Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) versus Mint Incorporation (NASDAQ:MIMI) Critical Analysis

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) and Mint Incorporation (NASDAQ:MIMI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Lowe’s Companies and Mint Incorporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lowe’s Companies	8.22%	-49.12%	15.07%
Mint Incorporation	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.1% of Lowe’s Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lowe’s Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Lowe’s Companies and Mint Incorporation, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lowe’s Companies	1	9	16	0	2.58
Mint Incorporation	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lowe’s Companies currently has a consensus target price of $271.68, indicating a potential upside of 6.04%. Given Lowe’s Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lowe’s Companies is more favorable than Mint Incorporation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lowe’s Companies and Mint Incorporation”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lowe’s Companies	$83.67 billion	1.72	$6.96 billion	$12.07	21.23
Mint Incorporation	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Lowe’s Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Mint Incorporation.

Summary

Lowe’s Companies beats Mint Incorporation on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lowe’s Companies

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical. In addition, the company offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; and extended protection plans and repair services. It sells its national brand-name merchandise and private brand products to professional customers, homeowners, renters, businesses, and government. The company also sells its products through Lowes.com website; and through mobile applications. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

About Mint Incorporation

Mint, Inc. Ltd. is a company that engages in the provision of interior design and fit works. The company offers design services including layout plans and sketches presented in the form of 3d technical drawing and design and fit out services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.