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The Motley Fool
February 22, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
A Do-It-Yourself Analysis Home Depot turns in another fine operating performance. At 18 times earnings, and a double-digit percentage increase in earnings on the way, the stock is value-priced.   |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Hammering Lowe's Home Lowe's (NYSE: LOW), the No. 2 home-improvement retailer, nailed another quarter. In fact, fourth-quarter and full-year net income jumped 27.6%. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Will Lowe's Fly High? While the wise on Wall Street will probably focus on the margins reflected in Lowe's income statement, investors might want to pay more attention to the company's cash flow statement. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
A Slower Lowe's? Investors get cold feet on Lowe's forecast. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
April Taylor |
Does a Home Improvement Retailer Fit Your Portfolio? Who will perform better in a housing recovery? |
BusinessWeek
July 3, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
Lowe's Is Not Riding High Lowe's has always been No. 2 to Home Depot, but it is tops on Wall Street. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Still Fixing Up Lowe's In advance of earnings reports, analysts and investors alike wonder if Lowe's will fare any better than arch-rival Home Depot. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Lowe's Optimistic Outlook Second-largest home improvement retailer continues to produce strong results. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2005
Seth Jayson |
The Lumber Chase Lowe's plans to bring the home improvement battle to Canada. Although its stock price has been pegged to its much-discussed faster growth, north of the border, Lowe's is decidedly late to the game. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Home Depot Bleeds Orange Home Depot's woes appear to be more daunting than those faced by its competitor Lowe's. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Lowe's Makes Landfall Home Depot and Lowe's report first-quarter 2006 earnings on Monday. Here are some facts for investors to ponder. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Andrea Kalvesmaki |
Home Depot Turns Fizzle to Sizzle A lean management style pays off for this retailer. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Lowe's Still Up Investors, forget the Lowe's-vs.-Home Depot garbage. Both retailers are great, but different. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2008
Rich Smith |
Home Depot Suffers Lowe's Blows Let's compare the most recent quarters of home improvement giants Home Depot and Lowe's. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2007 |
Lowe's In Need of Home Improvement: Fool by Numbers The home improvement retailer released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Lowe's Growth Woes The home-improvement retailing industry is seeing trying times. So why consider investing in either Lowe's or Home Depot? |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Is Lowe's Foundation Still Cracked? Can the home-improvement retailer remain sturdy despite the downturn? Lowe's managed to put together a respectable quarterly report, but there is the potential for more bad news from housing woes. Investors may need to be patient. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Lowe's and the Multimillion-Dollar Question Just how much will a new-housing slowdown hurt hardware retailers? Investors willing to ignore today's press clippings and hold for better returns down the road might just want to look at Home Depot and Lowe's shares. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Woes Slow at Lowe's Lowe's sees a bottoming to homebuilding difficulties. Is this stock a buy? |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bull The stock may look attractive based on past growth, but what about the future? It's hard to imagine significant growth from Home Depot, given its current annual revenues of $88 billion. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2008
James Brumley |
Home Retailers Getting Closer to Good Home Depot and Lowe's quarterly earnings show they've handled the tough economy better than most. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Will Lowe's Lap Home Depot? In advance of earnings reports, analysts expect Lowe's sales to rise, but profits to fall. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Best Retail Stock for 2007: Home Depot In 2007, the DIY king can reclaim its crown as top retailer. The overall economy remains strong with low inflation, fuel prices are easing, and international growth possibilities abound in Canada, Mexico, and now China. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Face-Off: Home-Improvement Giants One of the biggest questions on investors' minds is what will happen to the homebuilding market in 2007. Home Depot wins the face-off, with three wins to Lowe's two, but the best strategy may be to consider a weighting in both. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Hammering Home Higher Profits Home Depot and Lowe's latest results wow Wall Street. But those seeking the very essence of a value play might wait a bit, since an economic swing might present a very attractive buying opportunity here. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
These Stocks Could Be Homewreckers Home Depot and Lowe's most recent quarterly results should prompt caution, not bullishness, among investors. |
BusinessWeek
January 15, 2007
Hindo & Byrnes |
A Sharper Edge At Lowe's A new CEO will have to execute just as Home Depot's archrival Lowe's Companies ramps up its assault on the Atlanta company's bread-and-butter business. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
A Buy-It-Yourself Opportunity Lowe's presents a promising pick for investors during the DIY doldrums. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Housing Hits Home for These Retailers Even the big names in home improvement aren't safe havens anymore. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Slower Going at Lowe's Does short-term pain at Lowe's open the doorway to long-term opportunities for investors? |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
No Place Like Home Depot More and more, the home-improvement king is looking like the Fort Knox of retail. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
How Home Depot Will Fix Itself Up in 2012 Let's look at this year's prospects for this company. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Cooling Down Home Depot With real estate cooling down, are slower times ahead for Home Depot, or might it create a better buying opportunity for investors interested in the stock? |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2007 |
Home Depot Derails: Fool by Numbers The home improvement retailer released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Don't Doubt Home Depot Earnings growth outpaces sales increases, and there's a surplus of cash. There's plenty to love. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
The Giant Lumberjack Lumbers On While Lowe's and Home Depot duke it out, investors might be wondering which one to bet on. You probably can't go wrong by investing in both. |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Home Depot Has Work to Do Home Depot has a little renovation to do, but don't hang up the big-box retailer yet. Look at the big picture, where there is some optimism for the future. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2008
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: How Lowe's Can We Go? In advance of earnings, analysts expect big-box retailer Lowe's to post a big drop in profits. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Home Depot's No Stock of the Year Home Depot didn't have what it took to be Stock of the Year last year (and it probably won't this year, either), but it may be showing the beginnings of being a runner-up in the works. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
When Will Consumer Spending Really Recover? Recent quarterly earnings from several big-box retailers seem to confirm that spending money is no longer the national pastime, news that's bound to spook anyone worried about the health of the consumer sector of our economy. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Can Home Improvement's Improvement Last? Hardware retailers are no safe haven for investors. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Home Stocks Aren't Hospitable Investors should seek better stock shelters than Home Depot and Lowe's. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2004
Rich Smith |
American Woodmark's Hard-Knock Q3 Sales may be up, but profits are under pressure. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Home Depot's Rehab Retailer raises 2003 guidance and outlines 2004 forecasts and initiatives. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: American (Needs) Woodmark(-et Share) The cabinetmaker is set to report its first-quarter 2008 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2007
Rich Smith |
Lowe's Laps Laggard Home Depot Although sales at Lowe's did manage to eke out a small gain this quarter, comps were again down, and net profits fell. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Steven Mallas |
An Interesting Day at the Office Office Depot had a decent quarter, but the market didn't see it that way. Overall, Wall Street's expectations were not met on the top and bottom lines, and investors sent the stock down by well more than 4% in yesterday's session. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2011
Shubh Datta |
It's Buyback Time at Lowe's The home-improvement retailer plans to buy back $5 billion worth of its shares. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2008
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Lowe's Lowdown In advance of Q3 earnings, analysts expect Lowe's to hang on to sales, but show a sharp drop in profits. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2011 |
Office Depot Earnings Preview Office Depot will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday, July 26. |
