Home Depot (HD) Competitors $423.33 -0.09 (-0.02%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$422.80 -0.54 (-0.13%) As of 09/12/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HD vs. AMZN, COST, SBUX, TSLA, BLDR, DIS, LOW, NKE, TGT, and WMTShould you be buying Home Depot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Home Depot include Amazon.com (AMZN), Costco Wholesale (COST), Starbucks (SBUX), Tesla (TSLA), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Walt Disney (DIS), Lowe's Companies (LOW), NIKE (NKE), Target (TGT), and Walmart (WMT). Home Depot vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale Starbucks Tesla Builders FirstSource Walt Disney Lowe's Companies NIKE Target Walmart Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Is HD or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Home Depot's net margin of 8.86%. Home Depot's return on equity of 193.99% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Home Depot8.86% 193.99% 15.34% Amazon.com 10.54%23.84%11.14% Which has more volatility & risk, HD or AMZN? Home Depot has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in HD or AMZN? 70.9% of Home Depot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Home Depot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, HD or AMZN? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Home Depot. Home Depot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHome Depot$159.51B2.64$14.81B$14.7228.76Amazon.com$637.96B3.81$59.25B$6.5634.78 Does the media favor HD or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 159 more articles in the media than Home Depot. MarketBeat recorded 244 mentions for Amazon.com and 85 mentions for Home Depot. Home Depot's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Amazon.com's score of 1.14 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 74 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Amazon.com 173 Very Positive mention(s) 29 Positive mention(s) 27 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate HD or AMZN? Home Depot presently has a consensus target price of $432.52, indicating a potential upside of 2.17%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $262.87, indicating a potential upside of 15.22%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Home Depot.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Home Depot 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryAmazon.com beats Home Depot on 13 of the 17 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. 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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 DepotRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$421.47B$51.51B$28.13B$21.69BDividend Yield2.17%3.23%173.88%3.47%P/E Ratio28.7622.0220.6229.69Price / Sales2.641.278.5170.32Price / Cash22.2613.9366.6725.00Price / Book39.537.814.814.58Net Income$14.81B$2.36B$872.26M$1.00B7 Day Performance1.11%4.99%1.22%0.65%1 Month Performance3.90%9.00%4.04%3.07%1 Year Performance11.41%-2.40%19.19%14.34% Home Depot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDHome Depot4.6831 of 5 stars$423.330.0%$432.52+2.2%+13.0%$421.47B$159.51B28.76520,700Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.8301 of 5 stars$236.19+1.7%$262.87+11.3%+22.0%$2.52T$637.96B36.001,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCOSTCostco Wholesale4.5086 of 5 stars$966.69+0.3%$1,050.00+8.6%+5.8%$428.21B$254.45B54.77333,000Trending NewsSBUXStarbucks4.9305 of 5 stars$83.93-1.8%$104.40+24.4%-17.5%$95.36B$36.18B36.16361,000Trending NewsTSLATesla4.1741 of 5 stars$346.67-1.2%$303.00-12.6%+72.3%$1.12T$97.69B200.44125,665Trending NewsInsider TradeBLDRBuilders FirstSource3.646 of 5 stars$147.77-1.0%$154.44+4.5%-18.8%$16.34B$16.40B22.4329,000Positive NewsDISWalt Disney4.7875 of 5 stars$118.07+0.1%$131.18+11.1%+29.9%$212.31B$91.36B18.51233,000Trending NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.5898 of 5 stars$271.58+0.6%$284.13+4.6%+7.9%$152.35B$83.67B22.32270,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseInsider TradeNKENIKE4.7401 of 5 stars$74.14+0.3%$78.22+5.5%-6.7%$109.52B$46.31B34.3377,800Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeTGTTarget4.9771 of 5 stars$91.47-1.8%$113.74+24.4%-39.4%$41.58B$106.57B10.67440,000WMTWalmart4.6085 of 5 stars$101.77+1.3%$110.76+8.8%+29.9%$810.93B$680.99B38.242,100,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Alternatives Costco Wholesale Alternatives Starbucks Alternatives Tesla Alternatives Builders FirstSource Alternatives Walt Disney Alternatives Lowe's Companies Alternatives NIKE Alternatives Target Alternatives Walmart 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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