Stableford Capital II LLC Sells 3,551 Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

Stableford Capital II LLC lessened its position in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 54.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,959 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after selling 3,551 shares during the period. Stableford Capital II LLC’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $1,018,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of HD. Parvin Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Home Depot by 110.0% during the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 63 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the period. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Home Depot during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Financially Speaking Inc bought a new stake in shares of Home Depot during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Home Depot during the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Home Depot during the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

Home Depot Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSE:HD opened at $321.54 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a current ratio of 1.06. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 52-week low of $320.26 and a 52-week high of $426.75. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $366.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $371.29. The firm has a market cap of $320.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.60, a PEG ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 1.09.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The home improvement retailer reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.20. Home Depot had a return on equity of 134.32% and a net margin of 8.60%.The firm had revenue of $38.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.13 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were paid a dividend of $2.33 per share. This is a boost from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.30. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $9.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.50%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Home Depot news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 44,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,439,951.74. This trade represents a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Home Depot from $395.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $413.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $412.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Truist Financial set a $424.00 target price on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $414.52.

Key Headlines Impacting Home Depot

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

• Positive Sentiment: SRS Distribution (Home Depot subsidiary) agreed to acquire Mingledorff’s, a wholesale HVAC distributor, strengthening HD’s Pro channel, product breadth and local distribution for contractors — a revenue diversification and margin-supporting move. Home Depot Expands Pro Business With HVAC Distributor Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Home Depot is pushing AI features to create a frictionless omnichannel shopping journey and says its stores are “never been more relevant,” signaling investment in tech-driven traffic and conversion improvements. This supports longer-term comps and customer retention. In the age of AI, Home Depot’s stores have ‘never been more relevant’
• Positive Sentiment: Telsey Advisory Group assigned an “Outperform” rating to HD, which can bolster sentiment among institutional buyers and supports the view that shares have upside vs. peers. Home Depot Earns “Outperform” Rating from Telsey Advisory Group
• Neutral Sentiment: Home Depot’s CFO, Richard McPhail, will present at the J.P. Morgan Retail Round Up Forum on April 9 — a routine investor event that may provide updated color but is not an earnings release. The Home Depot to Present at the J.P. Morgan Retail Round Up Forum
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage remains mixed — reports note analysts are conflicted on Home Depot and other consumer-cyclical names, which can create volatility as investors parse macro and housing signals. Analysts Conflicted on These Consumer Cyclical Names: Home Depot (HD)
• Negative Sentiment: Market coverage notes near-term share weakness (recent daily declines reported), reflecting profit-taking or sensitivity to lower comparable sales trends and broader market moves; that intraday pressure is weighing on the stock today. Home Depot (HD) Stock Moves -1.23%: What You Should Know

About Home Depot

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.