Comments on: Stock Analysis: HD-The Home Depot, Inc. *

By: Dividends4Life

Dividends4Life — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:21:00 +0000

The dividend increase will be a strong message to shareholders about management's long-term confidence in the company. They have been at $0.225/share for 5 quarters after a 70% increase. Given their current situation, I wouldn't expect a large increase, but I do expect an increase.

I agree with Div Guy that housing will be tough in 2008. Our economist is saying it will be late this year before the first signs of a turn-around.

As a shareholder, I probably should give HD another chance. Like The Dividend Guy, I recently had to buy a major appliance (dryer in my case), but I didn't even think to look at HD and went straight to LOW. I guess part of my problem is that I've got used to going to LOW and know where everything is.

RacerX: I haven't followed AOL recently, but Google does seem to be a logical fit - more so than Time-Warner.

Best Wishes,
D4L

By: The Dividend Guy

The Dividend Guy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:21:00 +0000

HD has been a tough stock to own over the past few years. I am confident in the dividend increases and the changes I am seeing at my local store. It is not the gong-show it was trying to get help and find things that it was a year ago. To help all us HD owners, I just replaced a dead washing machine with a brand new Maytag I bought at Home Depot. The price was amazing and the service was really good.

By: Div Guy

Div Guy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:17:00 +0000

I still think the housing market will be a drag on HD for most of 2008. I think the housing recovery will be a very gradual one.

By: RacerX

RacerX — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:37:00 +0000

Love the Depot. I think that they were unfairly compared to Lowes, and CEO pay was a distraction.

They seem to have their stuff much more together.

Off-TOPIC TIME:

What is the over/under on AOL being sold, plus your bet on buyer if you agree.

My 2 cents is this: if there was ever a time to dump this drag on TimeWarner, it is now. Google buys for too much is my bet...

By: MG

MG — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:21:00 +0000

I’ll also be watching the percentage dividend increase very carefully…