Lowe`s Companies Inc vs Microchip Technology Inc. — how do they compare? Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $220.63 (market cap $124.06B), while Microchip Technology Inc. trades at $82.22 (market cap $43.99B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is far larger — about 2.8× Microchip Technology Inc.'s market cap, and Lowe`s Companies Inc pays the higher dividend (2.26%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LOW | MCHP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $124.06B | $43.99B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Technology |
52-Week High | $287.39 | $102.97 |
52-Week Low | $201.92 | $49.02 |
Enterprise Value | $165.81B | $49.12B |
Dividend Yield | 2.26% | 2.25% |
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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.
Read more on LOW →Microchip became an independent company in 1989 when it was spun off from General Instrument. More than half of revenue comes from MCUs, which are used in a wide array of electronic devices from remote controls to garage door openers to power windows in autos. The company's strength lies in lower-end 8-bit MCUs that are suitable for a wider range of less technologically advanced devices, but the firm has expanded its presence in higher-end MCUs and analog chips as well.
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