World Investment Advisors Raises Stake in The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

World Investment Advisors raised its stake in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 80,169 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after buying an additional 4,685 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Home Depot were worth $27,586,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of HD. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Home Depot by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 26,918 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $10,471,000 after purchasing an additional 7,203 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 7.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,598 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $952,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its position in shares of Home Depot by 14.1% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 11,587 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $4,248,000 after buying an additional 1,433 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Home Depot in the second quarter worth $549,000. Finally, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC boosted its stake in Home Depot by 6.8% during the second quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 3,582 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $1,313,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the period. 70.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Home Depot News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies reiterates a bullish view after Home Depot’s acquisition of Mingledorff, saying the deal strengthens scale and financial stability — a catalyst supporting the rally. Jefferies Bullish on The Home Depot (HD) Following Mingledorff Acquisition Jefferies Bullish on The Home Depot (HD) Following Mingledorff Acquisition (MSN)
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage piece on valuation notes a recent pullback in HD’s share price and highlights the company’s large revenue base — frames current moves as a partial de-risking/valuation reset rather than a structural problem. A Look At Home Depot (HD) Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader retail/tech coverage on how AI is changing shopping highlights opportunity and competitive pressure from platforms (Amazon, Walmart) that could alter online discovery — a longer-term thematic risk/opportunity for HD’s omnichannel strategy. AI Shopping Shift Puts Amazon, Walmart in Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary cautioning against “AI washing” suggests management messaging may overpromise on automation benefits — watch execution versus rhetoric. With AI Washing, C-Suite Lets Tech Take the Credit (and the Blame)
• Neutral Sentiment: General investor pieces flagging cash-generation concerns for some large stocks — contextually useful for dividend/ buyback investors but not an immediate company-specific headline. 3 Cash-Producing Stocks That Concern Us
• Neutral Sentiment: Routine market/quote pages and two small insider option-exercise notices (reported as $0) — no material insider selling or large insider buy disclosed in these filings. The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) Michael F Rowe Decides To Exercise Options At Home Depot Worth $0 Options Exercise Update At Home Depot: Teresa Wynn Roseborough Engages, Resulting In $0
• Negative Sentiment: Seeking Alpha downgrade argues HD faces macro headwinds (soft housing, weak consumer, margin pressure) and estimates a fair value well below the current price — a bearish catalyst that can keep near-term pressure on multiples. Stay Away From Home Depot Amid Macroeconomic Headwinds (Rating Downgrade)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $441.00 to $422.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Home Depot from $407.00 to $445.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of Home Depot from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $414.52.

Home Depot Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of HD opened at $323.13 on Tuesday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $320.26 and a fifty-two week high of $426.75. The firm has a market cap of $321.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.71, a PEG ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 1.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $365.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $369.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a current ratio of 1.06.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The home improvement retailer reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $38.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $38.01 billion. Home Depot had a return on equity of 134.32% and a net margin of 8.60%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.13 earnings per share. Home Depot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.230-14.799 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Home Depot

In other Home Depot news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of the business’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 in the company, valued at approximately $16,439,951.74. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.