Alcon AG vs Lowe`s Companies Inc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.49 (market cap $36.44B), while Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $221.22 (market cap $124.06B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is far larger — about 3.4× Alcon AG's market cap, and Lowe`s Companies Inc pays the higher dividend (2.26%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | LOW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $124.06B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $287.39 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $201.92 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $165.81B |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | 2.26% |
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Alcon, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is the global eyecare leader with a diverse portfolio in ophthalmology including contact lenses, eye drops, surgical equipment, and related surgical products. Novartis purchased Alcon from Nestle in 2010 and, following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, the company was spun off as a public company in April 2019. The company reports five distinct segments: implantables (16% of revenue), consumables (31%), equipment (9%), contact lenses (27%), and ocular health (17%). The company is geographically diversified, with only about 40% of revenue from the U.S. market, and the firm has a strong presence in the European Union and Japan.
Read more on ALC →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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