American Electric Power Company Inc vs Lowe`s Companies Inc — how do they compare? American Electric Power Company Inc trades at $123.61 (market cap $67.28B), while Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $220.63 (market cap $124.06B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and American Electric Power Company Inc pays the higher dividend (3.07%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEP | LOW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $67.28B | $124.06B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $138.69 | $287.39 |
52-Week Low | $106.44 | $201.92 |
Enterprise Value | $120.17B | $165.81B |
Dividend Yield | 3.07% | 2.26% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 43% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (19%), nuclear (7%), and demand response (4%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Read more on AEP →Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, operating 1,969 stores and servicing around 230 dealer-owned stores throughout the United States and Canada. The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two thirds of products sold. Lowe's targets retail do-it-yourself (around 75% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers as well as commercial and professional business clients (around 25% of sales). We estimate Lowe's captures a low-double-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on U.S. Census data and management's estimates for market size.
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