HD vs LOW
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
HD · Home Depot$343.47 ▼ 1.85%
LOW · Lowe's Companies$224.55 ▼ 1.18%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- HD -4.7%
- LOW -2.1%
Head to head
| Metric | HD | LOW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $343.47 | $224.55 |
| Change today | ▼ 1.85% | ▼ 1.18% |
| Market cap | $342.68B | $125.98B |
| Return, 3 months | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| Return, year to date | +2.0% | -5.4% |
| Return, 1 year | -4.8% | -2.2% |
| P/E (TTM) | 24.0 | 19.0 |
| P/B | 20.6 | -16.9 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 50th | 27th |
| Dividend yield | 2.70% | 2.16% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +5.7% | +8.3% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +4.7% | +0.0% |
| Gross margin | 33.2% | 33.1% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 11.4% |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 104.3% | – |
| Analyst target vs. price | +13.0% | +11.5% |
| Analyst buy share | 77% | 70% |
| RSI (14) | 64 | 69 |
| 30-day volatility | 34.4% | 37.4% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -26.5% | -36.9% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Strong uptrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- HD is the largest of the group by market value.
- LOW has returned the most over the past year.
- LOW carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- HD pays the highest dividend yield.
- LOW is growing revenue fastest.
- HD keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- HD has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.