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. Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT)
The Component Grade breakdown for Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 15 points higher than the home improvement industry average of 34. 
HVT passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Haverty Furniture Companies has seen its stock return 3.79% over the past year, overperforming other home improvement stocks by 15 percentage points.
2. Arhaus (NASDAQ:ARHS)
Arhaus (NASDAQ:ARHS) is the #2 top home improvement stock out of 8 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. 
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 The Component Grade breakdown for Arhaus (NASDAQ:ARHS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Arhaus (NASDAQ:ARHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 22 points higher than the home improvement industry average of 34. 
ARHS passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arhaus has seen its stock return 15.19% over the past year, overperforming other home improvement stocks by 26 percentage points.
Arhaus has an average 1 year 
price target of $11.58, an upside of 17.47% from Arhaus's current stock price of $9.86.
Arhaus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Arhaus, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Lowes Companies (NYSE:LOW)
Lowes Companies (NYSE:LOW) 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 Lowes Companies (NYSE:LOW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.
Lowes Companies (NYSE:LOW) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 7 points higher than the home improvement industry average of 34. 
LOW passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lowes Companies has seen its stock lose -11.07% over the past year.
Lowes Companies has an average 1 year 
price target of $281.61, an upside of 19.51% from Lowes Companies's current stock price of $235.64.
Lowes Companies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Lowes Companies, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.