FCG Investment Co Buys 1,956 Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

FCG Investment Co increased its stake in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 101.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,882 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,956 shares during the quarter. FCG Investment Co’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $1,573,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of HD. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Home Depot during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new stake in Home Depot during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in Home Depot during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Home Depot during the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Delos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Home Depot in the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Home Depot from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Daiwa Capital Markets raised their target price on Home Depot from $348.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Home Depot from $370.00 to $350.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 1st. KGI Securities lowered shares of Home Depot from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $320.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $430.00 to $407.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $402.07.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Angie Brown sold 1,946 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $357.63, for a total value of $695,947.98. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,941 shares in the company, valued at $1,409,419.83. The trade was a 33.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Ann Marie Campbell sold 145 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.26, for a total value of $51,947.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 12,320 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,413,763.20. The trade was a 1.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Home Depot

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade lifted buying interest — a recent upgrade pushed shares higher earlier in the session, giving the stock short-term support as analysts reiterate confidence in HD’s fundamentals. Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Shares Up 1.1% on Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Daiwa raised its price target to $360 — a higher target provides an additional analyst-backed valuation floor that can stabilize sentiment after the recent pullback. Daiwa Capital Markets Boosts Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Price Target to $360.00
• Positive Sentiment: Holiday marketing boost — a New York Times piece highlights that a new Home Depot ad promoting live-cut Christmas trees is resonating with tree farmers and could support seasonal foot traffic and sales. Real or Fake? There’s a War Over Christmas … Trees.
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term performance narrative remains strong — pieces summarizing 15-year returns remind investors of HD’s long-term compounding, supporting buy-and-hold conviction. Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning Home Depot Stock In The Last 15 Years
• Neutral Sentiment: Supply-chain commentary is mixed — a report notes Home Depot has “significantly increased the speed of our delivery,” yet the headline notes the stock sank despite those improvements, suggesting the market may have already priced in operational progress. “…Significantly Increased the Speed of Our Delivery”: Home Depot Stock (NYSE:HD) Sinks Despite Supply Chain Improvements
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/strategy checkups and competitor comparisons — several articles review post-earnings momentum, valuation after a pullback, and HD vs. Lowe’s; useful for longer-horizon allocation decisions but less likely to drive abrupt moves today. Home Depot (HD) Up 6.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling flagged — recent insider sales are being reported and have pressured sentiment; investors watch insider activity as a governance/near-term signal. Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Shares Down 1.2% Following Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational risk from parking-lot tactics — reports that Home Depot deployed noise machines to deter day laborers have drawn criticism and could create reputational/regulatory scrutiny, a near-term negative for sentiment. “Caused Headaches and Nausea”: Home Depot Turns to Noise Machines to Run Off Day Laborers, Home Depot Stock (NYSE:HD) Notches Up

Home Depot Trading Down 2.7%

NYSE:HD opened at $345.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.82, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $365.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $378.71. The Home Depot, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $326.31 and a fifty-two week high of $426.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $343.90 billion, a PE ratio of 23.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.22 and a beta of 1.06.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 18th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.83 by ($0.09). Home Depot had a return on equity of 160.74% and a net margin of 8.77%.The business had revenue of $41.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.06 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.78 earnings per share. Home Depot’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Home Depot has set its FY 2025 guidance at 14.478-14.478 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Home Depot Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a $2.30 dividend. This represents a $9.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. Home Depot’s payout ratio is currently 62.71%.

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.