Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) is included among the 14 Best Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold in 2026. Lowe’s Builds on Stable Demand and Shareholder Returns Copyright: luckydog / 123RF Stock Photo Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) stands out as a reliable dividend payer. The company maintains a payout ratio of roughly 40% of earnings and an even smaller share of free cash flow. That coverage leaves room for the dividend to grow while still funding reinvestment and share buybacks. The current y ...

The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today's research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by The Fly.Top 5 Upgrades: Barclays upgraded Wayfair (W) to Overweight from Equal Weight with a price target of $123, up from $104. The company's market share accelerated in 2025 and should continue in 2026, the firm tells investors in a research note. Oppenheimer upgraded McDonald's (MCD) to Outperform from Perform with a $355 price ta ...

Finding a fixer-upper home can offer a good way to remodel your finances if you know what you’re doing. With stocks, however, I’d only suggest Tender Loving Care (TLC) investments when there’s a tremendous amount of upside. Unfortunately, with The Home Depot, Inc. (Markets rise and fall, booms come and go, and the world keeps ticking. Ultimately, I believe observing megatrends, as difficult as they can be to spot, let alone fully comprehend, can yield insights into the advance of human society, which in tur ...

Key Takeaways HD launches AI-powered tools to help Pros speed up planning and material estimation for large projects.Big-ticket transactions rose 2.3% in Q3 FY25 as HD expands its digital and wholesale offerings.Acquisitions like GMS and SRS strengthen HD's reach in roofing, drywall and steel framing categories.The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) has been sharpening its focus on complex, high-value professional work by introducing digital tools that reduce the time and friction contractors face when bidding and execu ...

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) is included among the 12 Best Income Stocks to Buy Now. Truist Sees Long-Term Upside for Home Depot (HD) Amid Tight Housing Supply ValeStock / Shutterstock.com On December 17, Truist raised its price target on The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) to $390 from $375 and kept a Buy rating. The call came as part of a broader research note looking ahead to 2026 for Hardlines and Broadlines consumer names. The analyst said some slowing trends in the second half of FY25 are likely to k ...

If you like to see more ideas, please subscribe to the premium service "Value in Corporate Events" here and try the free trial. In this service we cover major earnings events, M&A, IPOs and other significant corporate events with actionable ideas. Furthermore, we provide coverage of situations and names on request!Over the summer of 2024, I concluded that The Home Depot, Inc. ( HD ) was performing steadily in a post-pandemic environment. The company was handling a normalization of demand better than some pe ...

Core Insights - Trex Company (TREX) is not anticipating a revenue recovery in 2025 due to weak remodeling demand [1] - Analysts predict a further decline in earnings for Trex in 2026, maintaining a Zacks Rank of 5 (Strong Sell) [1][7] Financial Performance - In Q3 2025, Trex reported earnings of $0.51, missing the Zacks Consensus estimate of $0.56, marking the first earnings miss in three years [2] - Sales increased by 22.1% to $285 million, driven by strong railing sales, although decking sales continue to struggle [2] - Analysts have revised down earnings estimates for 2025 from $2.21 to $1.83, reflecting a 12.4% decline, and for 2026 from $2.51 to $1.66, indicating a 9% decline [4] Market Conditions - The home remodeling industry is facing challenges, with weak market conditions persisting into 2026 [6] - Trex's forward P/E ratio stands at 19.4, which is considered high, indicating that the stock is not undervalued [12] - The company has authorized a $50 million share repurchase program, but does not pay dividends [12]

[Music] Good Tuesday morning. I'm Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sazy and this is opening bid. What's on my investing mind today.You're wondering is it Meta's $2 billion deal for Chinese AI company called Madis made during a slow week. Nope. Or how about the Fed minutes out later today.Definitely not those Fed minutes. It will never be VIP to me. It will it just vote.I just I'm not a fan of Fed minutes. What's on my mind is one mythical investing creature. Actually, that creature is the oracle of Omah ...

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) is included among the 10 Cash-Rich Stocks to Buy Now. Truist Raises Lowe’s (LOW) Target as Shoppers Stay Focused on Value Image by Alexsander-777 from Pixabay On December 17, Truist analyst Scot Ciccarelli raised the firm’s price target on Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) to $269 from $256 and kept a Buy rating on the shares. The move came as part of a broader research note previewing 2026 for Hardlines and Broadlines consumer names. Ciccarelli said that slower consume ...

For more on what's next for the metals trade, let's bring in Jeff Kilberg. You know, is there gold in then our hills still. If you haven't already bought it, should you get in.>> Well, Contessa, you know, I'm a golden domer, so I always have an optic optimistic view on this special and precious metals, but I do see silver as an opportunity here, but let's look at the price action today. It's been sensational. I want to say historic, but this is not 1980.We're not seeing a 50% drop in the precious metal, but ...