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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
$336.04
+0.5%		$340.86
$289.10
▼
$426.75
$333.53B0.954.00 million shs3.39 million shs
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
$216.53
-0.4%		$216.05
$199.40
▼
$293.06
$121.86B0.862.97 million shs2.93 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
+0.53%-0.64%+1.30%+7.30%-16.41%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
-0.55%-0.76%+5.89%+0.58%-15.83%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
$336.04
+0.5%		$340.86
$289.10
▼
$426.75
$333.53B0.954.00 million shs3.39 million shs
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
$216.53
-0.4%		$216.05
$199.40
▼
$293.06
$121.86B0.862.97 million shs2.93 million shs
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7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market Boom

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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
+0.53%-0.64%+1.30%+7.30%-16.41%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
-0.55%-0.76%+5.89%+0.58%-15.83%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
2.53
Moderate Buy$375.5411.75% Upside
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
2.58
Moderate Buy$258.5319.40% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LOW and HD Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/21/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
Guggenheim logo
Guggenheim
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Lower Price TargetBuy$300.00 ➝ $275.00
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingOverweight
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetBuy$267.00 ➝ $260.00
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
Telsey Advisory Group logo
Telsey Advisory Group
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Lower Price TargetOutperform$280.00 ➝ $260.00
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
Truist Financial Corporation logo
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy$255.00 ➝ $254.00
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy$285.00 ➝ $275.00
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
TD Cowen logo
TD Cowen
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Reiterated RatingHold$235.00
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
Royal Bank Of Canada logo
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Reiterated RatingSector Perform$231.00
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
KeyCorp logo
KeyCorp
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Reiterated RatingOverweight$275.00
8/20/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
Mizuho logo
Mizuho
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Lower Price TargetOutperform$280.00 ➝ $250.00
8/19/2026
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy$430.00 ➝ $420.00
(Data available from 8/22/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
$164.68B2.03$18.91 per share17.77$16.67 per share20.16
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
$90.43B1.34$16.16 per share13.40($13.26) per share-16.33
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
$14.16B$14.2923.5220.863.688.41%106.42%13.76%N/A
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
$6.65B$11.8318.3016.422.807.34%-75.67%12.82%N/A

Latest LOW and HD Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/19/2026Q2 2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
$4.22$4.40+$0.18$4.27$26.13 billion$25.96 billion
8/18/2026Q2 2026
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
$4.73$4.92+$0.19$4.79$47.24 billion$47.86 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
$9.322.77%+8.92%65.22%16 Years
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
$5.002.31%+15.61%42.27%53 Years

Latest LOW and HD Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
8/20/2026
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
quarterly$2.332.79%9/3/20269/3/20269/17/2026
5/29/2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
quarterly$1.252.45%7/22/20267/22/20268/5/2026
1/1/2100
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
quarterly$1.202.13%7/23/20257/23/20258/6/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
2.64
1.08
0.28
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
N/A
1.10
0.18

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
70.86%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
74.06%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
0.08%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
0.29%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
472,400997.12 million996.32 millionOptionable
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
276,000560.71 million559.08 millionOptionable

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Truist Financial Has Lowered Expectations for Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) Stock Price
August 22 at 3:25 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30976232
UBS Group Has Lowered Expectations for Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) Stock Price
August 22 at 3:25 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30976236
Royal Bank Of Canada Reaffirms "Sector Perform" Rating for Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW)
August 22 at 2:36 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30975710
Mizuho Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) Stock Price
August 22 at 1:54 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30975399
KeyCorp Reiterates "Overweight" Rating for Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW)
August 22 at 1:54 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30975429
Lowe's Companies, Inc.: Lowe's Reports Second Quarter 2026 Sales And Earnings Results
August 21 at 7:32 PM  |  finanznachrichten.dehttps://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-08/69351795-lowe-s-companies-inc-lowe-s-reports-second-quarter-2026-sales-and-earnings-results-008.htm
Cramer Targets Stanley Black & Decker as the Pick-and-Shovel Play on Home Renovation Boom
August 21 at 2:32 PM  |  247wallst.comhttps://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/21/cramer-targets-stanley-black-decker-as-the-pick-and-shovel-play-on-home-renovation-boom/
What Walmart, Lowe's, And La-Z-Boy Earnings Say About The American Consumer
August 21 at 1:10 PM  |  seekingalpha.comhttps://seekingalpha.com/article/4939184-what-walmart-lowes-la-z-boy-earnings-say-about-american-consumer?utm_source=marketbeat.com&utm_medium=referral&feed_item_type=article?source=MarketBeat
Lowe’s gets $80M Trump tariff refund — it’s not going toward price cuts
August 21 at 9:31 AM  |  newstribune.comN
Lowe's (LOW) Stock Sees Modest Fair Value Cut As Analysts Trim Q2 Expectations
August 21 at 9:31 AM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/lowes-low-stock-sees-modest-050930497.html
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Raises Stock Position in Lowe's Companies, Inc. $LOW
August 21 at 3:12 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-bank-of-new-york-mellon-corp-raises-stock-position-in-lowes-companies-inc-low-2026-08-21/
DA Davidson Reaffirms "Neutral" Rating for Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW)
August 21 at 2:12 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30973424
Traders Buy Large Volume of Put Options on Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW)
August 21 at 1:40 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30973251
Lowe's plans $10.5M store near Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, its first in Converse
August 20 at 12:11 AM  |  msn.comhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/lowes-plans-105m-store-near-joint-base-san-antonio-randolph-its-first-in-converse/ar-AA2aAAkf
Lowe's (LOW) Stock May Be 9% Undervalued After Cautious Outlook
August 20 at 12:11 AM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/lowes-low-stock-may-9-002014101.html
Telsey Advisory Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) Stock Price
August 20 at 3:17 PM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/telsey-advisory-group-issues-pessimistic-forecast-for-lowes-companies-nyselow-stock-price-2026-08-20/
Lowe's cuts 2026 guidance, these bullish analysts expect comps to accelerate in 2H
August 20 at 2:08 PM  |  msn.comhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/lowe-s-cuts-2026-guidance-these-bullish-analysts-expect-comps-to-accelerate-in-2h/ar-AA2azTv5
Is It Worth Investing in Lowe's (LOW) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
August 20 at 2:08 PM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/worth-investing-lowes-low-based-133001850.html
Lowe's Q2 Earnings Call Flags DIY Pressure and Promo Discipline
August 20 at 2:08 PM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/lowes-q2-earnings-call-flags-140000424.html

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Home Depot NYSE:HD

$336.04 +1.55 (+0.46%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company primarily serves homeowners; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, maintenance professionals, handymen, property managers, and building service contractors, as well as specialty tradesmen, such as electricians, plumbers, and painters. It sells its products through websites, including homedepot.com; homedepot.ca and homedepot.com.mx; blinds.com, justblinds.com, and americanblinds.com for custom window coverings; thecompanystore.com, an online site for textiles and décor products; hdsupply.com for maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and related services; and The Home Depot stores. The Home Depot, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lowe's Companies stock logo

Lowe's Companies NYSE:LOW

$216.53 -0.81 (-0.37%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical. In addition, the company offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; and extended protection plans and repair services. It sells its national brand-name merchandise and private brand products to professional customers, homeowners, renters, businesses, and government. The company also sells its products through Lowes.com website; and through mobile applications. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

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