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Home Depot, Lowe’s Show Strength Despite Weak Market
Despite the continuing housing slump, both Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) and Home Depot (NYSE:HD) have been faring well recently, with both stocks gaining in the past week. Home Depot is trading near the high of its 52-week range, and Lowe’s has also been t...
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Home Depot Raises Outlook Despite Weak Home Builder Sentiment
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) announced solid results and raised guidance despite pessimism in the home improvement segment. Despite continued sluggishness in the U.S. economy, product launches and new initiatives like driving move online sales will help ...
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Home Depot’s Wind Power Products Add to Renewables Line Up
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the world’s largest home improvement retailer, is expanding its wind power solutions for homes by carrying Southwest Windpower’s small wind turbine in its stores in six states across the U.S. This move comes afte...
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Home Depot Takes Home Improvement Shopping Online
Over the last few years, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has expanded its retail stores aggressively adding more than 200 outlets annually. However, the firm has recently embarked on a $1.1 billion program aimed at improving its web presence while planning ...
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Bad Weather Plays on Home Depot’s First Quarter Results
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is the world’s largest retailer of home improvement products and primarily competes with Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) in this business. Our $36.57 price estimate for Home Depot stock is roughly in line with market price.
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Lowe’s Looks to Hardware, LED to Light up ’11 Sales
Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) gained considerable market share at the expense of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) over the last ten years. However, Home Depot has taken several initiatives to consolidate its position. As a result, competition between these two players ...
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Home Depot’s New Customer Service App Could Spur Market Share Growth
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is the world’s largest retailer of home improvement products, mainly competing with Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) in this business. We have a $35.61 price estimate for Home Depot, roughly 5% below market price.
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Home Depot Benefits from Storms & Improving Home Improvement Outlook
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is the world’s largest retailer of home improvement products primarily competing with Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) in this business. This past winter unleashed brutal snowstorms across the Midwest and East Coast and current storm...
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Home Depot to Gain from Hardware & Seasonal Sales
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is the world’s largest retailer of home improvement products primarily competing with Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) in this business. We have a $35.66 price estimate for Home Depot and estimate that Hardware & Seasonal products acco...
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Home Depot Doing Well Despite a Weak Housing Market
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is the world’s largest retailer of home improvement products, primarily competing with Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW). In its latest earnings report, the company shows some encouraging signs of growth despite the continued difficul...
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Store Expansion and DIY Activity Will Benefit Lowe’s
Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) is the world’s second largest retailer of home improvement products after Home Depot (NYSE:HD). Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Target (NYSE:TGT) also cater the home improvements market. Lowe’s offers a wide range of home im...
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Home Depot Can Expand Leadership in Plumbing, Electrical & Kitchen Products
Home Depot’s (NYSE:HD) market share in home improvement product categories like plumbing, electrical and kitchen has remained relatively stable over the past few years, in the range of 21-22%, despite competition from Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW...
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Home Depot Focusing on DYI Opportunity Adding Upside to Stock
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is the world’s largest retailer of home improvement products, primarily competing with Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) in this business. Home Depot boasts 2,244 stores, of which 1,976 (88%) are in the US. The company offers a wide r...
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High DIY Activity Can Lift Lowe’s Stock
Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) market share in plumbing, electrical and kitchen home improvement products in North America is booming, despite a weak economy, led by strong activity from Do-It-Yourself (DIY) customers. Lowe’s ranks #2 in the home ...
