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Lowe’s Still Worth $34 Though Trails Home Depot’s Recovery
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) continues to trail its larger competitor Home Depot (NYSE:HD) in terms of comparable store sales and margins. Even though both the companies missed market expectations in their latest quarterly ...
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Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Update: Raises Buyback, Reaffirms 2012 Outlook
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, raised its 2012 stock repurchase target by $500 million to $4 billion this week and reaffirmed its fiscal 2012 earnings and revenue forecasts. It now expects to achieve its target ...
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The Best Dividends On May 29, 2012
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Here is a current overview of the best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 2 billion that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker s...
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3 Stocks That Will Benefit From a Housing Market Rebound
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . By: Chad Fraser Prospects for a housing market rebound brightened somewhat on Tuesday, when the National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes rose 3.4...
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Home Depot Benefits From A Warmer Winter & Better Sentiment
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, posted a 6% improvement in same store sales last quarter benefiting from the uncharacteristically warm winter and increased business from contractors. However, sales and margin imp...
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Home Depot’s Earnings: Home Improvement Spending In Focus
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) will release its latest earnings on May 15 and will provide an update on the overall trends in the home improvement retail sector and its own business outlook. It posted a healthy 6% sales growth last quarter with bumper hol...
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Home Depot Leans On ‘Spring Black Friday’ Deals During Busiest Season
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has jumped in early with its annual Spring Black Friday deals late last month, in a rush to beat competition by quickly cashing in on the growing spring season demand – the busiest selling season for home improvement re...
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Home Depot Cautious On The Housing Market Despite Strong Results
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) continued to beat analyst estimates last quarter with its bumper holiday sales, but the company remains cautious on the overall home improvement retail market recovery despite some signs of improving sentiment . It noted som...
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Holiday Spending and Warmer Winter Boost Home Depot’s Results
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) continued to beat analyst estimates last quarter as its sales grew 6% (y/y) to $16 billion, riding on holiday and warmer winter sales. For the complete fiscal 2011, the home improvement retailer’s sales rose 3.5% from f...
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Home Depot Earnings Preview: What We’re Watching
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) will release its latest earnings on Tuesday, providing an update on the overall trends in the home improvement retail sector and future business outlook. The Home Depot stock has gained more than 20% over the last three month...
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Home Depot Updates: Prepares For the Busy Spring Season
The world’s largest home improvement retailer Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is warming up for the upcoming spring season, the busiest selling season for home improvement retailers with strong demand for outdoor products, maintenance and repair. To g...
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Home Depot on Track to Hit Sales Target, $40 Fair Value
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has held up well despite the sluggish growth in the U.S. housing market. In its latest quarterly results, Home Depot outperformed its closest competitor Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) registering comparable store sales of 4.2% y-o-y...
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Home Depot & Lowe’s Jump as Home Improvement Spending Climbs
After several quarters of subdued sales, recent signs of stabilizing housing market and an improvement in private residential fixed investments have provided upside to the business outlook of home improvement retailers Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and L...
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Home Depot Outshines Lowe’s on Maintenance & Repair Spending
The world’s largest retailer of home improvement products, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) announced its Q3 results and continued to out-perform its largest competitor Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) that has been lagging behind Home Depot over the past few...
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Home Depot Earnings Preview: What We’re Watching Tuesday
The world’s largest retailer of home improvement products, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) will announce its Q3 results tomorrow. It has continuously out-performed its largest competitor Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) over the past few quarters despite cont...
