Home Improvement Retail

Citi hosted “upbeat” meetings with The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) management, after which it announced that it is reiterating its Buy rating on the company. “Management remains confident that it can achieve its positive LSD SSS plan in 2011, and we believe upside to comps could be driven by a...

Yesterday was the first day of spring, and while the weather doesn't feel like it quite yet, your portfolio knows no weather, and these ideas may give a little "spring" to your investments. Spring time is traditionally the best time of the year to plant, garden, lawn care, and generally do all...

The following is a list of today's winners and losers within the Russell Microcap Index.     Winners   Shares of Nexxus (NasdaqCM: NEXS) jumped 44% today as the company announced a new partnership with Lowe'...

The following is a list of today's winners and losers within the Russell Microcap Index.     Winners   Shares of Nexxus (NasdaqCM: NEXS) jumped 44% today as the company announced a new partnership with Lowe'...

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXS) shares continue to skyrocket on the announcement the company will be putting its products in Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) stores. At last check, shares were up $1.68 to $4.27, a gain of nearly 65% on 2.8 million shares.

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXS) shares are skyrocketing today, gaining 54% to $4.01, a gain of $1.42, on news that company signed a major deal with Lowes (NYSE: LOW) to put its products into 1,100 stores. Nexxus Lighting, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of light...

As we mentioned earlier, this month we are going to be looking at the stocks that make up the DJIA. . Next up: Home Depot (HD). This is a name that has been showing a great trend. While many have long ago predicted the demise of retail – especially anything related to housing, Home Depot...

Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) are lower on the session by 0.98%, trading at $36.32. Overall call volume is now running at 2.31x the daily average, with 2% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 22,001 contracts have traded on the session so far. The Home Depot, Inc. is a...

Below are the top large-cap industrial electrical equipment stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Home Depot Inc (The) (NYSE: HD) is $68.00 billion. HD's ROE for the same period is 17.44%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Lowe's Companies...

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE: SWK) could be very attractive here, if you believe the bull case. The company recently reported strong earnings, handily beating Wall Street estimates, as well as raising guidance for 2011. The company has generated $425 million in synergies with...

Jefferies raised its Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) price target from $26 to $30 in a research report published today. In the report, Jefferies states, "LOW shares could pause near term after a recent run up, but management remains intensely focused on improving close rates, sales productivity, profitability...

Goldman Sachs provided color on the American Home Improvement industry sector, focusing on Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) in a research report published today. In the report, Goldman Sachs states, "The comp gap between HD and LOW was bigger than we anticipated, but in a sense less...

Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW), raising its PT from $26 to $28. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We believe LOW's business continues to stabilize following the fourth consecutive quarter of positive comps. However, we continue to remain...

Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL), lowering its price target from $23 to $21. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We are maintaining our Neutral rating but are lowering our PT from $23 to $21 following LL's Q4 results. LL achieved a +1.2% comp in...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) from $26 to $30 and maintains its Buy rating.