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Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) from $26 to $28 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Piper Jaffray has lowered the price target on Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL) from $23 to $21 and maintains its Neutral rating.

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According to Deutsche Bank, Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) has beaten the consensus, but not HD. Deutsche Bank reported that the LOW stock should react OK. “We'd characterize the results as mixed. 4Q was a nice beat, but not as good as Home Depot's. Full year guidance is in line, but 1Q is low. A key...

Wall Street Strategies provided color on Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) in a research report this morning, following Lowe's Q4 2010 earnings results. In the report, Wall Street Strategies states, "We believe that Lowe's deserves greater credit for its margin performance evident in 4Q10; gross margin expanded...

Wall Street Strategies reiterated its Home Depot (NYSE: HD) Buy rating and raised Home Depot's price target from $40 to $43 in a research report published today. In the report, Wall Street Strategies states, "Contrary to the market's reaction today, there was ample positive news to chew on from...

Piper Jaffray, which raised its PT on Home Depot (NYSE: HD), is providing some color on the stock. “We see signs of stabilization in HD's business following its fifth consecutive quarter of positive comps,” Piper Jaffray writes. “However, we continue to remain Neutral given difficult comparisons in...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning as investors are awaiting earnings reports. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47 points to 12,230 and futures on the S&P 500 index gained 5 points to 1,319. Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 12.25 points to 2,334. A Peek Into...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on the Home Depot (NYSE: HD) from $39 to $43 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on the Home Depot (NYSE: HD) from $33 to $38 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on the Home Depot (NYSE: HD) from $39 to $44 and maintains its Buy rating.

Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.21, versus the consensus of $0.25. LL reports its Q4 revenue at $153.2 million, versus the consensus of $154.87 million. LL shares dropped 4.61% to close at $27.34 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.21, versus the consensus of $0.18. LOW reports its Q4 revenue at $10.5 billion, versus the consensus of $10.44 billion. LOW shares dropped 1.12% to $25.70 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) to report its Q4 EPS at $3.10 on revenue of $736.14 million. PCLN shares dropped 0.49% to $431.65 in after-hours trading. Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ) reported its adjusted FQ1...

Goldman Sachs has published a report on The Home Depot (NYSE: HD). According to the report, HD reported 4Q 2010 EPS of $0.36 vs. $0.24 a year earlier. “EBIT was ahead of our forecast and consensus, driven entirely by sales, which exceeded our expectation (SSS +3.9% vs. our 1.8% and the Street at 1....