Home Depot will report earnings before the bell. Here's what to expect

Cătălin Roșioru

Home Depot will report earnings before the bell on Tuesday as the retailer tries to attract more business from contractors, roofers and other professionals to help offset a slower housing market. The company expects its full-year sales to grow by 2.8% and comparable sales, which take out the impact of one-time factors like store openings and calendar differences, to rise about 1%. Here's what Wall Street is expecting for the company's fiscal third quarter, according to a survey of analysts by