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LOW vs. COST, WMT, BLDR, FND, and HD

Should you buy Lowe's Companies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lowe's Companies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lowe's Companies include Costco Wholesale (COST), Walmart (WMT), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Floor & Decor (FND), and Home Depot (HD). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

How does Lowe's Companies compare to Costco Wholesale?

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lowe's Companies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Ratio
Costco Wholesale$275.24B1.67$8.10B$19.2353.72
Lowe's Companies$86.29B1.44$6.65B$11.8518.76

Lowe's Companies has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.99%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.57% beat Lowe's Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Costco Wholesale2.99% 28.57% 10.63%
Lowe's Companies 7.71%-61.40%13.83%

Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Lowe's Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Costco Wholesale pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lowe's Companies pays out 40.5% 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. Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Lowe's Companies has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Lowe's Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus target price of $1,047.27, suggesting a potential upside of 1.38%. Lowe's Companies has a consensus target price of $287.21, suggesting a potential upside of 29.23%. Given Lowe's Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lowe's Companies is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Costco Wholesale
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62
Lowe's Companies
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 59 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 42 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Lowe's Companies' score of 0.88 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Costco Wholesale
54 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
22 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lowe's Companies
23 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Costco Wholesale beats Lowe's Companies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lowe's Companies compare to Walmart?

Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) and Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lowe's Companies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than Lowe's Companies. Lowe's Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lowe's Companies$86.29B1.44$6.65B$11.8518.76
Walmart$713.16B1.47$21.89B$2.7447.99

Lowe's Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Lowe's Companies pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walmart pays out 36.1% 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. Lowe's Companies has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Walmart has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years.

Lowe's Companies currently has a consensus price target of $287.21, suggesting a potential upside of 29.23%. Walmart has a consensus price target of $138.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.46%. Given Lowe's Companies' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lowe's Companies is more favorable than Walmart.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lowe's Companies
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Walmart
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
30 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Lowe's Companies has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.07%. Walmart's return on equity of 21.44% beat Lowe's Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lowe's Companies7.71% -61.40% 13.83%
Walmart 3.07%21.44%7.65%

In the previous week, Walmart had 33 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Walmart and 42 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Lowe's Companies' score of 0.88 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lowe's Companies
23 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Walmart
46 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Walmart beats Lowe's Companies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lowe's Companies compare to Builders FirstSource?

Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Lowe's Companies had 35 more articles in the media than Builders FirstSource. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Lowe's Companies and 7 mentions for Builders FirstSource. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Lowe's Companies' score of 0.88 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Builders FirstSource
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lowe's Companies
23 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lowe's Companies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Lowe's Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Builders FirstSource. Lowe's Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Builders FirstSource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Builders FirstSource$15.19B0.52$435.20M$2.6127.87
Lowe's Companies$86.29B1.44$6.65B$11.8518.76

95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Builders FirstSource presently has a consensus price target of $101.88, indicating a potential upside of 40.05%. Lowe's Companies has a consensus price target of $287.21, indicating a potential upside of 29.23%. Given Builders FirstSource's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Lowe's Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Builders FirstSource
4 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
Lowe's Companies
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Lowe's Companies has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 1.97%. Builders FirstSource's return on equity of 14.89% beat Lowe's Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Builders FirstSource1.97% 14.89% 5.52%
Lowe's Companies 7.71%-61.40%13.83%

Summary

Lowe's Companies beats Builders FirstSource on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lowe's Companies compare to Floor & Decor?

Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) and Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Floor & Decor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lowe's Companies has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Floor & Decor has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the broader market.

Lowe's Companies currently has a consensus price target of $287.21, indicating a potential upside of 29.23%. Floor & Decor has a consensus price target of $59.17, indicating a potential upside of 28.39%. Given Lowe's Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Lowe's Companies is more favorable than Floor & Decor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lowe's Companies
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Floor & Decor
4 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.05

Lowe's Companies has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Floor & Decor's net margin of 4.27%. Floor & Decor's return on equity of 8.38% beat Lowe's Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lowe's Companies7.71% -61.40% 13.83%
Floor & Decor 4.27%8.38%3.63%

In the previous week, Lowe's Companies had 29 more articles in the media than Floor & Decor. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Lowe's Companies and 13 mentions for Floor & Decor. Lowe's Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Floor & Decor's score of 0.06 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
23 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Floor & Decor
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Lowe's Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Floor & Decor. Lowe's Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Floor & Decor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lowe's Companies$86.29B1.44$6.65B$11.8518.76
Floor & Decor$4.68B1.06$208.65M$1.8425.05

Summary

Lowe's Companies beats Floor & Decor on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lowe's Companies compare to Home Depot?

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Home Depot has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Lowe's Companies has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

70.9% of Home Depot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Home Depot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Home Depot pays an annual dividend of $9.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Lowe's Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Home Depot pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lowe's Companies pays out 40.5% 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.

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 Ratio
Home Depot$164.68B1.83$14.16B$14.2321.27
Lowe's Companies$86.29B1.44$6.65B$11.8518.76

Home Depot presently has a consensus price target of $407.24, indicating a potential upside of 34.56%. Lowe's Companies has a consensus price target of $287.21, indicating a potential upside of 29.23%. Given Home Depot's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Home Depot is more favorable than Lowe's Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Home Depot
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Lowe's Companies
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Home Depot has a net margin of 8.60% compared to Lowe's Companies' net margin of 7.71%. Home Depot's return on equity of 134.32% beat Lowe's Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Home Depot8.60% 134.32% 14.25%
Lowe's Companies 7.71%-61.40%13.83%

In the previous week, Home Depot had 27 more articles in the media than Lowe's Companies. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Home Depot and 42 mentions for Lowe's Companies. Home Depot's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Lowe's Companies' score of 0.88 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
37 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lowe's Companies
23 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Home Depot beats Lowe's Companies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LOW vs. The Competition

MetricLowe's CompaniesRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$125.75B$35.90B$27.45B$22.97B
Dividend Yield2.14%4.17%178.42%4.07%
P/E Ratio18.6018.2716.7128.29
Price / Sales1.447.434.3624.60
Price / Cash13.8513.6714.7825.11
Price / Book-12.574.855.904.73
Net Income$6.65B$1.87B$960.70M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-3.75%-1.73%-3.51%-1.11%
1 Month Performance-10.53%-5.02%-2.59%1.36%
1 Year Performance-2.57%-11.79%-1.30%24.41%

Lowe's Companies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LOW
Lowe's Companies
4.8614 of 5 stars
$222.25
-1.0%
$287.21
+29.2%
-4.4%$125.75B$86.29B18.60276,000
COST
Costco Wholesale
3.4039 of 5 stars
$995.75
-2.0%
$1,045.97
+5.0%
+3.4%$441.76B$275.24B51.78341,000
WMT
Walmart
3.8028 of 5 stars
$130.08
-0.5%
$137.94
+6.0%
+37.1%$1.04T$713.16B47.472,100,000
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.6456 of 5 stars
$80.16
+7.5%
$101.88
+27.1%
-41.6%$8.62B$15.19B30.7128,000
FND
Floor & Decor
3.9126 of 5 stars
$51.11
+5.8%
$59.94
+17.3%
-44.0%$5.51B$4.68B27.7813,723

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