Home Furnishings

As La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) celebrates 85 years of helping people live life comfortably, the company is pleased to announce that it is exploring options to build a new World Headquarters building in Monroe, MI, its hometown since its founding by two young cousins in 1927.  The project, if sited in...

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) announced it intends to acquire nine La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores and a supporting distribution center in southern Ohio. Included in the acquisition are four stores in Cincinnati, three in Columbus and two in Dayton, with combined revenue in calendar 2011...

Below are the top home furnishings & fixtures stocks on the NYSE in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Tempur Pedic International (NYSE: TPX) is 15.41%. Tempur Pedic's ROE for the same period is 183.82%. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Ethan Allen...

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) CEO, Darrow stated, "Given the strength of our brand, the breadth of our branded distribution network, plans for store growth and the level of same-store-sales improvements over the past 18 months, La-Z-Boy Incorporated is positioned to continue to improve its...

Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is projected to post a Q4 loss at $0.93 per share on revenue of $1.48 billion. Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) is expected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.59 per share on revenue of $1.11 billion. Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is estimated to post its Q2 EPS at...

Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ: MFRM) dipped 15.04% to $29.99 in the pre-market session. MFRM reported downbeat first-quarter revenue. The company also announced its plans to buy Mattress Giant for $47 million in cash. Mitcham Industries Inc (NASDAQ: MIND) dipped 9.89% to $16.50 in the pre-...

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) and Kuka Home today announced a strategic partnership to develop the La-Z-Boy brand in mainland China. The partnership will focus on developing, manufacturing, distributing and retailing La-Z-Boy products, leveraging both companies' strengths and meeting the needs...

Macy's Inc (NYSE: M) is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $1.65 on revenue of $8.72 billion. Home Depot Inc (The) (NYSE: HD) is expected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.42 on revenue of $15.50 billion. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) is estimated to post its Q4 earnings at $1.46 per share on sales of $123...

Shares of Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) are lower on the session by 5.39%, currently trading at $22.13. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past two months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. The strike seeing the...

CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) is projected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.71 on revenue of $1.97 billion. Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.74 on revenue of $4.03 billion. Sysco Corp (NYSE: SYY) is projected to post its FQ2 earnings at $0.44 per share on sales of...

Below are the top small-cap home furnishings & fixtures stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Bassett Furniture Industries Inc (NASDAQ: BSET) is 22.14%. BSET's revenue for the same period is $255.93 million. The trailing-twelve...

Shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ALXN) fell about 1.3% after the company announced its plans to acquire drug developer Enobia Pharma Corp in a deal valued at up to $1.08 billion. Alexion projects the deal to complete in the first quarter of 2012. Shares of China Digital TV Holding...

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting weekly jobless-claims data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 25 points to 12,106.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 2.40 points to 1,246.90. Nasdaq 100 futures surged 3.50 points to 2,263....

Leggett & Platt Inc (NYSE: LEG) projects weaker-than-expected full-year earnings. Leggett & Platt projects to take pretax charges of $36 million in the fourth quarter. It expects full-year earnings of $0.99 to $1.04 per share. Leggett & Platt is scheduled to report its Q4 financial...