Capital Investment Advisors LLC Acquires 1,827 Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 256,087 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,827 shares during the quarter. Home Depot makes up 1.3% of Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $88,120,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Emprise Bank grew its holdings in Home Depot by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Emprise Bank now owns 3,135 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $1,270,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Home Depot by 2.7% during the third quarter. Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. now owns 1,006 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $408,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Navis Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 1.8% in the second quarter. Navis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,532 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $562,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Unique Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Home Depot by 1.2% during the third quarter. Unique Wealth LLC now owns 2,280 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $924,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arcus Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Home Depot by 1.1% during the third quarter. Arcus Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,445 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $991,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

Home Depot News Summary

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

Insider Transactions at Home Depot

In other Home Depot news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.89, for a total transaction of $940,669.50. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 44,566 shares in the company, valued at $16,439,951.74. This represents a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on HD shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Home Depot in a report on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Home Depot in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Home Depot from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 21st. Citigroup lifted their target price on Home Depot from $407.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Home Depot from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $414.52.

Home Depot Price Performance

HD stock opened at $321.54 on Friday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 52 week low of $320.26 and a 52 week high of $426.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $366.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $370.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $320.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 1.09.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The home improvement retailer reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $38.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.01 billion. Home Depot had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 134.32%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.13 EPS. Home Depot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.230-14.799 EPS. Analysts anticipate that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. 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. This represents a $9.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Home Depot’s payout ratio is presently 65.50%.

Home Depot Company 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.