Lowe`s Companies Inc vs STMicroelectronics NV — how do they compare? Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $203.56 (market cap $114.78B), while STMicroelectronics NV trades at $65.42 (market cap $55.80B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is far larger — about 2.1× STMicroelectronics NV's market cap, and Lowe`s Companies Inc pays the higher dividend (2.44%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LOW | STM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $114.78B | $55.80B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Financials |
52-Week High | $287.39 | $79.91 |
52-Week Low | $204.76 | $21.20 |
Enterprise Value | $156.54B | $54.01B |
Dividend Yield | 2.44% | 0.58% |
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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 →A merger between Italian firm SGS Microelettronica and the nonmilitary business of Thomson Semiconductors in France formed STMicroelectronics in 1987. STMicro is a leader in a variety of semiconductor products, including analog chips, discrete power semiconductors, microcontrollers, and sensors. STMicro is an especially prominent chip supplier into the industrial and automotive industries.
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