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HD vs LOW
Side-by-side comparison of Home Depot Inc. (HD) and Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both HD and LOW operate in RETAIL: Building Materials (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- HD is the larger of the two at $299.29B, about 2.8x LOW ($108.00B).
- Over the past year, HD is down 27.8% and LOW is down 26.3% - LOW leads by 1.4 points.
- LOW has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for HD).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Home Depot Inc.
- Lowe's Companies Inc.
- Price
- $297.60-0.78%
- $191.88-0.32%
- Market cap
- $299.29B
- $108.00B
- 1M return
- -10.96%
- -11.73%
- 1Y return
- -27.76%
- -26.32%
- Industry
- RETAIL: Building Materials
- RETAIL: Building Materials
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- News (4w)
- 3
- 9
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Home Depot Inc.
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. It operates The Home Depot stores that sell various building materials, home improvement products, building materials, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as provide installation, home maintenance, and professional service programs to do-it-yourself and professional customers. The company also offers installation programs that include flooring, cabinets and cabinet makeovers, countertops, furnaces and central air systems, and windows; and professional installation in various categories sold through its stores and in-home sales programs, as well as acts as a general contractor to provide installation services to its do-it-for-me customers through third-party installers. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company primarily serves homeowners; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, handymen, property managers, building service contractors, and specialty tradesmen, such as electricians, plumbers, and painters. It also sells its products online. As of August 10, 2021, the company operated 2,298 Home Depot retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces, and Mexico. The Home Depot, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lowe's Companies Inc.
Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It provides home improvement products in various categories, such as appliances, décor, paint, hardware, millwork, lawn and garden, lighting, lumber and building materials, flooring, kitchens and bath, rough plumbing and electrical, seasonal and outdoor living, and tools. It also offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; extended protection plans; and in-warranty and out-of-warranty repair services. The company sells its national brand-name merchandise and private branded products to homeowners, renters, and professional customers. As of January 29, 2021, it operated 1,974 home improvement and hardware stores. The company also sells its products through websites comprising Lowes.com and Lowesforpros.com; and through mobile applications. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Latest HD
- SVP-Finance, CAO & Controller Scardino Kimberly R sold $206,516 worth of $.05 Common Stock (675 units at $305.95), decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 8,189 units (SEC Form 4)
- The Home Depot to Present at the Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference
- EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. Roseborough Teresa Wynn sold $807,130 worth of $.05 Common Stock (2,455 units at $328.77), decreasing direct ownership by 15% to 14,061 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, Pro Rowe Michael F. sold $239,100 worth of $.05 Common Stock (710 units at $336.76), decreasing direct ownership by 9% to 6,838 units (SEC Form 4)
- The Home Depot Expands Magic Apron to Deliver Personalized & Localized In-Store Guidance
- EVP-Interconnected Retail Broggi Jordan was granted 1,494 units of $.05 Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 16% to 10,996 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, Merchandising Bastek William D was granted 1,494 units of $.05 Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 26,789 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP & CFO Mcphail Richard V exercised 5,989 units of $.05 Common Stock at a strike of $147.36, sold $2,086,568 worth of $.05 Common Stock (5,989 units at $348.40) and was granted 1,494 units of $.05 Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 49,598 units (SEC Form 4)
- Home Depot Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
- The Home Depot Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.33
Latest LOW
- EVP, CI & AI Officer Godbole Seemantini was granted 396 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.81% to 49,449 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, Chief Marketing Officer Wilson Jennifer Elizabeth was granted 2,891 shares, increasing direct ownership by 46% to 9,157 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, Strategy & Business Dev Filipponi Adam D was granted 3,212 shares, increasing direct ownership by 48% to 9,927 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, Stores Vance Quonta D covered exercise/tax liability with 848 shares and was granted 2,009 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 27,335 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- New insider Wilson Jennifer Elizabeth claimed ownership of 7,174 shares (SEC Form 3)
- New insider Filipponi Adam D claimed ownership of 6,715 shares (SEC Form 3)
- LOWE'S TO PARTICIPATE IN GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL CONSUMER AND RETAIL CONFERENCE
- LOWE'S KICKS OFF YEAR TWO OF 'EARN YOUR SUNDAY' WITH EXPANDED ROSTER OF NFL SUPERSTARS AND A MISSION TO HELP FANS GET GAMEDAY READY
- Lowe's Companies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND