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LOW vs V // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW

Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOW 6 — V 9

▲ OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW LEADER: V

LAST: $209.07 (+0.86%) • MKT CAP: $116.30B

options-implied-move

7.20%

LAST: $413.59 (+0.74%) • MKT CAP: $733.53B

options-implied-move

7.10%

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOW VS. V) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	LOW	V	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	33.50%	41.00%	-7.50	V	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	50.10%	32.30%	+17.80	LOW	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	11.8x	28.9x	-17.10	LOW	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	6.58%	2.90%	+3.68	LOW	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	11.80%	60.00%	-48.20	V	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	7.70%	50.10%	-42.40	V	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	3.10%	11.30%	-8.20	V	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	2.27%	0.63%	+1.64	LOW	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	3.05	9.09	-6.04	V	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	6/9	9/9	-3.00	V	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE	7.20%	7.10%	+0.10	V	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	66.5	69.4	-2.93	V	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	1.08	1.06	+0.02	LOW	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	16.3x	34.0x	-17.70	LOW	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$116.30B	$733.53B	-$617.24B	V	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	LOW REV	V REV	LOW GROSS %	V GROSS %	LOW FCF	V FCF
FY 2025	$86.29B	$40.00B	33.5%	44.0%	$7.65B	$21.26B
FY 2024	$83.67B	$35.93B	33.3%	44.0%	$7.70B	$18.33B
FY 2023	$86.38B	$32.65B	44.0%	44.0%	$4.25B	$19.29B

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

LOW // BETA 1.08

V // BETA 1.06