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Home Improvement Stocks To Follow Now - August 5th

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Key Points

  • The key home improvement stocks to watch include Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Wayfair, and Target, reflecting their high trading volumes in the market.
  • Walmart's stock (WMT) traded at $99.19 with a market cap of $791.57 billion, while Home Depot's stock (HD) reached $385.74 with a market cap of $383.79 billion.
  • Lowe's stock (LOW) closed at $237.95, with a 12-month high of $287.01, indicating significant growth potential in the home improvement sector.
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Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's Companies, Wayfair, and Target are the five Home Improvement stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Home improvement stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that manufacture, supply or retail products and services used in residential renovation, repair and remodeling. This sector includes home–center retailers (such as Home Depot or Lowe’s), building‐materials suppliers, tool and hardware manufacturers, paint and décor companies, and related service providers. Because demand for these stocks is closely tied to housing market activity and consumer spending on upgrades, their performance often reflects broader economic and real‐estate trends. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Home Improvement stocks within the last several days.

Walmart (WMT)

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

WMT stock traded down $0.40 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $99.19. The stock had a trading volume of 8,264,221 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,083,283. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock's 50 day moving average is $96.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.13. The firm has a market cap of $791.57 billion, a PE ratio of 42.40, a PEG ratio of 4.74 and a beta of 0.66. Walmart has a 52 week low of $66.67 and a 52 week high of $105.30.

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Home Depot (HD)

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.

NYSE HD traded up $4.92 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $385.74. 1,735,779 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,525,215. The company has a market capitalization of $383.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.95. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $366.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $372.71. Home Depot has a 12-month low of $326.31 and a 12-month high of $439.37.

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Lowe's Companies (LOW)

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.

NYSE LOW traded up $4.14 on Tuesday, reaching $237.95. 1,875,720 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,653,544. Lowe's Companies has a 12 month low of $206.38 and a 12 month high of $287.01. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $223.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $231.19. The company has a market cap of $133.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.72, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.89.

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Wayfair (W)

Wayfair Inc. provides e-commerce business in the United States and internationally. The company offers approximately thirty million products for the home sector. It offers online selections of furniture, décor, housewares, and home improvement products through its sites consisting of Wayfair, Joss & Main, AllModern, Birch Lane, Perigold, and Wayfair Professional.

W stock traded down $0.62 on Tuesday, hitting $72.86. 4,909,214 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,168,848. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $52.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.25. Wayfair has a 12-month low of $20.41 and a 12-month high of $76.29. The stock has a market cap of $9.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.51 and a beta of 2.92.

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Target (TGT)

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.

Shares of TGT stock traded up $2.79 on Tuesday, hitting $102.58. The company had a trading volume of 3,371,668 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,965,133. The firm has a market cap of $46.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.22. Target has a twelve month low of $87.35 and a twelve month high of $167.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $100.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $106.75.

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