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NASDAQ · HD
The Home Depot, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement
$284.49
Down-$5.84 (-2.05%)
Updated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 PM
SID Score
6.3/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
46/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 355.8B
- P/E ratio
- 24.32
- Dividend yield
- 3.23%
- 52-week range
- $284.01 – $397.63
- Volume
- 5.78M
- Avg. volume
- 4.25M
Price performance · HD
HD price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Sep 30, 2026
HD closed at $284.49 after 20 trading sessions, down 10.68% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $284.49
- Period change
- -10.68%
- Period low
- $284.49
- Period high
- $321.05
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | $290.40 | $290.54 | $284.01 | $284.49 | 5.78M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $290.91 | $291.83 | $287.34 | $288.04 | 6.01M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $290.27 | $293.905 | $289.31 | $289.89 | 5.42M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $292.69 | $297.14 | $291.40 | $293.20 | 5.97M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $296.00 | $299.095 | $291.07 | $292.18 | 7.06M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $303.43 | $304.1299 | $296.67 | $296.72 | 4.69M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $302.085 | $306.31 | $300.1801 | $305.35 | 5.46M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $301.00 | $301.7407 | $295.39 | $297.20 | 5.43M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $298.68 | $302.245 | $298.25 | $299.98 | 8.2M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $307.01 | $310.40 | $302.50 | $302.51 | 4.16M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $307.49 | $308.80 | $302.47 | $302.47 | 3.72M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $310.60 | $311.13 | $304.32 | $305.48 | 4.5M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $307.17 | $312.6699 | $306.50 | $310.87 | 4.18M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $309.09 | $311.21 | $307.90 | $308.74 | 3.49M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $308.13 | $308.28 | $304.30 | $305.69 | 4.49M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $310.47 | $313.385 | $309.84 | $310.45 | 3.61M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $320.73 | $321.50 | $313.24 | $313.70 | 5.66M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $316.70 | $321.80 | $316.10 | $321.05 | 2.26M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $318.21 | $320.44 | $315.21 | $318.07 | 3.38M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $321.50 | $322.17 | $317.71 | $318.51 | 3.51M |
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Company profile
Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating 2,356 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the MRO business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). The 2024 tie-up with SRS will help grow professional demand in roofing, pool, and landscaping projects, while the 2025 acquisition of GMS will lift building product sales.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $405.07
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 24
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Bernstein | Market Perform | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Mizuho | Outperform | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 30, 2026
Home Depot (HD) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
Home Depot (HD) closed at $284.49 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.23% move from the prior day.
Benzinga · Sep 30, 2026
Top 3 Consumer Stocks That May Rocket Higher In Q3
Oversold consumer discretionary stocks—Home Depot, McDonald’s and Penske Automotive—may offer buying opportunities, with RSI readings below 30.
Yahoo · Sep 30, 2026
Home Depot (HD) vs. Lowe’s (LOW): Which Is the Better Stock to Buy?
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) and Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) are selling into the same basic market, but the home-improvement business is changing. Higher borrowing costs and low housing turnover have made homeowners more reluctant to take on large remodeling projects. That has been reflected in both stocks’ performance over the last couple of years. […]
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The Home Depot Stock Performance
The Home Depot shares traded at $284.49, reflecting a daily gain of 0.67% but sustained weakness across longer timeframes, per SID market data. The stock has declined 13.22% over the past month, 18.91% over three months, and 19.86% over the trailing twelve months, placing it firmly in correction territory. HD currently trades well below both its 50-day moving average of $324.40 and its 200-day moving average of $341.60, indicating persistent bearish momentum according to Massive/Polygon technical data. The 14-day relative strength index sits at 28.8, placing the stock in oversold territory below the conventional 30 threshold. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 4.25 million shares. The company's market capitalization is approximately $355.8 billion, and its beta of 1.051 suggests the stock moves roughly in line with broader market volatility, though recent declines have significantly outpaced major indices.
The Home Depot Valuation Analysis
The Home Depot trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.32, reflecting a premium valuation within the Consumer Cyclical sector, according to SID market data. The company's PEG ratio registers at a deeply negative -71.74, indicating that earnings growth expectations relative to the current P/E are essentially flat or marginally negative, which raises questions about near-term growth trajectory. The price-to-book ratio stands at an elevated 29.27, a figure largely driven by HD's capital structure, which includes significant leveraged share repurchases that have reduced book equity substantially, per SEC filings. The dividend yield currently sits at 2.57%, having risen as the stock price declined, offering income-oriented investors a comparatively attractive payout. Given the recent pullback from higher price levels, the valuation multiples have compressed from earlier peaks. HD's premium metrics reflect its dominant market position in home improvement retail, though the negative PEG ratio warrants attention regarding forward growth assumptions.
Smart Money Activity for HD
The Home Depot's composite smart money score stands at 46 out of 100, signaling a neutral overall positioning among sophisticated market participants, per SID market data. Institutional sentiment registers at a maximum 25 out of 25, reflecting strong conviction from large fund managers who continue to hold or accumulate positions. However, insider activity tells a contrasting story — SEC Form 4 filings reveal nine insider transactions over the past 90 days, all of which were sales with zero insider purchases recorded during that period. The insider component scores 0 out of 25, representing the weakest possible reading. Dark pool activity registers at 9.2 out of 25, suggesting below-average accumulation in off-exchange venues. Congressional trading activity scores 11.4 out of 25, indicating moderate legislative interest in the stock according to disclosed trades. The divergence between robust institutional ownership conviction and consistent insider selling creates a mixed signal profile, with insiders potentially capitalizing on historically elevated compensation-related equity grants rather than expressing directional views on fundamentals.
The Home Depot Earnings Outlook
The Home Depot has delivered a mixed but improving earnings trajectory across recent quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the most recent reported quarter ending February 2026, HD posted earnings per share of $2.72 against analyst estimates of $2.52, representing a positive surprise of $0.20 or approximately 7.9%. The following quarter saw EPS of $3.43 versus estimates of $3.41, a narrower beat of $0.02. Most recently, Q1 fiscal 2026 results showed EPS of $4.92 compared to consensus expectations of $4.73, a beat of $0.19. However, the quarter ending December 2025 recorded a miss, with actual EPS of $3.74 falling short of the $3.95 estimate by $0.21. This marked the only shortfall across the four reported periods. The company has beaten consensus estimates in three of its last four quarters per analyst estimates, demonstrating generally resilient profitability despite the macroeconomic headwinds affecting the broader housing and home improvement market.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for HD
Wall Street consensus remains broadly constructive on The Home Depot despite the stock's recent decline, per SID consensus data. Among the most recent analyst actions, Truist Securities, UBS, and DA Davidson each reiterated Buy ratings on August 19, 2026, following the company's quarterly earnings release, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Mizuho maintained its Outperform rating on the same date, aligning with the bullish majority view. Bernstein offered a more tempered perspective, reiterating a Market Perform rating on September 9, 2026, representing the sole neutral stance among recent coverage updates. Notably, no analyst in the recent cycle issued a downgrade or initiated a bearish rating, and all five actions were reiterations of prior ratings rather than changes in direction. The predominance of Buy and Outperform ratings — four out of five recent actions — suggests that analysts view the approximately 19.86% trailing twelve-month decline as a potential entry opportunity rather than a signal of fundamental deterioration in HD's competitive positioning.
