Home Depot, Inc [NYSE: HD] loss -0.50% or -1.75 points to close at $347.03 with a heavy trading volume of 4417445 shares.
The daily chart for HD points out that the company has recorded -16.78% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 3.53M shares, HD reached to a volume of 4417445 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Home Depot, Inc [HD]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for HD shares is $425.24 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on HD stock is a recommendation set at 1.78. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Stifel have made an estimate for Home Depot, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on May 21, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 04, 2025, representing the official price target for Home Depot, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $356 to $410, while HSBC Securities kept a Hold rating on HD stock. On November 08, 2024, analysts increased their price target for HD shares from 360 to 455.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Home Depot, Inc is set at 6.79, with the Price to Sales ratio for HD stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.12. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 43.41, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.38. Price to Free Cash Flow for HD in the course of the last twelve months was 22.72 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.28.
Trading performance analysis for HD stock
Home Depot, Inc [HD] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.73. With this latest performance, HD shares dropped by -8.53% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -16.78% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 0.05% in the past year of trading.
Home Depot, Inc [HD]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Home Depot, Inc [HD] shares currently have an operating margin of 13.24% and a Gross Margin at 31.41%. Home Depot, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 8.98%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 16.41%, with Return on Assets sitting at 16.41%.
Home Depot, Inc [HD]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for HD. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Home Depot, Inc go to 5.13%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Home Depot, Inc [HD]
There are presently around $72.75%, or 72.80%% of HD stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of HD stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 94.15 million shares, which is approximately 9.5097%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 71.15 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$24.49 billion in HD stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$15.97 billion in HD stock with ownership which is approximately 4.6864%.
