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| 20-May-13 | Downgrade |
Oppenheimer |
Outperform → Perform |
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| 21-Feb-13 | Downgrade |
Stifel Nicolaus |
Buy → Hold |
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| 07-Jan-13 | Downgrade |
Canaccord Genuity |
Hold → Sell |
$25 → $27 |
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| 13-Dec-12 | Reiterated |
Argus |
Buy |
$38 → $40 |
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| 07-Dec-12 | Reiterated |
Argus |
Buy |
$38 → $40 |
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| 30-Nov-12 | Reiterated |
Argus |
Buy |
$35 → $38 |
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| 20-Nov-12 | Reiterated |
Deutsche Bank |
Buy |
$35 → $38 |
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| 20-Nov-12 | Reiterated |
Argus |
Buy |
$35 → $38 |
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| 14-Nov-12 | Reiterated |
Oppenheimer |
Outperform |
$32 → $42 |
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| 22-May-12 | Reiterated |
RBC Capital Mkts |
Outperform |
$35 → $31 |
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| 18-Apr-12 | Reiterated |
UBS |
Buy |
$35 → $37 |
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| 20-Mar-12 | Reiterated |
Deutsche Bank |
Buy |
$31 → $35 |
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| 07-Feb-12 | Reiterated |
Longbow |
Buy |
$29 → $33 |
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| 31-Jan-12 | Reiterated |
Barclays Capital |
Equal Weight |
$25 → $28 |
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| 15-Nov-11 | Reiterated |
UBS |
Buy |
$25 → $27 |
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| 16-Aug-11 | Reiterated |
Deutsche Bank |
Buy |
$30 → $26 |
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| 16-Aug-11 | Reiterated |
Barclays Capital |
Equal Weight |
$26 → $23 |
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| 15-Aug-11 | Reiterated |
Barclays Capital |
Equal Weight |
$26 → $23 |
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| 15-Mar-11 | Upgrade |
FBR Capital |
Mkt Perform → Outperform |
$29 → $31 |
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| 24-Feb-11 | Reiterated |
Barclays Capital |
Overweight |
$29 → $30 |
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| 22-May-13 12:18AM | Whisper Number Impact: Earnings Preview For Lowe's at Seeking Alpha |
| 21-May-13 06:34PM | [$$] Home Depot Raises Outlook at The Wall Street Journal |
| 05:29PM | 1 Retailer's New High at Motley Fool |
| 05:28PM | [video] The Next 24: Bernanke Testifies at MarketWatch |
| 05:23PM | [video] The Next 24: Bernanke Testifies at MarketWatch |
| 05:12PM | [$$] Home Depot Raises Outlook at The Wall Street Journal |
| 04:33PM | Lowes to Donate $1 Million to Help Communities Impacted by Tornadoes Business Wire |
| 04:32PM | Home Depot Raises Guidance After Housing Fuels Q1 Earnings Investor's Business Daily |
| 04:27PM | Earnings Preview: Lowe's Cos. AP |
| 04:25PM | [$$] Retailers Shun Deal on Card Fees at The Wall Street Journal |
| 03:53PM | Home Depot - Shares Become Too Expensive After Yet Another Earnings Beat at Seeking Alpha |
| 03:30PM | [$$] Retailers Shun Deal on Card Fees at The Wall Street Journal |
| 03:18PM | Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open at theflyonthewall.com |
| 03:03PM | Stocks Strengthen Into Close; OpenTable Gains Traction at Investor's Business Daily |
| 02:33PM | As Retailers Report, Sales Growth in Focus at CNBC |
| 01:51PM | Stocks Edge Higher; J.P. Morgan, Home Depot Lead Dow Rally at Investor's Business Daily |
| 01:14PM | The market doesn't lie: Housing recovery is real at CNNMoney.com |
| 01:00PM | [video] Reagan's Retail Roundup at CNBC |
| 12:55PM | [$$] Home Depot Raises Outlook at The Wall Street Journal |
| 11:59AM | Home Depot Stock Rises On Results But Builders Slump at Investor's Business Daily |
| 11:35AM | [$$] Home Depot Raises Outlook at The Wall Street Journal |
| 11:17AM | Home Depot builds a solid quarter on the nation's housing recovery at MarketWatch |
| 11:01AM | [$$] Home Depot Raises Outlook at The Wall Street Journal |
| 10:10AM | Will Lowe's Earnings Beat Estimate? Zacks |
| 10:09AM | Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results; outlook raised Reuters |
| 09:56AM | Home Depot: Main Street's Housing Recovery Helps Impress Wall Street at Forbes |
| 09:56AM | Home Depot Impressed Wall Street. How? Main Street's Housing Recovery at Forbes |
| 07:29AM | Forget Earnings, This Chart Is Bad for Home Depot Talking Numbers |
| 07:29AM | Forget Earnings, This Chart Is Bad for Home Depot |
| 07:22AM | Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results; outlook raised Reuters |
| 06:14AM | Home Depot Profit Tops Analysts Estimates at Bloomberg |
| 06:07AM | Home Depot Earns 83 Cents/Share in Q1 vs 77 Cents/Share Forecast at CNBC |
| 20-May-13 09:15PM | How Lowe's Hopes to Become No. 1 at Motley Fool |
| 08:45PM | Home Depot's 1Q Net Jumps 18% as Housing Market Recovers at Fox Business |
| 04:33PM | How Home Depot Keeps Building Its Business at Motley Fool |
| 04:16PM | Lowes Companies Earnings: Your Sneak Peek to the Big Announcement at Wall St. Cheat Sheet |
| 03:17PM | Home Depot, Lowe's first-quarter results susceptible to the Big Chill at MarketWatch |
| 02:20PM | Analyst Moves: RRC, PCLN, LOW at Forbes |
| 01:58PM | Home Depot, Lowe's first-quarter results susceptible to the Big Chill at MarketWatch |
| 01:37PM | Analysts: Bed Bath & Beyonds Margins Will Decline and 3 More Research Notes to Read at Wall St. Cheat Sheet |
| 01:29PM | Forget Apple, Forget Google: This Stock Has Topped Them All Talking Numbers |
| 01:29PM | Forget Apple, Forget Google: This Stock Has Topped Them All |
| 01:29PM | [video] Analyze the Analysts! at CNBC |
| 01:06PM | Forbes Earnings Preview: Lowe's at Forbes |
| 12:58PM | Retail Earnings to Watch This Week: Pros at CNBC |
| 12:56PM | Monday's Top Upgrades (and Downgrades) at Motley Fool |
| 12:48PM | Intentional Investing: Tough Love on Housing Recovery (Part 5) at Motley Fool |
| 12:00PM | [video] Can Commodities Rebound? at CNBC |
| 11:52AM | Dell Follows Up With Icahn, Home Depot Stands to Benefit From Sandy, and 3 More Hot Stocks at Wall St. Cheat Sheet |
| 11:34AM | Home Depot: Boosting Earnings Without New Stores Big Data Download |
| 11:34AM | Home Depot: Boosting Earnings Without New Stores |
| 09:41AM | [video] The Big Picture on Falling Lumber Prices at CNBC |
| 08:50AM | The Fed in Focus This Week Zacks |
| 08:34AM | Home Depot, Lowes, Target Top Earnings List TheStreet |
| 06:09AM | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up at theflyonthewall.com |
| 12:27AM | Lowe's downgraded by Oppenheimer Briefing.com |
| 19-May-13 09:00PM | [$$] Sandy's Effects Likely to Lift Home Depot, Lowe's at The Wall Street Journal |
| 03:47PM | This Week's Tape: Heavy Week for Retail Earnings at The Wall Street Journal |
| 11:12AM | Are Streaks And Current Yields The Best Metrics For Dividend Growth Investors? at Seeking Alpha |
| 08:23AM | The 5 Richest Countries in the World at Motley Fool |
| 18-May-13 10:30AM | 3 Under-the-Radar Stocks Every Dividend Investor Should Own at Motley Fool |
| 08:05AM | Did April Housing Starts Dip Hurt Home Depot, Lowe's? at Investor's Business Daily |
| 07:47AM | Home Depot: Well Positioned To Grow at Seeking Alpha |
| 17-May-13 09:08PM | Bulls Will Drive Market, but Bernanke Is Steering at CNBC |
| 09:08PM | Bulls Will Drive Market but Bernanke Is Steering at CNBC |
| 07:45PM | Wall St Week Ahead: Correction talk gets old as rally sails along at Reuters |
| 06:02PM | Jim Cramer's Game Plan: Watch Out for Weakness at CNBC |
| 04:25PM | What to Watch in Retail Earnings Next Week at CNBC |
| 03:11PM | Week Ahead: Fed Minutes and Sparse Data at Fox Business |
| 02:12PM | Lowe's Earnings Preview: Comps And Operating Margins Lag Home Depot, But For How Long? at Seeking Alpha |
| 08:14AM | Big Hair, Big Market, Big Scandals: Talking Squawk at CNBC |
| 16-May-13 09:12PM | Lowe's, in the Spotlight Soon at Motley Fool |
| 12:46PM | Teslas Second Offering, Costcos Shares on Watch, and 3 More Hot Stocks at Wall St. Cheat Sheet |
| 09:31AM | Is Home Depot Still an Outperform? at Wall St. Cheat Sheet |
| 06:17AM | You can spend bitcoins at your local mall at CNNMoney.com |
| 03:15AM | Dividend Champions: 4 Increases Expected By July 31 at Seeking Alpha |
| 15-May-13 02:02PM | Serve up the Perfect Summer Space without Breaking a Sweat Business Wire |
| 01:03PM | 5 Services Stocks Driving The Sector Higher at TheStreet |
| 11:57AM | [video] Deconstructing a Housing Stock at TheStreet |
| 09:00AM | Lowe's Companies, Inc. Invites You to Join Its First Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call Webcast Business Wire |
| 08:51AM | Deere Profit Strong To Start 2013, But Weather Could Dampen Later Results at Forbes |
| 08:10AM | Valspar's Earnings Tops, Hits New 52-week High Zacks |
| 14-May-13 04:43PM | Goldman's DIY View Hinges on Housing Prices at CNBC |
| 12:54PM | Valspar EPS Tops Forecast, Paint Makers Hit New Highs at Investor's Business Daily |
| 10:57AM | Rona posts deeper loss on charges, tough conditions at Reuters |
| 10:08AM | Lowe's Companies Reaches New 52-Week High (LOW) at TheStreet |
| 09:58AM | Rona posts bigger loss, revenue dips at Reuters |
| 13-May-13 03:49PM | A Great Company In A Thriving Sector, Just Too Expensive! at Motley Fool |
| 10:35AM | U.S. retail sales rebound in April at MarketWatch |
| 10:35AM | U.S. retail sales rebound in April at MarketWatch |
| 10:00AM | Lowe's Companies Inc. Stock Buy Recommendation Reiterated (LOW) at TheStreet |
| 12-May-13 02:10PM | Valspar Faces a Huge Test This Week at Motley Fool |
| 10-May-13 02:32PM | An Elite Hedge Fund Is Looking At These Stocks at Motley Fool |
| 09-May-13 08:57PM | DIY Retailers Hope Housing Recovery Isnt a Mirage at Fox Business |
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| 12:19PM | Big Movers and 5 Bulls at TheStreet |
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| 08:23AM | Today's Market News To Trade On: 5 Stocks Moving On News at Seeking Alpha |
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| Lowe's Companies, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. It offers products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, and home decorating. The company provides home improvement products under the categories of plumbing; appliances; tools and outdoor power equipment; lawn and garden; fashion electrical; lumber; seasonal living; paints; home fashions, storage, and cleaning; flooring; millwork; building materials; hardware; and cabinets and countertops. It also offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; repair services; and MyLowes, an online tool that manages, maintains, and enhances homes. The company serves homeowners and renters consisting of do-it-yourself (DIY) and do-it-for-me (DIFM); and commercial business customers comprising construction trade, and maintenance and repair organizations. As of February 1, 2013, it operated 1,754 stores, comprising of 1,715 stores across 50 U.S. states, 34 stores in Canada, and 5 stores in Mexico. The company also offers its products through online sites, such as Lowes.com, Lowes.ca, and ATGstores.com. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina. |
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| Insider Trading |
Relationship |
Date |
Transaction |
Cost |
#Shares |
Value ($) |
#Shares Total |
SEC Form 4 |
| CROOM MARSHALL A | Chief Risk Officer | Apr 02 | Sale | 37.89 | 5,948 | 225,374 | 67,865 | Apr 04 01:44 PM | | Hollifield Matthew V | SVP Chief Accounting Officer | Mar 15 | Option Exercise | 32.21 | 14,000 | 450,940 | 55,366 | Mar 18 03:46 PM | | Hollifield Matthew V | SVP Chief Accounting Officer | Mar 15 | Sale | 38.80 | 14,000 | 543,204 | 41,366 | Mar 18 03:46 PM | | KEENER GAITHER M JR | CLO, CCO and Secretary | Mar 05 | Option Exercise | 23.98 | 70,000 | 1,678,600 | 135,917 | Mar 07 02:03 PM | | KEENER GAITHER M JR | CLO, CCO and Secretary | Mar 05 | Sale | 38.56 | 85,973 | 3,315,344 | 65,917 | Mar 07 02:03 PM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Mar 05 | Sale | 38.52 | 97,769 | 3,766,196 | 584,567 | Mar 07 02:02 PM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Mar 01 | Sale | 38.03 | 0 | 3 | 239,463 | Mar 04 02:43 PM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Feb 28 | Sale | 37.74 | 2,719 | 102,605 | 0 | Mar 04 02:43 PM | | BROWNING PETER C | Director | Feb 28 | Sale | 38.07 | 820 | 31,221 | 9,761 | Mar 04 02:37 PM | | DAMRON RICKY D | Chief Operating Officer | Jan 04 | Option Exercise | 34.16 | 15,600 | 532,896 | 87,800 | Jan 07 01:44 PM | | DAMRON RICKY D | Chief Operating Officer | Jan 04 | Sale | 35.76 | 15,325 | 547,945 | 72,475 | Jan 07 01:44 PM | | DAMRON RICKY D | Chief Operating Officer | Jan 03 | Option Exercise | 34.16 | 6,400 | 218,624 | 80,242 | Jan 07 01:44 PM | | DAMRON RICKY D | Chief Operating Officer | Jan 03 | Sale | 36.16 | 8,042 | 290,777 | 72,200 | Jan 07 01:44 PM | | AUSURA MAUREEN K | Chief Human Resources Officer | Dec 18 | Option Exercise | 34.16 | 30,000 | 1,024,800 | 118,158 | Dec 20 12:26 PM | | AUSURA MAUREEN K | Chief Human Resources Officer | Dec 18 | Sale | 35.92 | 29,354 | 1,054,346 | 88,804 | Dec 20 12:26 PM | | BRIDGEFORD GREGORY M | Chief Customer Officer | Dec 10 | Option Exercise | 34.16 | 62,000 | 2,117,920 | 320,995 | Dec 12 11:29 AM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Dec 10 | Option Exercise | 23.97 | 35,750 | 856,928 | 275,213 | Dec 11 12:57 PM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Dec 10 | Sale | 34.80 | 35,750 | 1,244,182 | 239,463 | Dec 11 12:57 PM | | BROWNING PETER C | Director | Dec 10 | Sale | 35.12 | 4,201 | 147,559 | 0 | Dec 12 11:31 AM | | BRIDGEFORD GREGORY M | Chief Customer Officer | Dec 10 | Sale | 34.94 | 62,000 | 2,166,528 | 258,995 | Dec 12 11:29 AM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Dec 07 | Option Exercise | 23.97 | 107,250 | 2,570,783 | 346,713 | Dec 11 12:57 PM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Dec 07 | Sale | 35.40 | 15,839 | 560,703 | 0 | Dec 11 12:57 PM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Dec 07 | Sale | 35.34 | 107,250 | 3,789,754 | 239,463 | Dec 11 12:57 PM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Nov 30 | Option Exercise | 32.21 | 271,000 | 8,728,910 | 996,221 | Dec 03 01:29 PM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Nov 30 | Sale | 35.80 | 271,000 | 9,702,505 | 725,221 | Dec 03 01:29 PM | | KEENER GAITHER M JR | CLO, CCO and Secretary | Nov 29 | Option Exercise | 32.21 | 28,000 | 901,880 | 104,590 | Dec 03 01:29 PM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Nov 29 | Option Exercise | 32.21 | 64,000 | 2,061,440 | 789,221 | Dec 03 01:29 PM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Nov 29 | Sale | 36.03 | 64,000 | 2,305,920 | 725,221 | Dec 03 01:29 PM | | KEENER GAITHER M JR | CLO, CCO and Secretary | Nov 29 | Sale | 35.93 | 28,000 | 1,005,956 | 76,590 | Dec 03 01:29 PM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Nov 27 | Option Exercise | 34.16 | 62,000 | 2,117,920 | 301,117 | Nov 29 12:26 PM | | Hollifield Matthew V | SVP Chief Accounting Officer | Nov 27 | Option Exercise | 34.16 | 22,000 | 751,520 | 62,080 | Nov 29 12:26 PM | | KEENER GAITHER M JR | CLO, CCO and Secretary | Nov 27 | Option Exercise | 27.99 | 76,000 | 2,127,420 | 122,590 | Nov 29 12:26 PM | | KEENER GAITHER M JR | CLO, CCO and Secretary | Nov 27 | Sale | 35.20 | 76,000 | 2,675,377 | 76,590 | Nov 29 12:26 PM | | Hollifield Matthew V | SVP Chief Accounting Officer | Nov 27 | Sale | 35.31 | 22,000 | 776,827 | 40,080 | Nov 29 12:26 PM | | HULL ROBERT F JR | Chief Financial Officer | Nov 27 | Sale | 35.25 | 62,000 | 2,185,500 | 239,117 | Nov 29 12:26 PM | | CROOM MARSHALL A | Chief Risk Officer | Nov 26 | Option Exercise | 28.12 | 57,000 | 1,602,931 | 92,519 | Nov 28 11:42 AM | | CROOM MARSHALL A | Chief Risk Officer | Nov 26 | Sale | 34.94 | 57,000 | 1,991,545 | 70,519 | Nov 28 11:42 AM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Nov 23 | Option Exercise | 34.16 | 175,000 | 5,978,000 | 899,221 | Nov 26 11:10 AM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Nov 23 | Sale | 34.85 | 175,000 | 6,098,593 | 725,221 | Nov 26 11:10 AM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Nov 21 | Option Exercise | 19.55 | 1,397,000 | 27,306,220 | 1,529,221 | Nov 26 11:10 AM | | AUSURA MAUREEN K | Chief Human Resources Officer | Nov 21 | Option Exercise | 24.74 | 46,667 | 1,154,542 | 111,146 | Nov 26 11:11 AM | | AUSURA MAUREEN K | Chief Human Resources Officer | Nov 21 | Sale | 34.21 | 71,397 | 2,442,389 | 87,812 | Nov 26 11:11 AM | | NIBLOCK ROBERT A | Chairman, President & CEO | Nov 21 | Sale | 34.47 | 1,397,000 | 48,153,121 | 725,221 | Nov 26 11:10 AM | | LOCHRIDGE RICHARD K | Director | Nov 21 | Sale | 34.44 | 18,225 | 627,615 | 0 | Nov 26 11:08 AM | | HUDSON DAWN E | Director | Nov 21 | Sale | 34.23 | 2,280 | 78,044 | 0 | Nov 26 11:06 AM | | HUDSON DAWN E | Director | Nov 21 | Sale | 34.23 | 1,000 | 34,230 | 0 | Nov 26 11:06 AM | | KEENER GAITHER M JR | CLO, CCO and Secretary | Sep 20 | Sale | 29.52 | 62,453 | 1,843,327 | 76,590 | Sep 24 03:14 PM | | Hollifield Matthew V | SVP Chief Accounting Officer | Sep 19 | Option Exercise | 24.41 | 23,334 | 569,683 | 56,747 | Sep 21 10:13 AM | | Hollifield Matthew V | SVP Chief Accounting Officer | Sep 19 | Sale | 29.51 | 23,334 | 688,698 | 40,080 | Sep 21 10:13 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