Home Depot (HD) Competitors $360.41 +1.41 (+0.39%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HD vs. LOW, BLDR, FND, JCTC, WMT, COST, BABA, MCD, BKNG, and TJXShould 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), Jewett-Cameron Trading (JCTC), Walmart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), Alibaba Group (BABA), McDonald's (MCD), Booking (BKNG), and TJX Companies (TJX). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Home Depot vs. Lowe's Companies Builders FirstSource Floor & Decor Jewett-Cameron Trading Walmart Costco Wholesale Alibaba Group McDonald's Booking TJX Companies Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Is HD or LOW a better dividend stock? Home Depot pays an annual dividend of $9.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Lowe's Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Home Depot pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lowe's Companies pays out 37.7% 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 16 consecutive years and Lowe's Companies has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Which has higher 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$159.51B2.22$15.14B$14.9223.90Lowe's Companies$83.67B1.48$7.73B$12.2118.16 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% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HD or LOW? Home Depot received 310 more outperform votes than Lowe's Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.46% of users gave Home Depot an outperform vote while only 69.53% of users gave Lowe's Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHome DepotOutperform Votes182571.46% Underperform Votes72928.54% Lowe's CompaniesOutperform Votes151569.53% Underperform Votes66430.47% Which has more volatility & risk, HD or LOW? Home Depot has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lowe's Companies has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HD or LOW? In the previous week, Home Depot had 3 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Home Depot and 46 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Lowe's Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Home Depot's score of 1.10 indicating that Lowe's Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Home Depot 37 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lowe's Companies 33 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer HD or LOW? Home Depot currently has a consensus price target of $434.08, indicating a potential upside of 21.71%. Lowe's Companies has a consensus price target of $278.21, indicating a potential upside of 25.45%. Given Lowe's Companies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lowe's Companies is more favorable than Home Depot.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Home Depot 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Lowe's Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 SummaryHome Depot beats Lowe's Companies on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Home Depot News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HD 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 HD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHome DepotLumber & other building materials IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$354.52B$71.87B$23.55B$18.80BDividend Yield2.57%2.59%170.05%4.04%P/E Ratio24.2315.5322.2032.45Price / Sales2.221.014.2327.66Price / Cash21.2714.5319.4117.53Price / Book339.6769.615.704.44Net Income$15.14B$3.54B$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.11%1.45%1.01%1.55%1 Month Performance-0.34%-5.45%-3.29%-3.52%1 Year Performance6.71%-19.10%2.09%4.78% Home Depot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDHome Depot4.5216 of 5 stars$360.41+0.4%$434.08+20.4%+6.6%$358.26B$159.51B24.48490,600Positive NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.7424 of 5 stars$220.13-0.4%$278.21+26.4%-3.3%$123.22B$83.67B18.36340,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.9236 of 5 stars$120.44-0.8%$186.84+55.1%-36.0%$13.73B$16.40B13.3329,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageGap DownFNDFloor & Decor3.9468 of 5 stars$72.24-0.6%$103.56+43.3%-34.8%$7.76B$4.46B38.0212,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsJCTCJewett-Cameron TradingN/A$4.06+3.8%N/AN/A$14.28M$47.43M-11.6068Gap UpWMTWalmart4.3608 of 5 stars$94.79-0.3%$103.58+9.3%+59.4%$760.08B$680.99B39.342,300,000Insider TradeShort Interest ↑COSTCostco Wholesale3.89 of 5 stars$972.66-0.5%$1,024.03+5.3%+36.5%$431.40B$264.09B57.09304,000Analyst ForecastBABAAlibaba Group4.7813 of 5 stars$117.59-2.2%$150.36+27.9%+55.6%$280.72B$981.77B16.98254,900MCDMcDonald's4.1236 of 5 stars$315.23-0.5%$322.74+2.4%+15.0%$225.21B$25.92B27.68150,000Upcoming EarningsBKNGBooking4.0705 of 5 stars$4,832.62-0.1%$5,278.66+9.2%+39.7%$157.91B$23.74B27.9624,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownTJXTJX Companies4.1476 of 5 stars$126.65+0.1%$137.38+8.5%+35.0%$141.42B$56.36B29.79340,000Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lowe's Companies Alternatives Builders FirstSource Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Jewett-Cameron Trading Alternatives Walmart Alternatives Costco Wholesale Alternatives Alibaba Group Alternatives McDonald's Alternatives Booking Alternatives TJX Companies Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HD) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s AI Masterplan – Our #1 AI Stock to Buy NowDid Elon Musk just set the stage for the next AI stock explosion? 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