New Age Alpha Advisors LLC Acquires 9,159 Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

New Age Alpha Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 93.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 18,911 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,159 shares during the quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $6,507,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in HD. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 36.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 26,918 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $10,471,000 after acquiring an additional 7,203 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,598 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $952,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 11,587 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $4,248,000 after acquiring an additional 1,433 shares during the period. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Home Depot during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,773,000. Finally, Financial Advisors Network Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Advisors Network Inc. now owns 2,368 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $868,000 after acquiring an additional 241 shares during the period. 70.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on HD shares. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $365.00 price objective on shares of Home Depot in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Home Depot from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $374.00 target price for the company. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $425.00 target price on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Home Depot from $394.00 to $369.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.39.

Home Depot Trading Up 0.0%

HD opened at $313.18 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $311.94 billion, a PE ratio of 22.24, a PEG ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 1.00. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 1-year low of $289.10 and a 1-year high of $426.75. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $326.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $351.63.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.41 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $41.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $41.59 billion. Home Depot had a net margin of 8.41% and a return on equity of 117.24%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.56 EPS. Home Depot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.690-15.278 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Home Depot Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a $2.33 dividend. This represents a $9.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.19%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Home Depot

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

• Positive Sentiment: Home Depot’s comparable sales are holding up better than feared, with one report noting comps are now catching up to Lowe’s, which could support a stronger relative performance if that trend continues. Home Depot comps finally catch Lowe’s, opening the door for the stock to do the same
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators continue to describe Home Depot as a high-quality, lower-risk name in retail, and some note the post-earnings selloff may have gone too far relative to the company’s fundamentals. 5 Best Low Risk Stocks to Buy in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Home Depot’s quarterly dividend was raised to $2.33 per share, reinforcing management’s confidence and supporting the stock’s income appeal. The Home Depot Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.33
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent earnings showed Home Depot beat expectations on revenue and EPS, but management commentary still pointed to ongoing consumer and housing-market headwinds, with fewer transactions offsetting a stronger average ticket. Home Depot Revenue Beats as Housing Headwinds Weigh on Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts turned more cautious after earnings by cutting price targets, signaling that expectations remain tempered even though ratings stayed constructive. DA Davidson and RBC Capital Markets Turn More Cautious on Home Depot (HD) after Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary continues to emphasize that higher interest rates and weak housing activity are weighing on big-ticket home-improvement demand, which limits near-term upside for HD. Jim Cramer on Home Depot: “Anything Connected to Housing Gets Hurt by Higher Rates”

Home Depot Profile

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.