Chris Graja

Do-it-yourself home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) reported third-quarter results Tuesday morning its which came in better than expected while management lifted its full year sales and profit forecast. Here's how some of the Street's analysts reacted to the print. The...

Shares of Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) are now attractive after falling 20 percent from their 2018 highs, according to Wall Street's newest bull analyst. The Analyst Argus analyst Chris Graja upgraded Walmart's stock rating from Hold to Buy with a new $100 price target. The Thesis The...

Argus reiterated its Buy rating and raised its price target on Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) by $6 to $160, which implies total return potential of about 13.5 percent including the dividend yield of about 2.5 percent. The price target change comes after better-than-expected quarterly results from the...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) would need to improve its return on invested capital significantly to become “a multiyear outperformer,” Argus’s Chris Graja said in a report. He maintains a Hold rating on the company. In 3Q17, Wal-Mart’s trailing 12-month return on...

A day after CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) offered downbeat forecasts for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017, Argus found three reasons behind these guides and subsequently reduced its target price from $120 to $85 while retaining the Buy rating. The price target implies an upside potential of...

Chris Graja, a senior retail analyst with Argus Research, discussed Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW)'s business outlook during a retail related conference call last week. According to Graja, Lowe's has proven to be a bigger winner compared to its peer Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) in picking up Sears...

Last Wednesday, Argus hosted a Retail Conference Call. Among other stocks, Senior Retail Analyst Chris Graja shared a look at Kroger Co (NYSE: KR). Grocery Retail The analyst noted that, while Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has been competing with Kroger in the grocery retail space for...

Shares of Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) traded at around the $20 level when the financial crisis of 2007–2008 affected its core business of selling home improvement products. When the economy began showing signs of rebounding, Home Depot naturally saw an uptick in its business. The stock has been...

On September 9, Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) reported a 7 percent increase in its adjusted earnings for fiscal Q2 to $0.47, beating the consensus and the estimate. Argus’ Chris Graja maintains a Buy rating on the company, but lowered the price target from $45 to $43. Graja explained that the price...

Argus’ Chris Graja expects Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) to witness reduced sales growth during the current quarter, offset by an increase in share buybacks. Graja maintains a Hold rating on the company. Guidance Cut Management has lowered its square footage growth guidance to 6...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported impressive 2Q16 results, with 31 percent sales growth. Argus’s Chris Graja maintained a Hold rating on Amazon, saying that the shares already reflect the company’s outstanding growth prospects. 2Q16 Results Amazon reported its quarterly...

Although shares of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC) are currently trading near their fair value, the dividend yield of about 4.1 percent is higher than most peers and “provides incentive to hold the shares,” Argus’ Chris Graja said in a report. He maintained a Hold rating for...