Home Furnishing and Home Improvement Stocks

From the front door you walk through to the bed you sleep in, there are a lot of components to a finished home. Here is a little info on each of the sub-industries within this category to help you find trade setups or potential investments in areas that interest you. A full list of publicly traded home furnishing and improvement stocks can be found by scrolling down or you can access a list of the companies in each group by the industry links on this page.

Beds and Mattresses: There are a handful of mid-cap companies with recognizable brand names like Sleep Number Corporation (SNBR) and Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (TPX).

Home Appliances: A lot of major appliance companies are companies located outside the United States and there are not as many public companies as you might expect. Examples of companies in this category include Whirlpool Corporation (WHR).

Home Furnishing Rental Stores: A smaller category with a couple of companies, Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII) and Aaron’s, Inc. (AAN), which have a large number of locations spread throughout the United States.

Home Furnishing Retailers: This is the largest category in our home furnishing section with over a dozen public companies whose primary business is their retail fronts. There are several well-known home furnishing brands including Bed Bath & Beyond, Williams-Sonoma and La-Z-Boy. Examples of companies in this section include:

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY)

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB)

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (PIR)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)

Home Furniture Manufacturers: These companies manufacture a wide range of home and office furniture. Unlike the home furnishing retailers, these companies do not operate retail locations. Instead, their products are distributed through a variety of other channels, including furniture stores and specialty retailers.

Housewares: Houseware are the small items and appliances that help round out a house. These companies make the tableware, kitchenware and small appliances with high functionality.

Home Improvement Stores: Home Depot, Inc. (The) (HD) and Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) have thousands of stores and own a significant percentage of the market share in this category.

Landscaping and Swimming Pools: Many homeowners put a lot of effort, time, love and money into their yard and these companies provide products to help them out. Examples of companies in this section include:

Pool Corporation (POOL) (Swimming Pool and Landscaping Wholesale Distributor)

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) (SMG) (Consumer Lawn and Garden Products)

Toro Company (The) (TTC)

Related Links:

List of Publicly Traded Companies

List of Construction Companies

Building Materials