#1 - Home Depot (NYSE:HD)
The first stock to look at is Home Depot (NYSE:HD). Just because many Americans are sheltering in place doesn’t mean they won’t need to make a home repair. In fact, you might argue that having more time at home will make it more likely that something will break down. Plus, many homeowners are taking advantage of their time in quarantine to work on long overlooked home improvement projects.
That’s one reason why HD stock has bounced off recent lows. In mid-March, when the economy was shutting down, Home Depot stock was down nearly 50%. It has since trimmed that loss. While it is still down nearly 10% for 2020, it is only down about 3% in the last 12 months.
And with lower interest rates, the cost of borrowing goes down. This means that this home improvement runway should be nice and long. Not to mention the pent-up demand for new home buyers once the most restrictive shelter-in-place guidelines are lifted.
Home Depot does not have a moat in this sector. But they have been ahead of the curve in terms of becoming an omnichannel retailer. This is the idea of companies delivering products to customers where and when they want it.
The interesting thing about omnichannel is that many companies are adopting an omnichannel strategy to compete with Amazon. However, it’s actually a strategy that plays very well with a society that will undoubtedly be altered in fundamental ways by the Covid-19 pandemic.
About Home Depot
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.
Read More - Current Price
- $335.09
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Ratings Breakdown
- 18 Buy Ratings, 7 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $375.96 (12.2% Upside)
