2007-02-01 07:06:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Forget wal mart. that stock has been stagnant for about 3 years now. And with the ever growing lawsuits it isn't going anywhere. Plus the direction the company is going with the changes it is not looking real good.
2007-02-01 07:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by swksmason 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wal-Mart--there's more profit in it. While the other two made lots of money, Wal-Mart made more. Of the other two, Home Depot made more. If I could invest in only one of the three Wal-Mart wins my interest. If I could invest in only two, it would be Wal-Mart and Home Depot, but all three are good companies so I wouldn't be embarrassed with any of the bunch. Now as how they trend for trading, that's another issue, but for investments it is profits that rule.
2007-02-01 08:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Rabbit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd put my money in the S&P 500 before I'd invest in any of these companies. Walmart is stagnant at best and likely to drop based upon multiple suits and consumer awareness. same store sales are dropping too! As for Lowes and Home Depot? They are a few years away from being quality buys. Right now its still so cheap to get money (ie interest rates) that people are moving rather then renovating which is where these two make their money. If, and it's a big if, interest rates go up another point or two in the next 3 years then I'd look heavily at those two stocks. But right now? there are better bets.
2007-02-01 07:31:42 · answer #3 · answered by digdowndeepnseattle 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd look at the financials and industry metrics.
Walmart is a buy, hold buy, hold, buy..
FWIW,
Walmart is growing. they are opening into the Chinese market with a potential for 2 billion consumers. They opened their 1st store this year with many more in the offing. Do the math. http://www.wal-martchina.com/english/news/stat.htm
With a country the size of North America (66 stores in China total, my guess is they will have a minimum of 500 Superstores by the end of the decade in China).. Not sure what Sam would say bout' that.
FWIW, bad press does not make WMT (or any company) a bad investment. Unless the news is related to financial issues.
Home Depot and Lowes performance is tied to home remodeling (and not the building industry). two different sectors. Home building has been off of late because of excess inventory. People that aren't buying houses are fixing theirs up.
I think any of the three are good for the portfolio long term. Home Depot is the sector leader over Lowes. I stick with sector leaders in those large caps.
2007-02-01 07:50:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definenetaly Target it is cleaner and I love that it has a Starbucks! I really don't shop at either Lowes or Home Depot I'm more of a Sears person!
2016-05-24 02:39:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Home Depot, hands down.
Wal-Mart, as popular as it still is, is steadily declining in approval among the masses. With its lack of health care for employees, slight handed hiring, and tendencies to attempt going under the radar with illegal activities it's no wonder people are losing faith in their morality.
As far as Lowe's goes, I am unfamiliar with them so I won't pretend I know what I am talking about.
Home Depot seems to be the better choice of the two I know though. With housing developments being sprung up every which way these days it seems that Home Depots are as well. Where I live, there are at least three new housing developments up each year. They're slowly taking over the county and with houses being built so quickly we needed a place for supplies... enter Home Depot. :) They seem to be on the up and up as well and people respect a respectable company.
That's just my naive opinion though. :)
2007-02-01 07:22:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I had to put my money on any of those stocks it would be Home Depot, I like a company that is out of favor and has lots of changes going on in management.
2007-02-01 11:35:53 · answer #7 · answered by Grandpa Shark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would invest in Lowes if I had the extra money lying around. My reasoning is that Lowes is expanding into an international company starting with Canada this year. Another reason is that Wal-Mart and Home Depot have been in the news lately with instability (CEO's leaving, unsteady growth, etc.) and since Lowes hasn't, I guess I assume that means they are doing pretty well. One more reason is that of the three, Lowes is the "underdog"--Home Depot made almost double their revenue in 2006 and Wal-Mart is even bigger than Home Depot. In this case, I think that bigger doesn't always mean better.
2007-02-01 07:21:55 · answer #8 · answered by Lucie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warren Buffett like Lowes and I concur.
2007-02-01 09:06:05 · answer #9 · answered by sirtitan45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I mistakenly invested in all 3. I liquidated my holding is Walmart and Home Depot. Both were a stupid mistake based on their past performance. They did both provide a nice tax write off. I am currently so pissed at Home Depot and their over paid CEO, I could scream, not to mention their pre dated options. I think the entire board of directors should be thrown in jail for about 30 years. And the CEO hanged. Ex CEO now.
As for Walmart, they are receiving so much bad press that even though they are very profitable they may not be a sound investment.
2007-02-01 07:20:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋