TTE vs LOW Comparison

TotalEnergies is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2023, it produced 1.6 million barrels of liquids and 5.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At end-2023, reserves stood at 10.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 56% of which are liquids. During 2023, it had LNG sales of 44.3 metric tons. The company owns interests in refineries with capacity of nearly 2.0 million barrels a day, primarily in Europe, distributes refined products in 65 countries, and manufactures commodity and specialty chemicals. At year-end, its gross installed renewable power generation capacity was 22.4 gigawatts.

Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, operating more than 1,700 stores in the United States, after the 2023 divestiture of its Canadian locations (RONA, Lowe's Canada, Réno-Dépôt, and Dick's Lumber). The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two thirds of products sold. Lowe's targets retail do-it-yourself (around 75% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers as well as commercial and professional business clients (around 25% of sales). We estimate Lowe's captures a high-single-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on US Census data and management's market size estimates.