Lowe`s Companies Inc vs Viatris Inc — how do they compare? Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $220.63 (market cap $122.73B), while Viatris Inc trades at $16.28 (market cap $18.69B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is far larger — about 6.6× Viatris Inc's market cap, and Viatris Inc pays the higher dividend (2.95%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LOW | VTRS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $122.73B | $18.69B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Health |
52-Week High | $287.39 | $17.86 |
52-Week Low | $201.92 | $9.49 |
Enterprise Value | $164.48B | $30.81B |
Dividend Yield | 2.28% | 2.95% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
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 →Formed by the combination of Mylan and Pfizer's Upjohn business in 2020, Viatris is one of the world's largest generic drug manufacturers, with a substantial off-patent branded drug portfolio. Its portfolio consists of more than 1,400 molecules with penetration across most of the developed world and in select emerging markets. The company's branded drug portfolio consists of off-patent blockbuster drugs that continue to generate strong sales, including Lipitor, Norvasc, Lyrica, Viagra, and EpiPen. While global competition has facilitated the commodification of small-molecule generic drugs, the company has demonstrated an edge over peers in its ability to manufacture complex generics (for example, generic Advair and Copaxone).
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