The Home Depot, Inc. $HD Stock Holdings Lifted by Castleview Partners LLC

Castleview Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 29.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,170 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after buying an additional 3,232 shares during the quarter. Home Depot makes up about 2.4% of Castleview Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Castleview Partners LLC’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $4,876,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in HD. CCM Investment Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Home Depot by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. CCM Investment Advisers LLC now owns 59,440 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $20,454,000 after acquiring an additional 3,531 shares during the period. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY grew its stake in shares of Home Depot by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 14,790 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $5,089,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Home Depot by 28.2% during the 4th quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 3,991 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $1,373,000 after purchasing an additional 878 shares during the period. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Home Depot by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,920 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $1,005,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Home Depot by 64.8% in the 4th quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,870 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $3,052,000 after buying an additional 3,488 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on HD shares. UBS Group restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Home Depot in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Home Depot in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Home Depot from $413.00 to $409.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Home Depot from $395.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their target price on Home Depot from $420.00 to $405.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 5th. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Home Depot currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $414.52.

Home Depot Stock Performance

Shares of Home Depot stock opened at $321.54 on Friday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 1 year low of $320.26 and a 1 year high of $426.75. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $366.65 and its 200 day moving average is $371.29. The stock has a market cap of $320.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.60, a PEG ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.26.

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

Home Depot Increases Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 value of $940,669.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 44,566 shares in the company, valued at $16,439,951.74. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Home Depot

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

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.