Investopedia: A Solid Beat-And-Raise As Lowe's Closes Some Of The Gap

While neither Home Depot (NYSE:HD) nor Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) were exactly what I thought of as “cheap” a quarter ago, I did think Lowe's looked like the better buy as I believed the Street would start factoring in improving operations and more HD-like performance. That call seems to have worked out, as Lowe's shares outperformed Home Depot by nearly 15% over the last quarter. As Lowe's still looks cheaper than Home Depot and has more upside to operational improvements/outperformance, I would probably stick with Lowe's over Home Depot, but almost anything house-related in retailing seems strong these days.

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