Diversified Trust Co. Sells 5,181 Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

Diversified Trust Co. reduced its holdings in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 17.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,235 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after selling 5,181 shares during the quarter. Diversified Trust Co.’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $8,683,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in HD. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Home Depot by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,325 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $456,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Home Depot during the fourth quarter worth $204,000. Breakwater Capital Group grew its position in Home Depot by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 5,405 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $1,860,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. grew its position in Home Depot by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. now owns 773 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Home Depot by 226.5% in the 4th quarter. FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,155 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $742,000 after buying an additional 1,495 shares during the last quarter. 70.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Home Depot Stock Performance

Shares of HD stock opened at $330.83 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $369.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $372.56. The Home Depot, Inc. has a one year low of $320.26 and a one year high of $426.75. The stock has a market cap of $329.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.25, a P/E/G ratio of 3.62 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, topping the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $38.20 billion for 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 for the quarter was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.13 EPS. Home Depot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.230-14.799 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 EPS for the current year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be given a dividend of $2.33 per share. This represents a $9.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. This is a boost from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.50%.

More Home Depot News

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

• Positive Sentiment: SRS Distribution (Home Depot subsidiary) agreed to acquire Mingledorff’s, adding 42 HVAC locations across five southeastern states — expands HD’s Pro distribution footprint, strengthens HVAC capabilities, and increases total addressable market to roughly $1.2T. The Home Depot Subsidiary SRS Distribution Enters into Agreement to Acquire Wholesale HVAC Distributor Mingledorff’s
• Positive Sentiment: Home Depot is enhancing its digital Pro shopping experience with AI-driven project planning and management tools to help contractors manage materials, timelines and deliveries — a move that should improve retention, basket size and margins in the Pro channel. The Home Depot beefs up digital shopping experience for pros
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market commentaries (Zacks, Yahoo) show elevated investor attention and comparison pieces highlighting Home Depot as a watched blue‑chip — useful for flow/interest but not an immediate fundamental catalyst. The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
• Negative Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane cut its price target on HD from $391 to $348 and put a neutral rating on the stock — a valuation downgrade that can weigh on sentiment and near‑term share performance despite the company’s operational initiatives. BNP Paribas Exane price target cut

Insider Activity at Home Depot

In other news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of Home Depot 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 completion of the transaction, 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 can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Teresa Wynn Roseborough sold 2,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $348.52, for a total value of $1,000,949.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 13,196 shares in the company, valued at $4,599,069.92. The trade was a 17.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on HD. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Home Depot from $395.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Home Depot from $412.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Home Depot from $424.00 to $454.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Home Depot from $441.00 to $422.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Home Depot from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $414.52.

Home Depot 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.