Home Improvement Retail

If you're looking for some nice defensive stocks to go along with the rest of your long positions in the portfolio, then take a look at the list of stocks below that are more defensive than growth oriented. They are stocks that shouldn't see a lot of volatility and won't fall through the floor,...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) from $72 to $83 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Goldman Sachs is upgrading Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) to Buy. “We expect HD to outperform as the company delivers on well-articulated strategies to propel profitability,” Goldman Sachs writes. “Sales visibility is high, and we are raising our estimates and target. We expect HD to maintain a P/E...

Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) was downgraded by Goldman from "buy" to "neutral." LOW's shares closed at $25.25 on Friday. LOW's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 3.98%. Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ: PENN) was downgraded by KeyBanc from "buy" to "hold." PENN's stock closed at $36.38 on...

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today announced Larry D. Stone, president and chief operating officer since 2006, will retire on June 2, 2011 – his 42nd anniversary with Lowe's. Stone has served in virtually every leadership position within store operations, merchandising and store environment...

It's not easy for large institutions to reinvent themselves. Look at Blockbuster (BLOAQ.PK) - the video rental outlet was asleep at the wheel while Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Coinstar (Nasdaq: CSTR) zipped right past it to grab market share. Blockbuster soon crumbled...

It's not easy for large institutions to reinvent themselves. Look at Blockbuster (BLOAQ.PK) - the video rental outlet was asleep at the wheel while Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Coinstar (Nasdaq: CSTR) zipped right past it to grab market share. Blockbuster soon crumbled...

Within the first hour of Thursday's session, call volume on Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) skyrocketed to about 41,000 contracts -- or nearly seven times the equity's expected daily call volume. Checking out the major block trades of the morning, it looks as though a single trader is responsible for...

Shares of Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) are higher on the session by 1.01%, trading at $26.11. Overall call volume is now running at 6.10x the daily average, with 1% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 36,690 contracts have traded on the session so far. Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a...

Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO ) , a leading retail firm and ranch store brand, recorded another quarter of good growth. Earnings per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 came in at 67 cents a share, breezing past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 37 cents a share as well as the prior-year earnings...

Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO ) , a leading retail firm and ranch store brand, recorded another quarter of good growth. Earnings per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 came in at 67 cents a share, breezing past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 37 cents a share as well as the prior-year earnings...

According to Bloomberg, Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW), the second largest home improvement retailer, plans to slash approximately 1,700 middle managerial posts countrywide. But the company's future savings from this operation are still unclear.    However, in order to serve better during weekends...

According to Bloomberg, Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW), the second largest home improvement retailer, plans to slash approximately 1,700 middle managerial posts countrywide. But the company's future savings from this operation are still unclear.    However, in order to serve better during weekends...

At 10:15 am, the Dow rose 0.16% to 11,996.91, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.23% to 1,294.16 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 0.33% to 2,728.19. The industries that are driving the market today are: Major Airlines: This industry jumped 2.40% by 10:15 am. The top stock...

Lod, Israel-based AudioCodes Ltd. (Nasdaq: AUDC) announced on Wednesday morning that its financial results were in line with consensus Wall Street estimates. AudioCodes Ltd reported that its 4th quarter net income climbed to $5.4 million, or 13 cents per share, up from $1.2 million, or 3 cents per...