B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $78.61 Million Holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its stake in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 8.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 228,347 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,726 shares during the quarter. Home Depot comprises approximately 0.7% of B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $78,610,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC increased its position in Home Depot by 110.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 63 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in Home Depot in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Financially Speaking Inc acquired a new stake in Home Depot in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Home Depot in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Family CFO Inc acquired a new stake in Home Depot in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $391.00 to $348.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Daiwa Securities Group raised their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Home Depot from $407.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of Home Depot from $381.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $414.17.

Trending Headlines about Home Depot

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research reiterated an Outperform rating and a $414 price target following comments from HD’s CFO, bolstering analyst confidence and providing a tangible upside anchor for the stock. Wolfe Research Bullish on The Home Depot
• Positive Sentiment: Home Depot rolled out AI-powered phone agents built on Google Cloud’s Gemini, claiming 4x faster customer support—an execution win that should improve customer experience and could lower service costs over time. Home Depot Delivers Customer Support Four Times Faster
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights HD’s investment in tech and infrastructure to reduce customer friction (delivery/membership dynamics), supporting long-term competitiveness versus e-commerce peers. Home Depot adds tech and infrastructure to fix customer friction
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons with Williams‑Sonoma frame differing growth paths (HD’s scale and Pro channel vs WSM’s premium, digital-first model); useful strategic context but not an immediate stock mover. Home Depot vs Williams-Sonoma
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/positioning pieces debate whether HD’s current price reflects fair value given recent consumer-spending worries; helpful for longer-term investors assessing entry points. Is It Too Late To Consider Home Depot (HD)?
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts expect HD’s upcoming fiscal Q1 to show a single‑digit profit decline, which creates short-term earnings risk and can pressure the stock around the report. Home Depot’s Quarterly Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: SEC filings show executives sold nearly $30M of HD stock over the past year; while insider selling can be routine, it may raise questions for some investors about near-term confidence. Insiders Are Selling Home Depot Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting a recent slip as HD refines its Pro-builder strategy signals execution risk in a key growth segment—this can weigh on near-term sentiment. “Win the Pro”: Home Depot Stock Slips
• Negative Sentiment: Recent coverage flagged a sharper short-term decline versus the broader market on April 21, reflecting volatility that could continue if macro or discretionary-spending data disappoint. Home Depot (HD) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market

Home Depot Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:HD opened at $340.15 on Friday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a one year low of $315.31 and a one year high of $426.75. The company has a 50 day moving average of $348.82 and a 200-day moving average of $361.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.26. The stock has a market cap of $338.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.90, a P/E/G ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 1.09.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The home improvement retailer reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.20. Home Depot had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 134.32%. The company had revenue of $38.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $38.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.13 EPS. Home Depot’s 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were given a dividend of $2.33 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $9.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. This is a positive change from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.30. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio is presently 65.50%.

Insider Transactions at Home Depot

In related news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.89, for a total transaction of $940,669.50. Following the completion of 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

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.