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Pacific Point Advisors LLC Buys New Position in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD)

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Pacific Point Advisors LLC purchased a new position in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 989 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock, valued at approximately $407,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Home Depot in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Home Depot in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Navigoe LLC bought a new stake in shares of Home Depot in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Home Depot during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 220.0% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 96 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. 70.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. HSBC raised Home Depot from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $356.00 to $410.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. KGI Securities upgraded shares of Home Depot to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Home Depot from $445.00 to $420.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $450.00 to $435.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price 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. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $426.77.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on HD

Home Depot Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:HD traded down $1.23 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $369.17. The company had a trading volume of 946,169 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,424,134. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.65, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.31. The Home Depot, Inc. has a one year low of $323.77 and a one year high of $439.37. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $360.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $386.69. The company has a market capitalization of $366.96 billion, a PE ratio of 25.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.05.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 20th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.56 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.59 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $39.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.24 billion. Home Depot had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 452.60%. Home Depot's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.63 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 EPS for the current year.

Home Depot Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be paid a $2.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. This represents a $9.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.49%. Home Depot's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.42%.

Insider Activity

In other Home Depot news, EVP Fahim Siddiqui sold 2,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.14, for a total value of $954,564.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 7,951 shares in the company, valued at $2,919,130.14. This represents a 24.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

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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