Walmart, Home Depot, and Lowe's Companies are the three Home Improvement stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Home improvement stocks are shares of companies that manufacture, distribute or retail goods and services used in home renovation, repair and maintenance. They include hardware retailers, building-material suppliers and specialty manufacturers whose revenues depend on consumer spending and housing-market activity. Investors often watch these stocks as a gauge of home-building trends and overall economic confidence. 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.
Shares of WMT traded down $0.72 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $97.61. The stock had a trading volume of 7,701,869 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,153,703. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.91. Walmart has a one year low of $66.67 and a one year high of $105.30. The firm has a market cap of $778.94 billion, a PE ratio of 41.63, a P/E/G ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.
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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.
Shares of HD traded down $4.95 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $372.39. The stock had a trading volume of 1,469,886 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,536,577. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $365.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $373.69. Home Depot has a one year low of $326.31 and a one year high of $439.37. The firm has a market cap of $370.50 billion, a PE ratio of 25.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.95.
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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.
Shares of LOW stock traded down $2.55 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $227.50. 1,256,325 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,638,392. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.77, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.90. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $222.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $232.12. Lowe's Companies has a 52 week low of $206.38 and a 52 week high of $287.01.
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