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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.   |
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
November 15, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Lowe's Optimistic Outlook Second-largest home improvement retailer continues to produce strong results. |
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 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Can Home Improvement's Improvement Last? Hardware retailers are no safe haven for investors. |
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
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
August 15, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Home Depot Dodges Distress Investors seem unfazed by predictions of a rocky second half. Investors have plenty of reasons to keep monitoring Home Depot's management. At the moment, the hardware chain seems more like one to watch than one to buy. |
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
November 24, 2010
Andrew Bond |
2 Retail Insiders Look Into the Housing Market Lowe's and Home Depot both say housing's economic recovery remains slow. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Rebuilding at Home Improvement Stores? Second-quarter results suggest sunnier days may be ahead for some retailers. Read on to see who. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
There's No Place Like Home Improvement? These stocks' Technicolor nightmare may not be over. |
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
February 23, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Home Retailers Still Haunted by Risk Fickle consumers fill home-improvement retail stocks with fear. |
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
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
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
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 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
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 2, 2008
Jason Ramage |
A Paper Jam at Office Depot, OfficeMax Sales drop for both of these two struggling office products retailers. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Lowe's Grows Despite Housing Woes The company is struggling, but not as much as its larger rival. Lowe's second-quarter earnings handily beat analyst projections, and the stock traded up around 6% as a result. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
Too Much Spending at Office Depot It's hard for the retailer to turn things around when revenue isn't rising as fast as expenses. |
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
June 1, 2011
Andrea Kalvesmaki |
Home Depot Turns Fizzle to Sizzle A lean management style pays off for this retailer. |
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. |
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
March 1, 2006
Tarek Sultani |
Home Depot's Spackled Optimism A cooling housing market may thwart the hardware superstore's rosy outlook. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
April Taylor |
Does a Home Improvement Retailer Fit Your Portfolio? Who will perform better in a housing recovery? |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2010
Jason Moser |
Cash for Caulkers: A Home Run for the Home-Improvement Sector? (Fool TV) In spite of a swooning market, the home-improvement sector hammered out some great news last week. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Will Lowe's Get Back? Home improvement retailer Lowe's reported first-quarter results that confirm conditions remain grim in any business related to residential housing. |
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 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
January 5, 2012
Mercedes Cardona |
Looking for a Fixer-Upper? Try Home Center Stocks Hardware chains plan growth without a housing recovery. |
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 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
June 11, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Home Depot Drinks the Recovery Kool-Aid Home Depot calls a bottom, but let's just say that might be wishful thinking. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2009
Rich Duprey |
Home-Improvement Retailers Still Under Construction Spring cleaning helped results at Lowe's and Home Depot, but the paint is still peeling on housing. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Home Depot's Half-Hearted Hurrah The home-improvement retailer's plan to halt expansion may be only half right. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2012
Brian Andrews |
4 Ways Home Depot Can Dominate for Years Here's how the big-box home improvement king can stay on top. |
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
November 12, 2010
Steve Broido |
Lowe's: Time for a Renovated Business Strategy? Housing troubles shouldn't be holding this home improvement retailer down. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fool on the Street: Lowe's Plan for Improvement Despite significant near-term challenges, Lowe's has a long-term plan. Investors, take note. |
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
May 16, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Investors Low About Lowe's Bad weather hollows out the home improvement retailer's first quarter. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Lowe's Builds on Trends Is now a good time to invest in the home improvement retailer? |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Lowe's Lowers Expectations The home-improvement retailer's keeping a cautious outlook, lowering expansion plans for 2009. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Cozying Up to Home Depot Forget the chatter about the housing market and interest rates. This retailer is a proven winner. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2011 |
A Brief History of Home Depot's Returns Home Depot shares returned just 10% over the past decade. How'd they get there? |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
A Slower Lowe's? Investors get cold feet on Lowe's forecast. |
