Which of these home-improvement retailers is the best way for you to play the housing recovery in your portfolio?

The company is to hand out its 105th straight quarterly distribution.

The Home Depot, Inc. (HD)Annual Shareholder Meeting Conference CallMay 23, 2013, 09:00 am ETExecutivesFrank Blake - Chairman & CEOAnalystsPresentationUnidentified SpeakerLadies and gentlemen please welcome Chairman and CEO Frank Blake.Frank BlakeGood

Home-improvement superstores are doing OK, but specialists are doing better.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified on Wednesday in front of Congress explaining that the Fed may or may not rein in quantitative easing in upcoming sessions, based on the future economic situation. That brought a

Pfizer, Home Depot, and JPMorgan Chase are leading the way following comments from the Fed on QE3.

Home improvement retailer Lowe's reported disappointing sales. But the stock still rose even though Home Depot continues to outshine its rival.

In a report published Wednesday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Wayne Hood raised the price target on Home Depot (NYSE: HD) from $72.00 to $80.00, and maintained the Market Perform rating.

In a report published Wednesday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Binder reiterated a Buy rating on Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and raised the price target from $89.00 to $91.00.

Lowe's Companies this morning reported disappointing quarterly figures and outlook,  underscoring the operational difference between itself and its larger, and more profitable, rival Home Depot.

(Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season and strong competition from larger rival Home Depot Inc .

May 22 (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc reported aweaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt bycolder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring sellingseason and strong competition from larger rival Home Depot Inc.

Lowe's Cos Increported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season and strong competition from larger rival Home Depot Inc .

May 22 (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season and strong competition from larger rival Home Depot Inc .

Home Depot shows America is on the mend, said Cramer, while Whole Foods, eBay and GE are giants in their fields. Click to view a price quote on HD. Click to research the Retail industry.    

The blue chips moved up 0.3% on Fed comments, and could jump tomorrow as Ben Bernanke speaks before Congress.

The largest home improvement chain increased its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts as online sales continued to improve.    

The home improvement retailer is rising after it hit all the right notes in its earnings report.

* Home Depot raises outlook, shares hit record intraday high

* Home Depot raises outlook, shares hit record intraday high

Home Depot and other housing-related stocks are leading Wall Street higher this year. That's a very very good sign.

* Home Depot raises outlook, shares hit record intraday high

* Home Depot raises outlook, shares hit record intraday high

Spring was waiting in the wings longer than expected, but the recuperating housing market was enough to boost Home Depot Inc.’s first-quarter earnings above Wall Street’s expectations.    

* Shares flat ahead of Bernanke testimony on Wednesday, Home Depot rallies * Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency *...

* Shares flat ahead of Bernanke testimony on Wednesday, Home Depot rallies * Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency *...

The home improvement retailer is on the rise, but the stock market isn't following suit.

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.36 percent to 15,390.13, while the NASDAQ rose 0.17 percent to 3,502.38. The S&P was also up, gaining 0.30 percent to 1,671.30.Top Headline

NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed in early trading on Tuesday with Home Depot at a record high and buoying the blue-chips while investors eyed congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.

NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed in early trading on Tuesday with Home Depot at a record high and buoying the blue-chips while investors eyed congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.

Home Depot raised its full-year outlook and said net profit jumped 18% amid what CEO Frank Blake called a recovering housing market.

* Shares flat ahead of Bernanke testimony on Wednesday, Home Depot rallies * Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Stoc

* Shares flat ahead of Bernanke testimony on Wednesday, Home Depot rallies * Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency...

* Shares flat ahead of Bernanke testimony on Wednesday, Home Depot rallies * Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. stocks were wavering Tuesday as concerns about a slowdown in the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing were offset by reports that JPMorgan Chase may have avoided a split in its CEO and Chair roles and Home Depot raised i

May 21 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc reportedhigher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales andprofit outlook for the year on Tuesday as the world's largesthome improvement chain benefited from a nascent recovery in theU.S. housing market.

Home Depot, boosted by a strengthening recovery in the housing market, says its quarterly profit exceeded Wall Street's predictions. So good were the figures that Home Depot raised its forecast for the year.

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Home Depot Inc.shares rose 3.1% to $79.12 on Tuesday to be the biggest Dow gainer after the Atlanta-based retailer reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit and raised its outlook for the year. The company cited s

Tuesday morning, Home Depot (NYSE: HD) released Q1 earnings, beating analyst EPS and Revenue estimates. EPS landed at $0.83 per share versus the consensus of $0.76 with revenue at 19.1 billion versus a consensus of $18.67.

Stock index futures suggest that the Dow Jones may open slightly higher this morning, while the S&P 500 may open broadly flat.

Home improvement retailing giant Home Depot reported strong first quarter earnings this morning, citing the recovering housing market as a key driver. Earnings per share were $0.83 versus analysts' consensus prediction of $0.77. Revenues came in at $

The home-improvement chain raised its sales and profit outlook for the year as it benefited from a nascent recovery in the U.S. housing market.    

(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recovery in the U.S. housing market.

Home Depot Increported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recovery in the U.S. housing market.

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported an 18.5% increase in its Q1 earnings and lifted its 2013 earnings forecast. Home Depot's quarterly profit surged to $1.2 billion, or $0.83 per share, versus $1 billion, or $0.68 per share, in the year-ago quarter.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Home Depot Inc.on Tuesday reported an 18.5% rise in first-quarter earnings to $1.2 billion, or 83 cents a share, from $1 billion, or 68 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. Net sales rose 7.4% to $19.1 billion from $1

Tuesday is shaping up to be a big day for retail earnings, with Best Buy, Home Depot and Saks scheduled to release quarterly results.