As an investor, you will want to invest in companies that can provide the greatest return while preserving a margin of safety against competitors who threaten the bottom line ...
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June 24 - News
The retail sector usually makes sense,or at least we can delude ourselves that we can make sense of it all.
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June 20 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW), The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD), Caterpillar Inc.
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June 20 - Dividend Stocks
Local hardware store chain Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp (NASDAQ:OSH) was operating behind the eight ball from the beginning, so its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing this morning...
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June 18 - News
If you’re an investor looking for a stock that can offer you both growth and income, one name you should immediately add to your Watchlist is The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD).
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June 18 - News
Do you think nuts, bolts and screws are boring? You won't after you see how much money Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) makes selling them to manufacturers, plumbers, electricians...
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June 17 - News
Improved prospects in the housing sector isn't good news for just companies in home sales and housing starts, it also means a slew of profits for The Home Depot, Inc.
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June 14 - News
I first said to buy at $40 but kicked my outlook to a whole new level once the stock reached $50 after strong earnings.
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June 14 - News
The world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot, Inc.
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June 12 - News
On Thursday, Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc (NYSE:RH) will release its latest quarterly results.
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June 12 - News
One group of companies which were hit particularly hard by the housing crisis were the home improvement companies, specifically The Home Depot, Inc.
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June 11 - News
The housing recovery is now on the way.
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June 11 - News
The market tends to underprice securities that are in a cyclical downturn and overprice securities that are in the midst of a cyclical upturn.
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June 11 - News
There seem to be two drastically different tales from the largest two competitors of the home improvement game.
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June 10 - News
While projected U.S. GDP growth has not changed materially, macro-housing data continues to improve.
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June 10 - News
As a segment, home improvement had the highest expectations among hardliners.
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June 7 - News
Stocks such as The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD), Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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June 6 - News
It's official. Investors have begun to fear that interest rates will soon rise. Bond prices have increased and we've witnessed a sell-off of stocks.
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June 6 - News
Given all of the negative statistics that still haunt the housing industry -- for instance, 25% of all homeowners are still underwater on their mortgages -- you may be surprised...
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June 6 - News
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp (NASDAQ:OSH) was in 5 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. OSH has seen a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money in recent months.
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June 6 - News
In Peter Lynch's classic book, One Up On Wall Street, he talks about a class of investments he calls "Turnarounds." For the most part, a true Lynch Turnaround has been well-established...
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June 5 - News
Investing in anticipation of a housing recovery has been one of the best trades of the last year, but with things like the home improvement stores The Home Depot, Inc.
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June 4 - News
It is a natural reaction.
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June 4 - News
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) is now basking in its own glory.
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June 3 - News
A watch list represents an excellent way to compile a list of investment ideas.
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June 3 - News
After a good five years of caution thanks to an ailing housing market and tight fisted consumers, it looks like the real estate recovery is for real and consumers are spending...
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May 30 - News
Note to stock investors: Not "ABT," as in Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), but "Abt" as in Abt Electronics, the Chicago-based superstore founded by Jewel and David Abt back in ...
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May 30 - News
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) and The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) have always had an interesting approach to competition.
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May 29 - News
Recent quarterly reports from two of the United States's largest home-improvement companies has drawn renewed attention to their apparently divergent fortunes.
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May 29 - News
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) reported higher quarterly sales and earnings figures this week.
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May 28 - News
It is no secret that the U.S. housing market is on the rebound. More people are getting jobs, the unemployment rate is falling, and the housing price indexes are increasing.
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May 28 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of methods market participants can use to watch publicly traded companies.
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May 24 - News
In the financial world, there are tons of methods market participants can use to watch Mr. Market. A couple of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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May 23 - News
If the past five years have taught us anything, it is the importance of the housing market to the global economy.
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May 23 - News
On Wednesday, Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 21 - News
When it comes to dividend-paying stocks, bigger isn't always better.
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May 20 - News
The recession has taken a toll on economies around the world, from driving down standards of living to sending unemployment to record levels.
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May 19 - News
On Tuesday, The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 12 - News
The U.S. home improvement retailing duopoly of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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May 6 - News
With the 13F season up and running, Greenhaven Associates has kept pace with some of their colleagues and has announced their stock holdings.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
After several years in the housing market doldrums, the news is finally starting to get good.
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May 1 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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May 1 - News
A year ago, I examined the pairing of The Home Depot, Inc.
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April 29 - News
Over the past few years, investors looking to capitalize on the housing recovery poured into shares of homebuilder sticks from Hovnanian to Lennar, and into the two retailers ...
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April 29 - News
Sometimes when companies outline their strategic thinking the market chooses to ignore them and then be surprised when the results come out in line with the company’s strategy...
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April 26 - News
Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL) soared 12% yesterday -- and have continued to hit new all-time highs this morning -- after posting blowout quarterly results...
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April 25 - News
Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc (NYSE:RH) is a small retail company “similar” to that of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD).
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April 24 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Amarin Corporation plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMRN), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ:CZR), Coach, Inc.
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April 23 - News
Ever pressed the limit of your gas supply and lost? Then you know just how Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp (NASDAQ:OSH) must be feeling right about now.
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April 19 - News
