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LOW's Pro, digital and Home Services growth supports its long-term case, but weak DIY demand and housing pressure cloud the near-term outlook.

Lowe's Foundation launched a coalition with Nvidia, General Motors and over 75 partners to train and certify 1 million skilled tradespeople by 2035.

Lowe’s has lagged the broader market over the past year, while analysts remain somewhat bullish on its future prospects.

MarketBeat analysts recap a mixed earnings week, covering AI infrastructure demand, retail's K-shaped consumer trends, Meta's $18 billion settlement, and stock picks across tech, biotech, and retail sectors.

Lowe's Companies (LOW) stock is in focus after the company paired its second quarter earnings update with slightly lower full year 2026 guidance for sales, margins, and diluted earnings per share. At a share price of US$206.74, Lowe's Companies has seen the share price fall over the year, with a year-to-date share price return of 16.26% and a 1-year total shareholder return decline of 18.08%. This suggests momentum has been fading despite the latest quarterly update and trimmed 2026...

The home improvement giant is generating far more cash than the median S&P 500 company, yet the market keeps walking away. Here’s the offer, the catch, and the one number that will settle the debate.

Home Depot just flashed its clearest turnaround signal in two years, yet the stock sits 20% below its 52-week high while analysts pile on buy ratings. Here is why the market may still be sleeping on what comes next.

Target and Lowe's both reported earnings on the same day while defending dividend streaks built over decades, but the balance sheets underneath those payouts tell very different stories about which one is actually safe.

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with ScottsMiracle-Gro CEO Nate Baxter to discuss why the 160-year-old brand is radically reinventing itself as a "lifestyle" company.

On August 19, Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) reported second-quarter sales of $26 billion, up 8.3% from a year earlier, even though comparable sales inched up just 0.2%. The headline number hides a split personality inside the business. Pro contractors, online shoppers and Do-It-For-Me customers kept spending, while everyday DIY homeowners pulled back hard enough that management […]

Both Home Depot and Lowe's are fighting the same frozen housing market, but their Q2 earnings reveal a widening gap between two very different strategies. One company is gaining ground while the other is quietly retreating.

Williams-Sonoma stock dropped on Wednesday even though the home specialty retailer delivered a beat-and-raise quarter in tough times for housing. The stock is up 25% this year, but down 11% from its all-time closing high of $251.78 on Aug. 7, according to Dow Jones Market Data. While other retailers are logging tariff refunds, Williams-Sonoma is feeling a sting.

The distribution arm inside Home Depot has gone from dragging comparable sales down to comping above the company average, and that shift is the clearest upside lever left while housing stays frozen.

WSM beats fiscal Q2 earnings and revenue estimates and raises its 2026 outlook, but shares dip as tariffs pressure adjusted margins.

Pro and online growth offset DIY weakness amid housing market headwinds.

Investors should look past the recent earnings report.

Walmart is investing its $2.9 billion return into price cuts, while Target plans for additional reimbursements and Home Depot and Lowe’s offset higher costs.

Dave Sekera cited Lowe’s 15% discount to fair value and stronger long-term prospects.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) delivered an earnings beat alongside weak organic growth and a reduced outlook. Second-quarter total sales increased approximately 8.3% to $25.96 billion, supported by acquisitions, but organic comparable sales rose just 0.2%, below the 0.8% expected. Diluted earnings were $4.27 per share. Company-defined adjusted diluted earnings, a non-GAAP measure, reached $4.40 per […]

Walmart beat estimates, raised guidance, and still shed nearly 10% of its value in a week. The reason the market sold it off anyway reveals a quiet battle between what Walmart is choosing to become and what investors thought they were paying for.

Home improvement retailers The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) and Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)’s shares are down by more than 14% over the past year. The housing market continues to undergo a period of turmoil as 30-year fixed mortgages have remained volatile and fluctuated between 6% to 6.8%. Additionally, supply is constrained as, according to WSJ, […]

Home Depot's earnings beat looked great on paper, but analysts on the call kept circling one large one-time gain to see if the company's core profitability is really holding up.

Jim Cramer sees Home Depot and Lowe's blowout quarters as a signal pointing straight at a supplier most investors are overlooking, but the numbers behind Stanley Black and Decker tell a more complicated story about whether this is a trade or something worth holding.

Lowe's Companies is under refreshed scrutiny after a modest trim to its fair value estimate, moving from roughly US$263.73 per share to about US$258.19 per share. Street research has taken on a more cautious tone, with several firms paring back price targets as they reset Q2 expectations and reassess how quickly the home improvement cycle might support higher valuations. As you read on, you will see how these shifts fit into the evolving analyst narrative and what signals to watch next. Stay...

Lowe's Companies stock has delivered a 16.4% total return over the past five years, yet the latest valuation checks suggest the shares are now closer to fairly valued rather than obviously cheap, even as the earnings multiples still screen as attractive. Over five years, a 16.4% total return points to modest long term gains that may not clearly signal a bargain or a bubble on their own. Recent news around softer consumer demand and a more cautious outlook can weigh on growth expectations,...

A one-off tariff refund is expected to be consumed by cost inflation the company had not planned for, which is why a quarter that beat on earnings left the full-year outlook untouched.

Retail earnings this week so far paint a mixed picture—both about how U.S. consumers are fairing and how large retailers are navigating those waters. Target and Walmart, mainstream retailers that sell a range of goods including groceries, both reported higher sales, but flagged that shoppers continue to be cautious, in part because of higher gas prices. Target said comparable sales rose 3.8% in the most recent quarter, its second quarter of solid growth after enduring a yearslong string of weak quarterly sales results.

Walmart set a somber tone for the first week of retailer earnings, but that wasn’t the whole story. The big news was Walmart’s sales woes as the Bentonville, Ark.-based giant reported a same-store sales decline—the first since 2020. Target meanwhile, showed some signs of life, reflecting its turnaround efforts.

Lowe's (LOW) fiscal Q2 results were largely in line and provided further evidence that its long-term

Home Depot is navigating a challenging environment as it looks for ways to strengthen its business.