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  • Why It Would Be Foolish to Sell Your Stocks

    By Justin Carley - June 19, 2013 | Tickers: XLF, HD, EWJ, TMK, DXJ

    The market has pulled back from its recent highs, and investors have begun to talk about bubbles in several asset classes. Long-term investors should stay focused on the key trends that can move markets, as opposed to scary headlines and political commentary. Two crucial facts make investing in U.S. stocks a compelling opportunity for patient, long-term investors: demographics and the performance of bonds.

    The Bull Market in Bonds has more »

  • Growth and Income Investors Should Feel Right at Home

    By Chad Henage - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, LL, WMT

    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 Home Depot (NYSE: HD). To say that Home Depot has regained its former glory would be an understatement as just a few years ago many wondered if the company was still a growth story. In the last several quarters not only has Home more »

  • This Swimming Pool Leader Is a Good Play in the Housing Recovery

    By Anh HOANG - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: HD, POOL, TTS

    Since the bottom of 2009, Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) has been on a rising trend, from nearly $11.60 per share in March 2009 to more than $53.50 per share. This company is in the portfolios of many famous investors including Joel Greenblatt and Jim Simons. Sandy Villere of Villere Balanced Fund was also bullish about this company, mentioning that it had a dominating position in the industry with more »

  • 4 Ways To Improve This Company

    By Chad Henage - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, LL, WMT

    When a company seems to struggle against its competition, it’s simple to bash the stock and move on. However, many companies are just a step or two away from being much better investments, and things can change quickly. Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) has been under-performing Home Depot (NYSE: HD) for a few quarters, and many investors seem to believe that this trend will continue. If Lowe’s management is more »

  • This Retailer Can Save Itself, But Does It Want To?

    By Chad Henage - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: HD, SHLD, TGT, WMT

    I honestly didn’t know if I would see the day when Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) could actually save itself. I've been critical of both the company’s management and their poorly executed merger with Kmart. For a while, it looked like it would only be a matter of time before this company disappeared. However, the company’s current earnings report suggested several ways that Sears Holdings could actually more »

  • A Stock to Fly for Many Years to Come!

    By Brian Nichols - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: ETH, HD, LOW, RH

    I have been saying it for months – buy Restoration Hardware (NYSE: RH)!

    I first said to buy at $40 but kicked my outlook to a whole new level once the stock reached $50 after strong earnings. Now, after yet another great quarter – and a stock that’s trading over $65 – let’s see if there is still value in the stock.

    A Look At The Quarter

    For its first quarter more »

  • Which of These 3 Companies Is Best Positioned to Profit From Housing?

    By Phillip Woolgar - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, SHW

    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 (NYSE: HD), Lowe's (NYSE: LOW), and Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW).

    The firms were hammered down during the recession, but are picking up along with the increase in the number of housing starts. It should be noted that while housing starts more »

  • Nuts and Bolts Investing With Fastenal

    By Todd Campbell - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: FAST, HD, LOW

    Do you think nuts, bolts and screws are boring?  You won't after you see how much money Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) makes selling them to manufacturers, plumbers, electricians and contractors.

    In fact, if you think factories are going to make more widgets and builders are going to build more homes, it might be the perfect time for you to buy some shares.

    A straight forward business with easy-to-understand products

    There more »

  • Time To Consider The Homebuilders Yet?

    By Matthew Frankel - June 13, 2013 | Tickers: DHI, HD, KBH, LEN

    After the financial crisis hit, few sectors in the market got hit as hard as the homebuilders. While the housing market is indeed improving, homebuilders such as KB Home (NYSE: KBH) are just beginning to pick up the pieces and get their business back on track. Even after an 18% revenue increase in 2012, the company’s sales are still a whopping 86% below their pre-crisis peak in 2007. While more »

  • Home Depot Rises As Lowe's Struggles

    By Sarfaraz Khan - June 12, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, TOL

    The world’s largest home improvement retailer, Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has recently reported better-than-expected quarterly results on the back of a housing recovery. The company has started its fiscal year with a positive note and with a positive outlook; it is expecting further improvements in the future. This comes following disappointing results from its biggest rival Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), the world’s second-largest home-improvement retailer, which missed both more »

  • There's Plenty of Room Left for This Stock to Advance

    By Zachary Scheidt - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: CREE, GE, HD, PHG | Editor's Choice

    Shares of Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) are already trading 85% higher this year, but investors can still expect very attractive long-term gains from this stock based on the company's new technology and ongoing earnings growth.
     
    It's not an overly dramatic statement to say that Cree is literally reinventing the light bulb. The company specializes in highly efficient LED lighting and has recently come up with a new bulb that more »

  • The Best Home Improvement Stock

    By Timothy Green - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW

    One group of companies which were hit particularly hard by the housing crisis were the home improvement companies, specifically Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's (NYSE: LOW). But as the housing market comes roaring back, these companies should be two of the greatest beneficiaries. How do you decide which stock is superior? Well, there are two steps to that process.

    An operational comparison

    Before looking at the valuations of more »

  • Are Housing Stocks Overpriced?

    By Ted Cooper - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, LL

    The market tends to underprice securities that are in a cyclical downturn and overprice securities that are in the midst of a cyclical upturn. Determining whether or not a security is severely underpriced or severely overpriced is not a difficult task, but making a determination about the investment merits of a security that is not priced at one of those extremes can be a difficult task.

    Unfortunately, it is at more »

  • Highly Profitable and Fast Growing Home Improvement Retailer

    By Anh HOANG - June 10, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, TTS

    The housing recovery is now on the way. According to S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, all three composites, including the National Index and the 10- and 20-City Composites, experienced double-digit annual growth, which were the highest annual returns since 2006. Investors might wonder what stock to buy to surf the increasing trend of the housing boom.

    Recently, two Fool analysts, David Meier and John Reeves, recommended one stock that more »

  • The Two Walks of the Housing Recovery

    By Kaitlyn Tokay - June 10, 2013 | Tickers: BLDR, HD, LOW

    There seem to be two drastically different tales from the largest two competitors of the home improvement game. Additionally, there seems to be no shortfall of natural disasters that are directly linked to construction and rebuilding of homes. Along with the growth of the housing markets, Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) should have almost identical earnings. So why then are earnings so different in two companies more »

  • The Business Outlook Just Got Better for These 3 Companies

    By Jacob Wolinsky - June 10, 2013 | Tickers: HD, RALY, STM

    While concerns regarding an abrupt halt to quantitative easing are running high, corporate results continue to paint an upbeat picture of reality. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and Rally Software (NYSE: RALY) are some companies whose business prospects have started to look much better. Here is a closer look:

    Home Depot shattered analysts' expectations, posting a higher-than-expected 18.5% growth in profits, which reached $1.2 billion, in more »

  • Are These Companies Wasting Shareholders' Money?

    By Jordan Wathen - June 9, 2013 | Tickers: HD, SPY, WMT

    Stock buybacks are a mixed bag for investors. If timed correctly, a repurchase can drive earnings per share growth and create value for shareholders. If poorly timed, companies repurchase shares well above what the stock is actually worth – or what it will be worth in the future.

    Here are two retailing giants that are repurchasing shares. Are they putting shareholder wealth at risk?

    Wal-Mart bets $15 billion on its shares more »

  • 2 Hardline Stocks to Buy on a Housing Recovery

    By Zain Abbas - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, MAS

    As a segment, home improvement had the highest expectations among hardliners. Housing data points were largely supportive during Q1 and the market got more comfortable with the idea that the recovery is real and is gaining steam. But supplier commentary was somewhat mixed with outdoor-related categories weaker. Who is right: housing data or suppliers?

    How did the hardliners perform?

    Home Depot (NYSE: HD), a well-known supplier of home-decoration products, has more »

  • Will America's DIY Craze Continue?

    By Brenda Johnson - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, SHW

    Stocks such as Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Lowes (NYSE: LOW), and the Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) usually are cyclical, with increasing earnings as the weather warms. Adding to this trend in today's economy is a housing boom. But will the trend continue?  And are Home Depot, Lowes, and the Sherwin-Williams Company likely to be good short-term plays, or strong long-term blue chips?

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    Looking at the price-performance curve more »

  • Will this Company Burn Bright?

    By Mark Morelli - June 5, 2013 | Tickers: CREE, GE, HD

    Does innovation in a industry dating back to the 1800's pay?

    Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) certainly hopes so. It is betting on technology it has refined over the last quarter century to replace something that has been around since before the automobile--the incandescent light bulb.

    The company recently announced a breakthrough in its line up of light emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which allows the 40W model to be purchased more »

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