Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW – Get Free Report) and Grabagun Digital (NYSE:PEW – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Lowe’s Companies and Grabagun Digital, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lowe’s Companies | 2 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 2.58 |
| Grabagun Digital | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Lowe’s Companies presently has a consensus target price of $263.30, suggesting a potential upside of 21.98%. Given Lowe’s Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lowe’s Companies is more favorable than Grabagun Digital.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Volatility & Risk
Lowe’s Companies has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grabagun Digital has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Lowe’s Companies and Grabagun Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lowe’s Companies | 7.51% | -67.96% | 13.31% |
| Grabagun Digital | N/A | -5.89% | -4.94% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Lowe’s Companies and Grabagun Digital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lowe’s Companies | $88.43 billion | 1.37 | $6.65 billion | $11.83 | 18.25 |
| Grabagun Digital | $96.45 million | 0.80 | -$2.51 million | ($0.17) | -15.35 |
Lowe’s Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Grabagun Digital. Grabagun Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lowe’s Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lowe’s Companies beats Grabagun Digital on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lowe’s Companies
Lowe’s Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical. In addition, the company offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; and extended protection plans and repair services. It sells its national brand-name merchandise and private brand products to professional customers, homeowners, renters, businesses, and government. The company also sells its products through Lowes.com website; and through mobile applications. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.
About Grabagun Digital
GrabAGun.com is an online retailer of firearms, ammunition and related accessories. GrabAGun.com, formerly known as Colombier Acquisition Corp. II, is based in COPPELL, Texas.
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