** Shares of home improvement retailers Home Depot HD.N and Lowe's LOW.N up ~1% at $404 and $270, respectively, in premarket trading
** Telsey Advisory Group upgrades stocks to "outperform" from "market perform,"
** Have increased confidence in HD and LOW's return to solid sales and earnings growth in 2025 and beyond - TAG analyst Joe Feldman writes in a note
** TAG expects companies to benefit from Federal Reserves cuts in interest rate, with lower rates spurring consumer spending on pricier home improvement projects
** Recovery following Hurricanes Helene and Milton should also provide a tailwind to home improvement retailers, as pointed out by smaller peer Floor & Decor in October
** TAG notes HD and LOW saw sales lift in the aftermath of hurricanes in the past
** Home Depot has significant opportunity to grow its Pro business following acquisition of building products supplier SRS Distribution, while LOW has also benefited from increased focus on its Pro business over the last four years -TAG
** Still, TAG notes companies could face softer results in the near term due to current weakness in consumer spending on pricier goods
** Home Depot reports Q3 results on Nov. 12, LOW on Nov. 19
** YTD, HD stock up ~15%, while LOW up ~20% as of last close
(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru)
((Juveria.Tabassum@thomsonreuters.com;))
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