67M7 Day Performance-5.59%-4.11%-2.92%-3.45%1 Month Performance-6.70%-6.36%0.23%-3.74%1 Year Performance10.81%-0.18%8.77%12.06% Lowe's Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOWLowe's Companies4.4135 of 5 stars$247.72+1.3%$280.85+13.4%+11.6%$139.88B$83.72B20.66284,000High Trading VolumeHDHome Depot4.5046 of 5 stars$414.00-0.7%$426.00+2.9%+12.6%$411.25B$154.60B28.18509,300Positive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8689 of 5 stars$162.54-2.3%$210.00+29.2%-6.9%$18.71B$16.73B16.2529,000Analyst ForecastFNDFloor & Decor3.6608 of 5 stars$109.53-0.9%$104.37-4.7%-8.8%$11.74B$4.41B61.3712,783Short Interest ↓JCTCJewett-Cameron TradingN/A$4.65-0.9%N/AN/A$16.30M$47.15M22.33N/APositive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.4445 of 5 stars$1,004.78+1.6%$988.46-1.6%+44.3%$445.19B$254.45B58.49333,000Analyst ForecastMCDMcDonald's4.122 of 5 stars$299.80+1.1%$320.50+6.9%+1.3%$214.84B$25.94B26.04150,000BABAAlibaba Group4.8757 of 5 stars$86.10-2.0%$114.07+32.5%+12.2%$205.76B$130.35B17.52204,891Gap DownBKNGBooking4.5776 of 5 stars$5,168.03-1.1%$4,866.03-5.8%+45.5%$171.05B$23.05B35.4723,600Analyst ForecastTJXTJX Companies4.3717 of 5 stars$124.22-0.5%$130.89+5.4%+35.5%$139.64B$54.22B29.38349,000SBUXStarbucks4.641 of 5 stars$93.81-3.7%$103.77+10.6%-7.1%$106.36B$36.18B29.43361,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Home Depot Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Floor & Decor Competitors Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors Costco Wholesale Competitors McDonald's Competitors Alibaba Group Competitors Booking Competitors TJX Companies Competitors Starbucks Competitors 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:LOW) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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