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Home Depot On 'Collision Course' With These Market-Leading Stocks

Home Depot On 'Collision Course' With These Market-Leading Stocks

Contractors making the kind of bulk purchases common to new construction tend to deal with local suppliers, or with larger companies built by consolidating local suppliers, led by Builders FirstSource and TopBuild. The big box retailer is scooping up McKinney, Texas-based SRS Distribution, a supplier to roofing, landscaping and swimming pool contractors. The deal, with a total value of $18.25 billion, is the biggest in Home Depot's 46-year history.