Home Improvement Retail

Below are the top home improvement stores stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Home Depot Inc (The) (NYSE: HD) had $1.99 billion in total cash and $10.79 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) had $1.30 billion in total cash and $7.63...

Earlier, Doug Kass appeared on CNBC to give his trading outlook. Kass was somewhat bullish on housing, downplaying the recent Case-Shiller release on the grounds that it was a lagging indicator. He stated that there was real evidence that the residential real estate market has turned. Kass pointed...

According to a research report published today by ISI, Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) traffic rose 3.8%, and there is large potential for leverage increases/sizeable buybacks. ISI further commented in the report, “LOW has plenty of overhead cover to revamp the merchandising, reposition the asset base and...

According to a research report published today by Jefferies, Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) sales benefitted this week from nice weather, but the competition stores sales gap with Home Depot (NYSE: HD) was wide. “Comp store sales at LOW was 3.4% well below the 6.1% U.S. comp that Home Depot (HD, $46.98, HOLD...

Oppenheimer remains rated Outperform with a $34 target price on Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) as a quick read on Q4 results points to the company heading in the right direction. Oppenheimer says, "We view the better-than-expected Q4 (Jan.) results and solid FY12 (Jan. 2013) guidance that LOW reported today...

Citigroup reiterates its Neutral rating and $24 target price on Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) as the company reports EPS upside on stronger sales growth momentum. Citigroup says, "Although LOW benefits from a relatively attractive valuation, we view limited upside from current levels on 1) continued SSS...

ISI Group maintains its Hold rating with a $25 target price on Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) following initial reaction to the company's Q4 results. ISI Group says, "4Q results were modestly better than expected on a 3.4% comp, but gross margins declines accelerated; SG&A $s spend came in better than...

Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) posted a rise in its fourth-quarter profit. Lowe's quarterly profit climbed to $322 million, or $0.26 per share, from $285 million, or $0.21 per share, in the year-ago period. The latest quarter results included one-time charges of $0.03 per share. Its revenue...

Lowe's (NYSE: LOW), the home-improvement goods retailer, reported higher-than-estimated earnings in the fourth quarter as warm weather prompted home owners to get an early start on spring remodeling projects. Sales increased 11 percent in the quarter, from $10.5 billion in 2010 to $11.6 billion,...

Morgan Stanley reiterates its Underweight rating on Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) following solid results on Q4 and in-line 2012 outlook. Morgan Stanley says, "Lowe's reported 4Q11 results that were slightly ahead of our expectations as well as consensus. However, most of the major trends were likely in...

Deutsche Bank remains Buy-rated with a price target of $31 on Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) following the company's quarterly results. Deutsche Bank says, "Total sales were +13% at $11, 629b, beating FactSet consensus of +8% to $11, 345b. The impact of the extra week was as expected. Comps were +3.4%,...

Monday, February 27, 2012 This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session. Benzinga's Top News Lowes (NYSE: LOW) Reports Q4 EPS $0.29 vs $0.24 Est; Revenues $11.63B vs $11.34B Est Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) (NASDAQ:...

Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) posted a rise in its fourth-quarter profit. Lowe's quarterly profit climbed to $322 million, or $0.26 per share, from $285 million, or $0.21 per share, in the year-ago period. The latest quarter results included one-time charges of $0.03 per share. Its revenue...

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE: AWI) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.30 per share on revenue of $670.3 million. Universal Health Services Inc (NYSE: UHS) is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.90 on revenue of $1.87 billion. Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) is projected to report...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.24 on sales of $11.3 billion. Lowe's shares rose 0.37% to close at $27.16 on Friday. Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-B) reported a 30% drop in its fourth-...