DT Investment Partners LLC trimmed its position in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD - Free Report) by 23.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,659 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock after selling 3,215 shares during the period. DT Investment Partners LLC's holdings in Home Depot were worth $3,906,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HD. Wealth Management Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Home Depot by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Management Partners LLC now owns 6,506 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $2,384,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Home Depot by 19.5% in the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 23,758 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $9,242,000 after purchasing an additional 3,873 shares during the last quarter. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Home Depot by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV now owns 4,784 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $1,757,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the last quarter. Disciplined Investors L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Home Depot in the 4th quarter worth $409,000. Finally, ARS Wealth Advisors Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Home Depot by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. ARS Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 31,728 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $11,628,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. 70.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have recently issued reports on HD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Home Depot from $410.00 to $418.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Home Depot from $435.00 to $418.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 24th. TD Securities lowered Home Depot to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Evercore ISI set a $400.00 target price on Home Depot and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $398.00 target price (up from $380.00) on shares of Home Depot in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Home Depot has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $426.77.
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Home Depot Stock Down 0.1%
Shares of HD traded down $0.49 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $371.36. The stock had a trading volume of 2,573,629 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,438,198. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.95, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $365.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $376.15. The firm has a market cap of $369.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 1.00. The Home Depot, Inc. has a twelve month low of $326.31 and a twelve month high of $439.37.
Home Depot (NYSE:HD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.59 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $39.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.24 billion. Home Depot had a net margin of 8.98% and a return on equity of 242.51%. Home Depot's revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.63 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 EPS for the current year.
Home Depot Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th were given a $2.30 dividend. This represents a $9.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 5th. Home Depot's dividend payout ratio is currently 62.42%.
Insider Transactions at Home Depot
In related news, EVP Fahim Siddiqui sold 2,600 shares of Home Depot stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.14, for a total value of $954,564.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 7,951 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,919,130.14. The trade was a 24.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Teresa Wynn Roseborough sold 5,406 shares of Home Depot stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.28, for a total value of $1,996,327.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 17,367 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,413,285.76. This represents a 23.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Home Depot Profile
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The Home Depot, Inc operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows.
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