According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best home improvement stocks to buy right now are:
1. Lowes Companies (NYSE:LOW)
Lowes Companies (NYSE:LOW) is the #1 top home improvement stock out of 8 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Lowes Companies (NYSE:LOW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Lowes Companies (NYSE:LOW) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -7 points lower than the home improvement industry average of 32.
LOW passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Lowes Companies has seen its stock lose -3.32% over the past year, overperforming other home improvement stocks by 4 percentage points.
Lowes Companies has an average 1 year
price target of $281.13, an upside of 25.91% from Lowes Companies's current stock price of $223.27.
Lowes Companies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Lowes Companies, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT)
The Component Grade breakdown for Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 12 points higher than the home improvement industry average of 32.
HVT passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Haverty Furniture Companies has seen its stock lose -41.17% over the past year, underperforming other home improvement stocks by -33 percentage points.
3. Home Depot (NYSE:HD)
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is the #3 top home improvement stock out of 8 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 16 points higher than the home improvement industry average of 32.
HD passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Home Depot has seen its stock return 6.59% over the past year, overperforming other home improvement stocks by 14 percentage points.
Home Depot has an average 1 year
price target of $433.87, an upside of 20.85% from Home Depot's current stock price of $359.00.
Home Depot stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Home Depot, 53.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 13.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.