Friday, May 25, 2007

Lowes Increases Dividend 60%

Lowes (LOW) announced a 60% increase in the company's quarterly dividend to 8 cents a share versus 5 cents per share in the same quarter last year. Lowes also announced an additional $3 billion dollar share repurchase program. The company has $800 million remaining from a prior $5 billion dollar share repurchase program that was alread in place. Since 2004, LOW has repurchased $4.2 billion of its stock.

The following table contains a comparison of some fundamental data between Home Depot (HD) and Lowes.

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Home Depot Lowes fundamental data comparison. May 25, 2007
Home Depot Lowes stock chart. May 25, 2007


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