Lowe`s Companies Inc vs Williams Companies Inc — how do they compare? Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $220.63 (market cap $124.06B), while Williams Companies Inc trades at $71.97 (market cap $88.45B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Williams Companies Inc pays the higher dividend (2.9%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LOW | WMB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $124.06B | $88.45B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Energy |
52-Week High | $287.39 | $79.40 |
52-Week Low | $201.92 | $56.51 |
Enterprise Value | $165.81B | $119.07B |
Dividend Yield | 2.26% | 2.9% |
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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 →Williams is a midstream energy company that owns and operates the large Transco and Northwest pipeline systems and associated natural gas gathering, processing, and storage assets. In August 2018, the firm acquired the remaining 26% ownership of its limited partner, Williams Partners.
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