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  • The Housing Market Should Catapult These Retailers Higher

    By Robinson Roacho - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: LEN, MTH, PIR, WSM

    An improving housing market should catapult retailers to higher altitudes. The housing market has been picking up recently, and new furniture is needed as home sales increase. For this reason, furniture-retail companies could provide capital appreciation to their investors. Two retail companies have released their quarterly earnings results, and since the housing market seems to be growing, these two companies should continue to rally in the future.

    Housing market outlook more »

  • Plenty of Growth Drivers for This Housing Play

    By Lee Samaha - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, PIR, RH, WSM

    It’s been a pretty good earnings season for the home furnishings industry, and Restoration Hardware (NYSE: RH) continued the good cheer by upgrading its Q1 guidance only a few weeks after reporting an impressive set of full year results.

    The company has a number of positive drivers behind it. It marries a recovering housing market with the spending power of the high-end consumer and a collection of ongoing operational more »

  • Stocks Poised To Benefit From Rising Consumer Sentiment

    By Jacob Wolinsky - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: HVT, PIR, WSM

    Look around and you will see positive developments about the U.S. economy. According to a poll of investors, analysts and traders conducted by Bloomberg, 69 percent of respondents expressed confidence that the U.S. economy will continue to expand until at least 2015. Survey results may be a bit too bullish as these include respondents who are usually ahead of the curve, nevertheless it says a lot about the more »

  • There's Still Value in These Shares

    By Ted Cooper - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, PIR, WSM

    The holy grail of business is to own a company that has a durable competitive advantage. Having a durable competitive advantage almost assures success no matter what challenges the economy or competitive environment bring in the short term.

    Unfortunately, most companies do not have the luxury of having a durable competitive advantage. Therefore, these companies must strive to become the lowest-cost producer in the industry in order to have any more »

  • Solving Obesity One Dish at a Time

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: TFM, WFM, WSM

    Full disclosure: I like cooking at home. Vintage cookbooks are like food porn to me. So I may be biased toward Michael Pollan's thesis in "Cooked" that cooking at home could help the US obesity problem.

    He believes the processed and convenience foods we rely on are what's making us fat. As he said on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and this Yahoo! interview," If you had more »

  • Time to Buy This Value Stock?

    By Lee Samaha - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, BBBY, PIR, WSM

    Investing in stocks is a bit like a visit to an auction. Some people enjoy paying a premium for what is in fashion so they can sell it on to someone more excitable than themselves, others enjoy buying a quality item at a reasonable price, and there are those that enjoy buying anything because it’s cheap.

    And then there are those who kind of think something is fashionable, the more »

  • Debunking 3 Myths About This Retailer

    By Chad Henage - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, PIR, TGT, WSM

    It's all too easy to buy into certain myths about companies. Years ago investors were being told that certain companies were “one decision stocks.” Companies like Avon, Polaroid, and Xerox, were part of this group that supposedly couldn't lose. Right before the dot.com bubble burst in 2000, investors were being told the P/E ratio didn't matter and that Internet companies would grow for years to more »

  • Debunking 3 Myths About This Retailer

    By Chad Henage - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, PIR, TGT, WSM

    It's all too easy to buy into certain myths about companies. Years ago investors were being told that certain companies were “one decision stocks.” Companies like Avon, Polaroid, and Xerox, were part of this group that supposedly couldn't lose. Right before the dot.com bubble burst in 2000, investors were being told the P/E ratio didn't matter and that Internet companies would grow for years to more »

  • Williams-Sonoma Is Looking Up

    By Eshna De - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: M, TGT, WSM

    Williams-Sonoma, the flagship brand of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM), is well-loved in the country. It's all about home-cooked food and a good life, which attracts home makers and family master chefs like a magnet. While the website flaunts that the company has options for each room in the house, it's mostly focused on upscale cookware and cutlery, as well as high-end private-label food products.

    Other than the core more »

  • Williams-Sonoma Looking Up

    By Eshna De - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: M, TGT, WSM

    Williams-Sonoma, the flagship brand of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM), is well-loved in the country. It's all about home-cooked food and a good life, which attracts home makers and family master chefs like a magnet. While the website flaunts that the company has options for each room in the house, it's mostly focused on upscale cookware and cutlery, as well as high-end private-label food products.

    Other than the core more »

  • Debunking 3 Myths About This Retailer

    By Chad Henage - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, PIR, TGT, WSM

    It's all too easy to buy into certain myths about companies. Years ago investors were being told that certain companies were “one decision stocks.” Companies like Avon, Polaroid, and Xerox, were part of this group that supposedly couldn't lose. Right before the dot.com bubble burst in 2000, investors were being told the P/E ratio didn't matter and that Internet companies would grow for years to more »

  • Time To Buy This Value Stock?

    By Lee Samaha - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, BBBY, PIR, WSM

    Investing in stocks is a bit like a visit to an auction. Some people enjoy paying a premium for what is in fashion so they can sell it on to someone more excitable than themselves, others enjoy buying a quality item at a reasonable price, and there are those that enjoy buying anything because it’s cheap. And then there are those who kind of think something is fashionable, the more »

  • Housing Is Back! These Stocks Will Benefit from the Recovery

    By Brian Shaw - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, FCX, PCL, WSM

    Housing is back. Housing starts have climbed to the highest levels in five years, inventory is low in many areas of the country, and continued low interest rates continue to persuade potential buyers to jump into the real estate fray. The painful memories of the past five years seem to be dissipating quickly, and homebuyers guides are declaring the end of the severe reduction in home prices and construction activity more »

  • Housing Is Back! These Stocks Will Benefit from the Recovery

    By Brian Shaw - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, FCX, PCL, WSM

    Housing is back. Housing starts have climbed to the highest levels in five years, inventory is low in many areas of the country, and continued low interest rates continue to persuade potential buyers to jump into the real estate fray. The painful memories of the past five years seem to be dissipating quickly, and homebuyers guides are declaring the end of the severe reduction in home prices and construction activity more »

  • Housing Is Back! These Stocks Will Benefit from the Recovery

    By Brian Shaw - April 12, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, FCX, PCL, WSM

    Housing is back. Housing starts have climbed to the highest levels in five years, inventory is low in many areas of the country, and continued low interest rates continue to persuade potential buyers to jump into the real estate fray. The painful memories of the past five years seem to be dissipating quickly, and homebuyers guides are declaring the end of the severe reduction in home prices and construction activity more »

  • An Undervalued Consumer Products Company to Consider

    By Delian Naydenov - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: JAH, LCUT, WSM

    Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ: LCUT) is not a household name, but the company sells a variety of kitchen products under well-known brands. Its common stock has lagged behind those of larger competitors, including Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) and Jarden (NYSE: JAH), and is significantly undervalued. Because of its smaller size, attractive fundamentals, international exposure and well-known kitchen products, Lifetime Brands offers a unique investment opportunity.

    In addition, the company could be acquired more »

  • Home Prices Will Bring This Industry Higher

    By Austin Higgins - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, PIR, WSM

    Home values are rising in the U.S.  More houses are on the market and at higher prices. So, as the housing market improves, investors are looking for ways to capitalize on the growth.  Home builders and home lenders are an obvious choice, but there are other industries where growth opportunities exist. Consider home-goods' retailers like Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), and Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIRmore »)

  • An Expensive But Good Long-term Investment

    By Shas Dey - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, PIR, WSM

    Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) is a leading retailer of high-end home furnishings through its brands Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, and West Elm. It was hit hard during the recession with revenue dropping 15% and its stock price was in a free-fall in 2008. However, since then revenue has increased at a CAGR of 7% and the stock price has rebounded to $50, an all time 52-week high and higher than it was more »

  • How to Benefit From Housing and Rental Demand

    By Reuben Brewer - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: ETH, SHW, WSM

    The housing market has made a surprisingly quick recovery at the same time as rental markets appear to be continuing along a solid path. Investors can play both trends with the right stocks.

    Homes and rentals

    Blackstone has been in the news for a couple of years for its efforts in the housing market. The company now owns around 20,000 single family homes and it isn't the only more »

  • Williams-Sonoma Looking Up

    By Eshna De - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: M, TGT, WSM

    Williams-Sonoma the flagship brand of Williams-Sonoma Inc (NYSE: WSM) is a well loved in the country. It is all about home cooked food and a good life which attracts home makers and family master chefs like magnet. While the website flaunts that it has options for each room in the house, it is mostly focused on upscale cookware, cutlery, as well as high-end private label food products.

    Other than the more »

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