Valspar is best known for its paints sold at Lowe's and Ace Hardware. The US paint market is fairly consolidated, with Sherwin-Williams and PPG dominating the professional category and Valspar and Masco leading the do-it-yourself (DIY) charge through Lowe's and Home Depot, respectively. (A fifth player, Berkshire Hathaway's Benjamin Moore, sells through independently owned franchised stores.) In December Lowe's announced that it would move away from its Lowe's-branded/Valspar-made paint and bring in an HGTV-branded line from Sherwin-Williams. While Valspar still sells its Valspar-branded paints at Lowe's, the loss of revenue led some to question the company's prospects.