Home Depot - HD Stock Forecast, Price & News

23 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Home Depot in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" HD shares.
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23 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Home Depot's stock. Their HD share price forecasts range from $285.00 to $470.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $365.95 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 32.6% from the stock's current price.
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Home Depot's stock was trading at $415.01 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, HD shares have decreased by 33.5% and is now trading at $275.94.
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Home Depot saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,490,000 shares, an increase of 24.9% from the August 31st total of 7,600,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,370,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 15th 2022.
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The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) released its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 16th. The home improvement retailer reported $5.05 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.95 by $0.10. The home improvement retailer had revenue of $43.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $43.33 billion. Home Depot had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3,166.43% and a net margin of 10.88%. Home Depot's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.53 earnings per share.
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Home Depot announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $1.90 per share on Thursday, September 15th. This represents a $7.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 31st.
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Home Depot (NYSE:HD) pays an annual dividend of $7.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.73%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 46.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HD will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.80% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Home Depot declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, August 18th 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback $15,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Home Depot updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Tuesday, September, 20th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $155.69 billion-$155.69 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $156.23 billion.

7,985 employees have rated Home Depot Chief Executive Officer Craig Menear on Glassdoor.com. Craig Menear has an approval rating of 84% among the company's employees.

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Home Depot trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HD."

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One share of HD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $275.94.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has a market capitalization of $282.49 billion and generates $151.16 billion in revenue each year. The home improvement retailer earns $16.43 billion in net income (profit) each year or $16.27 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 490,600 workers across the globe.

Home Depot's mailing address is 2455 PACES FERRY ROAD, ATLANTA GA, 30339. The official website for the company is www.homedepot.com. The home improvement retailer can be reached via phone at (770) 433-8211, via email at investor_relations@homedepot.com, or via fax at 770-431-2707.