Lowe`s Companies Inc vs Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF — how do they compare? Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $221.22 (market cap $124.06B), while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $78.52. The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc pays a 2.26% dividend while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none, and Lowe`s Companies Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LOW | VCSH | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $124.06B | — |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Fixed Income |
52-Week High | $287.39 | $80.20 |
52-Week Low | $201.92 | $78.41 |
Enterprise Value | $165.81B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.26% | — |
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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 →VCSH tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index, focusing on high-quality, investment-grade debt with short maturities. It is designed to offer higher income than Treasury bills with significantly lower interest rate sensitivity than intermediate or long-term bond funds.
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