Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. Raises Stake in The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. increased its position in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 28.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,039 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after buying an additional 3,549 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $5,519,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HD. Parvin Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Home Depot by 110.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 63 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Home Depot during the second quarter worth $29,000. Financially Speaking Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Home Depot during the third quarter worth $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Home Depot in the third quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Home Depot in the third quarter valued at $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on HD. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their target price on Home Depot from $391.00 to $348.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Gordon Haskett raised their price target on Home Depot from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Home Depot from $424.00 to $454.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $413.00 to $414.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Home Depot from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $414.52.

Home Depot Price Performance

HD opened at $321.54 on Friday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 52-week low of $320.26 and a 52-week high of $426.75. The company has a 50 day moving average of $366.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $370.98. The company has a market cap of $320.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.60, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The home improvement retailer reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $38.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.01 billion. Home Depot had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 134.32%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.13 EPS. Home Depot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.230-14.799 EPS. On average, analysts expect that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were given a $2.33 dividend. This represents a $9.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. This is a boost from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 12th. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio is 65.50%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Home Depot news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.89, for a total transaction of $940,669.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 44,566 shares in the company, valued at $16,439,951.74. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Home Depot

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

• Positive Sentiment: SRS Distribution (Home Depot subsidiary) agreed to acquire Mingledorff’s, a wholesale HVAC distributor, strengthening HD’s Pro channel, product breadth and local distribution for contractors — a revenue diversification and margin-supporting move. Home Depot Expands Pro Business With HVAC Distributor Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Home Depot is pushing AI features to create a frictionless omnichannel shopping journey and says its stores are “never been more relevant,” signaling investment in tech-driven traffic and conversion improvements. This supports longer-term comps and customer retention. In the age of AI, Home Depot’s stores have ‘never been more relevant’
• Positive Sentiment: Telsey Advisory Group assigned an “Outperform” rating to HD, which can bolster sentiment among institutional buyers and supports the view that shares have upside vs. peers. Home Depot Earns “Outperform” Rating from Telsey Advisory Group
• Neutral Sentiment: Home Depot’s CFO, Richard McPhail, will present at the J.P. Morgan Retail Round Up Forum on April 9 — a routine investor event that may provide updated color but is not an earnings release. The Home Depot to Present at the J.P. Morgan Retail Round Up Forum
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage remains mixed — reports note analysts are conflicted on Home Depot and other consumer-cyclical names, which can create volatility as investors parse macro and housing signals. Analysts Conflicted on These Consumer Cyclical Names: Home Depot (HD)
• Negative Sentiment: Market coverage notes near-term share weakness (recent daily declines reported), reflecting profit-taking or sensitivity to lower comparable sales trends and broader market moves; that intraday pressure is weighing on the stock today. Home Depot (HD) Stock Moves -1.23%: What You Should Know

About Home Depot

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.