Lowe`s Companies Inc vs Schlumberger NV — how do they compare? Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $203.74 (market cap $114.78B), while Schlumberger NV trades at $46.62 (market cap $69.36B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Schlumberger NV pays the higher dividend (2.54%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LOW | SLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $114.78B | $69.36B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Energy |
52-Week High | $287.39 | $58.01 |
52-Week Low | $204.76 | $31.72 |
Enterprise Value | $156.54B | $77.58B |
Dividend Yield | 2.44% | 2.54% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Schlumberger is the largest oilfield service firm in the world, with expertise in myriad disciplines, including reservoir performance, well construction, production enhancement, and more recently, digital solutions. It maintains a reputation as one of the industry's leading innovators, which has earned it dominant share in numerous end markets.
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