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Home Depot, Lowe's to see higher sales as owners remodel amid rising rates

Published 11/14/2022, 11:03 AM
Updated 11/14/2022, 11:08 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. home improvement chain Home Depot is seen after the Mexican trade union Revolutionary Confederation of Laborers and Farmworkers (CROC) accused Home Depot of blocking union activity, in Mexico City, Mexico January 15, 2020.  RE
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By Deborah Mary Sophia

(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) Cos Inc are likely to report rising sales in the third quarter as Americans continue to spend on home improvements in contrast to other retailers facing declining discretionary spending due to surging prices.

Wall Street analysts see the largest U.S. home improvement chains benefiting as rising interest rates encourage home owners to renovate existing properties rather than move on, while professional contractors have a backlog of work to clear.

"While the prevailing narrative would suggest otherwise, the sky is not yet falling across housing retail," Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) analyst Zachary Fadem said in a note.

THE CONTEXT

Home improvement chains saw sales and profits surge during the pandemic as Americans hunkered down at home revamped their living spaces.

While demand is expected to cool, higher mortgage rates and home prices are providing a new reason for households to remodel their existing properties.

"Home Depot and Lowe's no longer have the more captive consumer base they had throughout 2020. Yet consumers very much continue to spend on the home," said MKM Partners analyst David Bellinger.

Paint and coatings maker Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) said last month that professional contractors still had backlogs that would take them through the end of the year or even longer.

"The aging home continues to require more remodeling, more updates, people aging in place, and we see that," Sherwin-Williams Chief Executive John Morikis said.

THE FUNDAMENTALS

** Home Depot is expected to report Q3 revenue of $37.96 billion, up more than 3% from last year, while Lowe's is estimated to show a rise of about 1% to $23.13 billion

** Analysts expect Home Depot to post a profit of $4.12 per share, while Lowe's is expected to report earnings of $3.10 per share

WALL STREET SENTIMENT

** Home Depot is rated "buy" on average among 36 brokerages; Lowe's has a consensus rating of "buy" among 33 analysts

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. home improvement chain Home Depot is seen after the Mexican trade union Revolutionary Confederation of Laborers and Farmworkers (CROC) accused Home Depot of blocking union activity, in Mexico City, Mexico January 15, 2020.  REUTERS/Luis Cortes

** The median price target for Home Depot is $345.50, while that of Lowe's is $235

** Home Depot shares have shed about 24% YTD, with Lowe's down over 19%, owing to worries of a demand slowdown

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