iShares Gold Trust vs Lowe`s Companies Inc — how do they compare? iShares Gold Trust trades at $82.98, while Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $221.22 (market cap $124.06B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc pays a 2.26% dividend while iShares Gold Trust pays none, and iShares Gold Trust is trading nearer its 52-week high, Lowe`s Companies Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| IAU | LOW | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Commodities - Metals/Agriculture | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $101.57 | $287.39 |
52-Week Low | $62.49 | $201.92 |
Market Cap | — | $124.06B |
Enterprise Value | — | $165.81B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.26% |
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IAU is a physically backed ETF that seeks to reflect the performance of the price of gold. It provides a convenient and liquid way for investors to include gold in their portfolios as a potential hedge.
Read more on IAU →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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