Home Depot (HD) Competitors $427.86 -1.50 (-0.35%) (As of 12/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HD vs. LOW, BLDR, FND, WMT, COST, MCD, BABA, BKNG, TJX, and SBUXShould 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), Walmart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), McDonald's (MCD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Booking (BKNG), TJX Companies (TJX), and Starbucks (SBUX). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Home Depot vs. Lowe's Companies Builders FirstSource Floor & Decor Walmart Costco Wholesale McDonald's Alibaba Group Booking TJX Companies Starbucks Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) and Home Depot (NYSE:HD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Is LOW or HD a better dividend stock? Lowe's Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Home Depot pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lowe's Companies pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Depot pays out 61.1% 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 15 consecutive years. Home Depot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, LOW or HD? 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 RatioLowe's Companies$86.38B1.78$7.73B$11.9922.71Home Depot$154.60B2.75$15.14B$14.7229.07 Which has more risk & volatility, LOW or HD? Lowe's Companies has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Depot has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend LOW or HD? Lowe's Companies presently has a consensus target price of $277.92, indicating a potential upside of 2.09%. Home Depot has a consensus target price of $426.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.43%. Given Lowe's Companies' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lowe's Companies is more favorable than Home Depot.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lowe's Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Home Depot 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Is LOW or HD 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 Lowe's Companies8.19% -47.55% 15.28% Home Depot 9.45%452.60%16.91% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LOW or HD? 74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Home Depot shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Home Depot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor LOW or HD? In the previous week, Home Depot had 29 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Home Depot and 39 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Lowe's Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Home Depot's score of 1.20 indicating that Lowe's Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lowe's Companies 30 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Home Depot 48 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor LOW or HD? Home Depot received 316 more outperform votes than Lowe's Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.42% of users gave Home Depot an outperform vote while only 69.58% of users gave Lowe's Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLowe's CompaniesOutperform Votes149669.58% Underperform Votes65430.42% Home DepotOutperform Votes181271.42% Underperform Votes72528.58% SummaryHome Depot beats Lowe's Companies on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Darwin"Start Earning Extra Income with Just $30"What if you could unlock a steady income stream from stocks priced under $30? Our new guide walks you through simple, effective options strategies designed for everyday investors. With step-by-step insights, you’ll learn how to transform familiar names like Ford and Intel into reliable monthly income generators.Claim Your Free Report Now: “Options Made Simple – 2 Affordable Stocks for Monthly Income” 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$425.02B$122.64B$25.78B$20.26BDividend Yield2.10%1.75%168.56%3.43%P/E Ratio29.0721.61122.2244.55Price / Sales2.751.757.4917.46Price / Cash23.0116.0021.9822.41Price / Book73.5128.045.455.58Net Income$15.14B$4.13B$677.63M$984.96M7 Day Performance0.13%-1.68%2.00%0.03%1 Month Performance8.16%-1.34%5.82%6.16%1 Year Performance32.05%19.05%19.56%23.21% Home Depot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDHome Depot4.8724 of 5 stars$427.86-0.3%$426.00-0.4%+32.1%$426.50B$152.67B29.07509,300Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.6526 of 5 stars$272.19-0.1%$277.92+2.1%+31.2%$154.41B$86.38B22.72284,000Positive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8459 of 5 stars$184.49-1.1%$206.47+11.9%+29.3%$21.23B$17.10B18.2129,000Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsFNDFloor & Decor3.3421 of 5 stars$112.87+0.6%$104.37-7.5%+9.4%$12.10B$4.41B62.3412,783Positive NewsWMTWalmart4.8218 of 5 stars$92.18-0.3%$91.88-0.3%+83.6%$740.97B$648.13B37.912,100,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.7022 of 5 stars$971.88+1.1%$908.81-6.5%+65.4%$430.61B$254.45B58.65333,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑MCDMcDonald's4.4192 of 5 stars$292.51-0.6%$319.64+9.3%+3.1%$209.62B$25.94B25.99150,000Ex-DividendBABAAlibaba Group4.9456 of 5 stars$85.55-2.1%$114.07+33.3%+16.3%$204.70B$130.35B17.32204,891BKNGBooking4.8065 of 5 stars$5,201.230.0%$4,820.50-7.3%+67.3%$172.16B$21.37B35.3023,600Positive NewsTJXTJX Companies4.618 of 5 stars$127.32+1.3%$129.47+1.7%+41.7%$143.60B$56.42B29.95349,000Positive NewsSBUXStarbucks4.8164 of 5 stars$102.46+0.9%$103.77+1.3%+3.2%$116.17B$36.18B30.95361,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lowe's Companies Alternatives Builders FirstSource Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Walmart Alternatives Costco Wholesale Alternatives McDonald's Alternatives Alibaba Group Alternatives Booking Alternatives TJX Companies Alternatives Starbucks Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HD) was last updated on 12/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredLock in this share price before 12/5When the team that built Zillow into a $16B real estate leader launches a new company, it’s worth paying atten...Pacaso | SponsoredWaveBot: The Automated Trading Tool for This Bull MarketThe 4th quarter of 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most explosive periods for crypto in recent memory. 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