LLY vs HD Stock Comparison
Eli Lilly and Company vs The Home Depot, Inc.
LLY leads
LLY leads by 2 AIQ points, primarily on Quality and Momentum. Wall Street currently favors HD on target upside.
Fragile: 2 of 6 evidence groups support LLY, and its current signal state is conflicted.
Eli Lilly and Company
The Home Depot, Inc.
The Algovestiq AIQ Score currently favors LLY over HD, 43 versus 41 as of Sep 2, 2026. LLY's advantage is driven primarily by stronger quality and momentum, while HD holds the stronger risk resilience profile. LLY also shows the stronger technical structure relative to its 50-day moving average, though analyst target upside currently favors HD. 2 of 6 covered evidence groups favor LLY today, and the comparison is rated Fragile on stability: the AIQ gap is narrow at 2 points. LLY lead: Stable — the AIQ differential has held near 2 points over 30 sessions.
Compare Eli Lilly and Company and The Home Depot, Inc. across the Algovestiq AIQ Score, valuation, quality, momentum, risk, technicals and analyst expectations.
AIQ Factor Divergence
Where the two separate, on the four dimensions behind the AIQ Score. Bars read outward from a shared zero: further from the centre is a wider gap.
- Quality30%76 vs 55LLY +21
- Risk Resilience15%45 vs 58HD +13
- Value30%25 vs 36HD +11
- Momentum25%23 vs 19LLY +4
2 of 6 evidence groups favor LLY. LLY’s edge is concentrated in quality and momentum; HD keeps a meaningful risk resilience edge.
What changed since the last close
Latest scored session 2026-09-01, compared against the prior scored session 2026-08-31.
No factor moved materially.
No new signals fired.
No factor moved materially.
No new signals fired.
LLY's lead was unchanged in the latest snapshot.
Deeper signal detail for each name lives on its own signals page — LLY and HD both carry a full feed there.
The central trade-off
LLY (Eli Lilly and Company): the stronger current systematic profile, led by quality and momentum.
HD (The Home Depot, Inc.): the counter-case, on risk resilience, value, valuation.
The AIQ Score and Wall Street therefore point in different directions on this pair.
Which one fits your objective
The same two names rank differently depending on what you are optimizing for. All six reads are shown at once — none of them is hidden behind a toggle.
Balanced
LLYLLY on the overall AIQ Score, which weights Quality and Value at 30% each.
Growth
HDHD on combined revenue and EPS growth.
Value
HDHD on the peer-relative Value factor, by 11 points.
Momentum
LLYLLY on the Momentum factor, by 4 points.
Lower downside
HDHD on Risk Resilience, by 13 points.
Analyst upside
HDHD on implied upside to the consensus price target.
AIQ vs Wall Street
The model and the Street disagree here: AIQ favors LLY, analyst targets favor HD. That disagreement is the most useful thing on this page.
| Measure | LLY | HD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implied upside to target | +14.2% | +16% | HD has more room |
| Target dispersion | +28.6% | +28.3% | Lower is tighter analyst agreement |
| Consensus | Buy | Buy | Context, not a primary driver |
| Analysts covering | 16 | 13 | Higher coverage generally improves confidence |
The two are measuring different things. The AIQ Score reads current fundamentals, valuation, trend and risk; analyst targets price forward expectations. A divergence of this kind is either a contrarian opportunity or a sign the model is missing something already priced in — it is worth resolving before acting on either.
Analyst targets are expectations, not predictions. Dispersion matters as much as the midpoint.
AIQ Agreement Matrix
2 of 6 covered evidence groups favor LLY. A wide gap backed by one group is a weaker case than a narrow gap backed by five.
| Evidence group | Favors | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| AIQ Score | Even | 43 vs 41 |
| Fundamentals | LLYon balance | revenue growth 16% vs 9.3%; EPS growth -3.9% vs 27.8%; ROE 92.6% vs 113.3%; gross margin 84% vs 33.1%; operating margin 43.9% vs 12.4% — LLY takes 3 of 5 decided legs, not all of them |
| Valuation | HD | Value 25 vs 36 |
| Technicals | LLY | Price vs 50-day -1.9% vs -5.9%; vs 200-day 9.1% vs -4.9% |
| Risk Resilience | HD | Risk Resilience 45 vs 58 |
| Analyst expectations | HD | Target upside 14.2% vs 16% |
✓ agrees with the overall verdict · ✕ points the other way. Groups marked “not covered” lack data on one or both of LLY and HD and are excluded from the count.
AIQ Decision Stability
The conclusion is sensitive to small changes. Treat the lead as provisional and watch the flip conditions below.
- The AIQ gap is narrow at 2 points. (argues the conclusion is provisional)
- Only 2 of 6 covered evidence groups agree. (argues the conclusion is provisional)
- The leader is throwing conflicting signals. (argues the conclusion is provisional)
Stability combines the score gap, how broadly the evidence agrees, how steady the lead has been across daily snapshots, the current signal state on both names, and analyst dispersion on LLY.
How the comparison changed
120 daily snapshots · Apr 20 – Sep 1LLY lead: Stable — the AIQ differential has held near 2 points over 30 sessions.
- Today
- LLY +2
- 43 vs 41
- 7 sessions ago
- LLY +4
- 45 vs 41
- 30 sessions ago
- LLY +1
- 56 vs 55
- 90 sessions ago
- HD +1
- 55 vs 56
The lead changed hands 5 times in this window, most recently on Aug 10 when LLY moved ahead of HD.
AIQ Signal Divergence
Only the signals that bear on the head-to-head. A conflicted name is carrying bullish and bearish rules at the same time — the technical evidence is not pointing one way.
2 bullish / 1 bearish, conflicted
- Golden Cross Active — bullish, trend, long horizon (12.01%)
- EMA Ribbon Expansion Bullish — bullish, trend, medium horizon
- MACD Bearish Crossover — bearish, momentum, short horizon
1 bullish / 3 bearish, conflicted
- Death Cross Active — bearish, trend, long horizon (1.31%)
- RSI Oversold - Potential Bounce — bullish, momentum, short horizon
- Downtrend Structure Active — bearish, trend, long horizon
LLY leads the comparison while carrying a conflicted signal state, which is one reason the stability rating is not higher.
Price vs model alignment
Whether the latest session's price move confirms what the model did over the same session, or contradicts it.
Neither the price nor the AIQ Score moved enough in the latest session to confirm or contradict the other (price +0.44%, AIQ 0 points).
Neither the price nor the AIQ Score moved enough in the latest session to confirm or contradict the other (price +0.12%, AIQ 0 points).
What would flip this result
A state, not a forecast. These are the specific, observable changes that would reverse the verdict — not a price prediction.
- 1HD closes the Quality gap — currently 21 points behind, the largest single contributor to LLY's edge.
- 2HD's Death Cross Active resolves — a bearish trend rule currently active against it.
- 3LLY's conflicting signal state resolves bearish — it currently carries 2 bullish and 1 bearish rules at once.
- 4A regime shift changes factor weighting — the composite weights Quality and Value at 30% each, so a rotation toward either would move the result most.
The full evidence
Every number behind the verdict. The leader is called above each group so you are not left to solve it from the table.
Fundamentals
LLY leads on balance| Metric | LLY | HD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 16% | 9.3% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -3.9% | 27.8% |
| Gross margin | 84% | 33.1% |
| Operating margin | 43.9% | 12.4% |
| Return on equity | 92.6% | 113.3% |
| Debt to equity | 1.62 | 4.18 |
Technicals
LLY has the stronger structure| Metric | LLY | HD |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 40 | 23.5 |
| ADX (14) | 17.6 | 10.8 |
| Price vs 50-day | -1.9% | -5.9% |
| Price vs 200-day | 9.1% | -4.9% |
| Volatility (1M, annualized) | 38.3% | 23.8% |
Risk
HD is the more resilient| Metric | LLY | HD |
|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.32 | 0.7 |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.35 | -0.89 |
| Sortino ratio | 2.58 | -1.53 |
| Max drawdown | -23.3% | -29.7% |
| Current drawdown | -9.7% | -22.6% |
| Annualized volatility | 35.9% | 25.3% |
| Value at risk (95%) | -2.7% | -2.4% |
Straight answers
Each answer is regenerated from the current snapshot, not written once and left to age.
Which is better, LLY or HD?
On the Algovestiq AIQ Score, LLY is the stronger of the two as of Sep 2, 2026, scoring 43 against HD's 41. The edge comes from quality and momentum. HD is not without a case — it holds the better risk resilience profile, which matters more if that is the objective you are optimizing for. This is a systematic score, not a recommendation: it ranks the two on the same evidence, it does not know your holding period or tax position.
Is LLY or HD the better buy right now?
LLY carries the stronger systematic profile as of Sep 2, 2026, and the comparison is rated Fragile — 2 of 6 covered evidence groups agree. A Fragile rating means the conclusion is sensitive: the AIQ gap is narrow at 2 points. Treat the lead as provisional.
Why does the AIQ Score favor LLY over HD?
The composite weights Quality at 30%, Value at 30%, Momentum at 25% and Risk Resilience at 15%. LLY leads Quality by 21 points; HD leads Risk Resilience by 13 points; HD leads Value by 11 points. Where the two split, the factor with the larger weight carries the result.
Which has more analyst upside, LLY or HD?
Analyst price targets imply +14.2% upside for LLY and +16% for HD, so the Street currently favors HD. That points the opposite way to the AIQ Score, which favors LLY. The two are measuring different things: the model reads current fundamentals, valuation, trend and risk; the Street is pricing forward expectations. A divergence of this kind is either a contrarian opportunity or a sign the model is missing something the analysts have already priced — it is the single most useful row on this page to investigate. Analyst targets are expectations, not predictions, and dispersion matters as much as the midpoint.
Which is better value, LLY or HD?
HD is the better-valued of the two on the peer-relative Value factor. HD on the peer-relative Value factor, by 11 points. The Value factor reads valuation relative to sector peers and to the company's own fundamental quality, so it is not the same as simply having the lower multiple.
Which has stronger growth, LLY or HD?
HD on combined revenue and EPS growth. Growth here is measured on reported revenue and earnings, not on forward estimates — it describes what the businesses have delivered, not what the Street expects next.
Which has stronger momentum, LLY or HD?
LLY on the Momentum factor, by 4 points. Momentum carries 25% of the AIQ composite. It has documented persistence over three- to twelve-month horizons, which makes it a timing input rather than a reason to hold something indefinitely.
Which is riskier, LLY or HD?
HD is the more resilient of the two, so the other name carries the higher downside risk. HD on Risk Resilience, by 13 points. The Risk Resilience factor weights 15% of the composite; position sizing usually responds to it more usefully than the buy/avoid decision does.
Is LLY more profitable than HD?
The profitability evidence is mixed: gross margin 84% vs 33.1%; operating margin 43.9% vs 12.4%; roe 92.6% vs 113.3%. LLY leads on two measures and HD on one measure, and there is no single profitability composite that resolves the split — which of the two reads as "more profitable" depends on whether you weight pricing power or operating leverage.
Is LLY's lead over HD getting stronger or weaker?
LLY lead: Stable — the AIQ differential has held near 2 points over 30 sessions. This is measured from 120 daily comparison snapshots between 2026-04-20 and 2026-09-01. The lead has changed hands 5 times in that window, most recently on 2026-08-10, when LLY moved ahead of HD.
What would change the LLY vs HD verdict?
The result is a state, not a forecast, so it changes when the underlying evidence changes. Concretely: HD closes the Quality gap — currently 21 points behind, the largest single contributor to LLY's edge; HD's Death Cross Active resolves — a bearish trend rule currently active against it; LLY's conflicting signal state resolves bearish — it currently carries 2 bullish and 1 bearish rules at once; a regime shift changes factor weighting — the composite weights Quality and Value at 30% each, so a rotation toward either would move the result most.
What do the current signals say about LLY and HD?
LLY: 2 bullish / 1 bearish, conflicted. HD: 1 bullish / 3 bearish, conflicted. A conflicted state means bullish and bearish rules are active on the same name at once — the technical evidence is not pointing one way, and a decision taken on it carries more timing risk. The most decision-relevant rule on LLY is Golden Cross Active (bullish, long horizon). On HD it is Death Cross Active (bearish, long horizon).
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How this comparison is scored
The Algovestiq AIQ Score composites four factors — Quality (30%), Value (30%), Momentum (25%) and Risk (15%). Sentiment is reported separately as SentimentPulse and is not folded into the composite. Scores refresh every trading day, and this page regenerates from the latest snapshot rather than being written once.
The verdict names a leader, states how broadly six independent evidence groups agree, and rates how durable that conclusion is given the score gap, its recent trajectory and the current signal state on both names.
How to use side-by-side comparison →This comparison is informational and educational, not investment advice. AIQ scores update daily; re-check after earnings, guidance or macro data that materially changes either name’s factor profile.