Client First Capital LLC Acquires Shares of 2,040 The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

Client First Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,040 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $702,000. Home Depot makes up 0.3% of Client First Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of HD. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Home Depot by 60.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,143,089 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $4,109,878,000 after acquiring an additional 3,836,051 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Home Depot by 37.6% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,806,308 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $1,542,278,000 after acquiring an additional 1,040,577 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Home Depot by 112.3% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 1,444,128 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $585,147,000 after acquiring an additional 763,739 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new position in Home Depot during the 3rd quarter valued at $284,893,000. Finally, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. lifted its stake in Home Depot by 2,427.3% during the 3rd quarter. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. now owns 631,551 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $254,943,000 after acquiring an additional 606,562 shares in the last quarter. 70.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Home Depot

In related news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.89, for a total value of $940,669.50. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 44,566 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,439,951.74. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.10% 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 has outperformed peers over the past five years and delivered a clean earnings beat, underscoring its execution and Pro-customer focus — a structural positive for long-term investors. Home Depot vs. Lowe’s: One Has Crushed the Market for 5 Years Running
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyses highlight that Home Depot’s margins remain steady and management is investing in digital and supply-chain integration to defend profitability — positive operational signs but paired with slow revenue gains that leave investors ambivalent. Steady Margins, Slow Gains: Is Home Depot’s Strategy Working?
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting new recognition of Home Depot’s supply-chain value argues the company is improving operationally, but the market hasn’t fully rewarded those gains yet — suggesting a timing mismatch between fundamentals and sentiment. “The Exact Opposite is True”: Home Depot Stock (NYSE:HD) Slides Despite New Recognition of Supply Chain Value
• Neutral Sentiment: Human-interest and market roundup pieces (founder profile; unrelated sector highlights) add context but are unlikely to move the stock materially in the short term. Arthur Blank was fired from his first job. When he launched The Home Depot at 36, customers said ‘these guys are nuts’ Arista Networks and Fluence Energy have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction today is negative: analysts and traders cite slower revenue trends and cautious near-term growth expectations despite an EPS beat, driving the share decline. Home Depot (HD) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here’s Why

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on HD. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their target price on Home Depot from $391.00 to $348.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Gordon Haskett lifted their target price on Home Depot from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. DA Davidson lifted their target price on Home Depot from $407.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Home Depot from $412.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Twenty investment 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $414.17.

Home Depot Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of Home Depot stock opened at $339.16 on Thursday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 52-week low of $315.31 and a 52-week high of $426.75. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $353.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $363.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $337.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.83, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 1.09. 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. Home Depot had a return on equity of 134.32% and a net margin of 8.60%.The business had revenue of $38.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $38.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.13 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Home Depot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.230-14.799 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 EPS for the current year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 12th were paid a $2.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $9.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. This is an increase from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.30. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.