Home Improvement Stores
(LOW) Earnings Season Quieting Down – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview – Week of May 21st
It will be a relatively quiet week on the earnings front, as there are only a few reports left before we close the books on the first quarter earnings season. This...
(HD) Home Depot Analyst Stays Neutral on Shares
The Home Depot Inc. (HD) is the leading player in the highly fragmented home improvement industry. The company has reinvigorated itself with a shift in focus from new square footage growth to maximization of...
(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Earnings Preview
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 financial results on Monday, August 15, 2011. The...
(LOW) Lowe’s Cuts Back on New Stores
As per The Street, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW) has struck a policy of rewarding shareholder value via dividend payouts and share repurchases at the cost of curtailing new store openings and saving on...
(HD$) Home Depot Quarterly Report Surprises
The Home Depot Inc. (HD), surprised with its fourth-quarter 2010 adjusted earnings of 36 cents a share. The adjusted earnings not only surpassed the prior-year quarters’ earnings of 24 cents (an increment...
(HD) Valuations Rising – Are They Pricey? – AAII Investor Update
November 11, 2010
I noticed a decline in the number of stocks that were trading below their average valuations of the past five years in my Risk-Reward stock screen this past weekend. I was not surprised to see to this change, given the nice upward move in stocks we...
(HD) Panasonic Expands VIERA HD Series TV Line
A leading manufacturer of High Definition (HD) televisions, Panasonic Corp. (PC) recently launched a new VIERA GT25 series of full HD three dimensional (3D) Plasma televisions, expanding its premier VIERA brand.
The...
(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Misses Consensus Estimates
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) recently posted lower-than-expected second-quarter 2010 results. Quarterly earnings of 58 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny but rose 13.7% from...
(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Incorporated – Bear of the Day
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) recently posted lower-than-expected second quarter 2010 results. The quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
The company...
(HD) Panasonic Expands VIERA High Definition TV Series
A leading manufacturer of High Definition (HD) televisions, Panasonic Corp. (PC) recently launched a new VIERA GT25 series of full HD three dimensional (3D) Plasma televisions, expanding its premier VIERA brand.
The...
(HD) Home Depot – Strong First-Quarter Earnings Results
Home Depot (HD) has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last five quarters by an average of 10.3%.
Home Depot is a Zacks #2 Rank stock that trades at 17x fiscal 2011 EPS estimates and...
(HD) Home Depot Earnings Report Beats – Ups Guidance
The Home Depot Inc.’s (HD) fiscal 2010 first-quarter GAAP net income jumped 41% to $725 million from $514 million in the year-ago period. Excluding special items, adjusted earnings per share came in at 45...
(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Earnings Results Outpace Consensus
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, recently posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2010 results, showing signs of improvement with consumers willing to...
(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Analyst Remains Neutral
We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), one of the largest home improvement retailers, with a target price of $26.00.
Lowe’s boasts a proven strategy of investing...
(HD) The Home Depot to roll out Spring Black Friday
Similar to the traditional Black Friday that kick-starts the Christmas holiday shopping season, The Home Depot Inc. (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, has decided to implement...
(LOW) Lowe’s Earnings Report Beats Consensus Estimates
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, recently reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2009 results, showing signs of improvement with consumers now willing...
(HD) Retail in the Spotlight – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 2/19/10
Earnings Season is winding down, but that does not mean it is over. Next week will bring 570 earnings reports Incorporatedluding 57 members of the S&P 500. The focus will...
(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Analyst Coverage Initiated at Neutral
We have recently initiated coverage on Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer operating in the United States and Canada, with a Neutral recommendation and a...
(HD) Home Depot Supply Supply to Lay Off Employees
Home Depot Supply, a leading diversified wholesale distributor in the U.S. and Canada, has recently decided to lay off 350 employees and consolidate 25 branches in order to reduce its operating expenses amid deteriorating fundamentals in the real estate construction industry....
(LL) Lumber Liquidators, Inc. – ROE of 20.9% is Almost Double Industry Average
Lumber Liquidators Inc. (LL) shares continue to set new all-time highs on the heels of its latest earnings surprise.
Company Description
Lumber Liquidators sells...
(LOW) Cash for Clunkers: Fail
This analysis is by Sheena Martin, Contributing Editor, Investment U
Monday,...
(HD) Home Depot’s Sales Dip
Home Depot (HD), the largest home improvement retailer in the world, reported net income of $689 million or 41 cents per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to net income of $756 million or...
(LOW) Lowe’s Companies’ Earnings Report Tumbles
Amidst a bleak economic outlook, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW) recently reported its third quarter results. Quarterly earnings of 24 cents a share fell 27.3% from 33 cents posted in the prior-year quarter...
(LL) Lumber Liquidators, Inc. – Consensus Estimates Rise
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (LL) expects to open an additional 34 to 36 stores in 2009 despite the challenging retail environment. Analysts expect year over year earnings growth in 2009 of 15.37%.
Lumber...
(HD) Home Depot Joins Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in New Product Line
The Home Depot Inc (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, has recently announced a deal with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO), a diversified media and merchandising company, to create a new product line of home...
(HD) Sweet, Sweet Rebound – Or is it?
by The Investment U Research Team
After a brutal thrashing...
(LL) Lumber Liquidators, Inc. – Full Year Guidance Raised
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (LL) has been on a tear since reporting second-quarter earnings on Aug 5 that surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.7%.
The company, a hardwood flooring retailer with 170 stores, continues to grow. Sales increased in...
(LL) Lumber Liquidators, Inc. – Aggressive Growth – Zacks Rank Buy
Lumber liquidators, Inc. (LL) is expanding its footprint throughout the U.S. and earnings continue to grow.
Company Description
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. is a retailer of hardwood flooring. The company operates through...