4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Lowe's
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, home improvement retailer Lowe's (NYS: LOW) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Lowe's and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Lowe's facts
Headquarters (founded) | Mooresville, N.C. (1952) |
Market Cap | $38.0 billion |
Industry | Home improvement retail |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $50.2 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Robert Niblock |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 10.3% |
Cash/Debt | $1.3 billion / $7.6 billion |
Dividend yield | 1.8% |
Competitors |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 88% of the 2,435 members who have rated Lowe's believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, RScottK26, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
Will see growth as housing recovers, but also as investors and landlords improve apartments and rental homes. Almost all foreclosures need work done after purchasing. Also, [Western Canadian] expansion interesting. I don't know about the next 6 to 12 months, but 5 years out I have to think this stock is way up.
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