Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW): Today's Featured Services Winner
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) pushed the Services sector higher today making it today's featured services winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Lowe's Companies rose 58 cents (1.8%) to $31.98 on average volume. Throughout the day, 14.8 million shares of Lowe's Companies exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.7 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $31.43-$32.23 after having opened the day at $31.52 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $31.40. Other companies within the Services sector that increased today were:
Schiff Nutrition International
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Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer. It offers a range of products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, and home decorating. Lowe's Companies has a market cap of $36.48 billion and is part of the retail industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 21, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 26% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Lowe's Companies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Lowe's Companies as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Lowe's Companies Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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