Both in Retail Trade

Lowe's Companies vs Fastenal Co

Over the past year LOW returned −11.3% and FAST returned +26.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.42.

LOW −11.3% FAST +26.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricLOWFAST
Price$209.07$51.91
Market cap$117.30B$59.56B
Today+0.86%−1.22%
1 month+14.6%+3.4%
6 months−10.4%+15.6%
Year to date−13.3%+29.4%
1 year−12.3%+26.3%
Revenue growth (YoY)+8.3%+15.5%
Gross margin33.0%44.8%
Net margin9.2%16.3%
P/E (TTM)17.6×42.0×
Price / sales1.3×6.6×
Net cash-$34.15B$111.9M
Dividend yield2.39%2.00%
Volatility (60d)26.3%19.5%
Short % of float1.9%3.2%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).