Lowe's Companies (LOW) Competitors $244.81 +1.71 (+0.70%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$244.85 +0.04 (+0.02%) As of 10/17/2025 07:26 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 LOW vs. COST, TGLS, BLDR, FND, HD, MAS, PHM, TGT, WMT, and WSMShould you be buying Lowe's Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lowe's Companies include Costco Wholesale (COST), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Floor & Decor (FND), Home Depot (HD), Masco (MAS), PulteGroup (PHM), Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), and Williams-Sonoma (WSM). Lowe's Companies vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Tecnoglass Builders FirstSource Floor & Decor Home Depot Masco PulteGroup Target Walmart Williams-Sonoma Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation. Is LOW or COST more profitable? Lowe's Companies has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.94%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 30.09% beat Lowe's Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lowe's Companies8.20% -52.02% 15.13% Costco Wholesale 2.94%30.09%10.69% Which has better valuation & earnings, LOW or COST? Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Lowe's Companies. Lowe's Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLowe's Companies$83.67B1.64$6.96B$12.1720.12Costco Wholesale$275.24B1.51$8.10B$18.2151.42 Does the media prefer LOW or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 75 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 115 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 40 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Lowe's Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.12 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 35 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 81 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in LOW or COST? 74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, LOW or COST? Lowe's Companies has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LOW or COST? Lowe's Companies presently has a consensus price target of $282.91, indicating a potential upside of 15.56%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,068.15, indicating a potential upside of 14.08%. Given Lowe's Companies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lowe's Companies is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lowe's Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Is LOW or COST a better dividend stock? Lowe's Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Lowe's Companies pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 28.6% 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. Lowe's Companies has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Lowe's Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Lowe's Companies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LOW 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 LOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLowe's CompaniesRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$137.23B$47.11B$27.07B$21.83BDividend Yield1.96%3.68%172.47%3.62%P/E Ratio20.1219.0819.6832.43Price / Sales1.641.139.2291.26Price / Cash15.7012.2462.2424.21Price / Book-9.719.925.104.59Net Income$6.96B$2.36B$911.72M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.40%1.72%2.07%1.31%1 Month Performance-7.85%-15.23%-3.68%-0.93%1 Year Performance-13.08%-18.00%5.53%9.51% Lowe's Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOWLowe's Companies4.7205 of 5 stars$244.81+0.7%$282.91+15.6%-13.1%$137.23B$83.67B20.12270,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6217 of 5 stars$933.62+0.4%$1,066.23+14.2%+5.3%$414.53B$275.24B51.36341,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTGLSTecnoglass3.636 of 5 stars$63.08+1.6%$89.00+41.1%-19.9%$2.97B$955.73M19.726,910BLDRBuilders FirstSource4.3807 of 5 stars$120.41-1.7%$147.29+22.3%-37.0%$13.31B$16.40B18.2729,000News CoveragePositive NewsFNDFloor & Decor3.8378 of 5 stars$69.08+3.4%$87.53+26.7%-35.2%$7.44B$4.60B35.4313,690Analyst ForecastHDHome Depot4.7916 of 5 stars$379.10+0.9%$435.42+14.9%-5.6%$377.64B$165.05B25.77520,700Trending NewsMASMasco4.7128 of 5 stars$65.98+1.4%$74.60+13.1%-20.8%$13.81B$7.66B17.5018,000News CoveragePositive NewsPHMPulteGroup4.8265 of 5 stars$119.78-0.2%$136.92+14.3%-16.7%$23.66B$17.69B8.966,793Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOptions VolumeTGTTarget4.7717 of 5 stars$87.40+2.2%$109.10+24.8%-42.1%$39.71B$106.57B10.18440,000Analyst ForecastWMTWalmart4.5712 of 5 stars$101.92+0.1%$112.38+10.3%+32.6%$813.74B$693.15B38.372,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeWSMWilliams-Sonoma4.1254 of 5 stars$190.08+4.8%$199.11+4.8%+28.9%$23.14B$7.71B20.9019,600News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Costco Wholesale Competitors Tecnoglass Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Floor & Decor Competitors Home Depot Competitors Masco Competitors PulteGroup Competitors Target Competitors Walmart Competitors Williams-Sonoma Competitors 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:LOW) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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