Lowe`s Companies Inc vs Xcel Energy Inc — how do they compare? Lowe`s Companies Inc trades at $221.25 (market cap $124.06B), while Xcel Energy Inc trades at $77.66 (market cap $48.51B). The key difference: Lowe`s Companies Inc is far larger — about 2.6× Xcel Energy Inc's market cap, and Xcel Energy Inc pays the higher dividend (3.05%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LOW | XEL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $124.06B | $48.51B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Utilities |
52-Week High | $287.39 | $83.91 |
52-Week Low | $201.92 | $71.75 |
Enterprise Value | $165.81B | $86.82B |
Dividend Yield | 2.26% | 3.05% |
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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 →Xcel Energy manages utilities serving 3.7 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers in eight states. Its utilities are Northern States Power, which serves customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
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