Valeo Financial Advisors LLC Has $8.99 Million Stock Holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC cut its holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HDFree Report) by 7.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,133 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after selling 2,184 shares during the quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $8,993,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Silphium Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 77.2% in the third quarter. Silphium Asset Management Ltd now owns 13,544 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $5,488,000 after purchasing an additional 5,900 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in Home Depot by 0.3% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,095,113 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $443,729,000 after purchasing an additional 3,608 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its position in Home Depot by 59.9% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 107,438 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $43,533,000 after purchasing an additional 40,232 shares during the period. Carnegie Investment Counsel increased its position in Home Depot by 24.8% in the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 108,306 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $37,268,000 after purchasing an additional 21,545 shares during the period. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. increased its position in Home Depot by 36.0% in the fourth quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 19,478 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $6,703,000 after purchasing an additional 5,152 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

Home Depot Price Performance

Home Depot stock opened at $317.43 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $316.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.31, a PEG ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.00. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 1 year low of $310.40 and a 1 year high of $426.75. The business has a 50-day moving average of $339.65 and a 200-day moving average of $357.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62.

Home Depot (NYSE:HDGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The home improvement retailer reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.20. Home Depot had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 134.32%. The company had revenue of $38.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. Home Depot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.230-14.799 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.03 EPS for the current year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were issued a $2.33 dividend. This is a positive change from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $9.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.50%.

Key Home Depot News

Here are the key news stories impacting Home Depot this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank slightly raised its FY2028 EPS estimate for Home Depot to $16.30 from $16.26, suggesting longer-term earnings expectations are still edging higher. Home Depot analyst estimate update
  • Neutral Sentiment: Home Depot was mentioned in an analyst-trending roundup, but the item does not provide a meaningful new catalyst by itself. Home Depot trending with analysts
  • Neutral Sentiment: A story about a burrito business operating in a Home Depot parking lot is colorful but not directly material to Home Depot’s fundamentals or earnings outlook. Burrito spot in Home Depot parking lot
  • Negative Sentiment: Gordon Haskett cut its price target on Home Depot to $330 from $395, which may have reinforced investor concern that the stock’s near-term upside is more limited than previously expected. Gordon Haskett price target cut

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.89, for a total value of $940,669.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 44,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,439,951.74. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on HD. Wolfe Research lifted their price objective on Home Depot from $413.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on Home Depot from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Home Depot from $441.00 to $422.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Home Depot from $407.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $410.86.

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Home Depot Profile

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The Home Depot, Inc (NYSE: HD) is a leading home improvement retailer that operates large-format stores and an integrated online platform offering a broad range of products and services for do-it-yourself consumers, professional contractors and businesses. The company was founded in 1978 by Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Since opening its first stores at the end of the 1970s, Home Depot has grown into a multinational retailer known for its orange-branded stores and wide assortment of home improvement merchandise.

Home Depot’s core business includes the sale of building materials, lumber, tools, hardware, appliances, paint, plumbing and electrical supplies, lawn and garden products, and home décor.

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