The Home Depot, Inc. $HD Shares Acquired by Retirement Planning Group LLC

Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 144.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 12,451 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,362 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $5,045,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Moseley Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 1.0% during the third quarter. Moseley Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,208 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $4,946,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. increased its position in Home Depot by 10.9% in the 3rd quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. now owns 781 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $302,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the period. Family Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Home Depot by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. now owns 688 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Home Depot by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 665 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PBMares Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Home Depot by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,410 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $1,787,000 after acquiring an additional 691 shares during the period. 70.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Angie Brown sold 1,946 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $357.63, for a total transaction of $695,947.98. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,941 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,409,419.83. This trade represents a 33.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Teresa Wynn Roseborough sold 2,872 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $348.52, for a total value of $1,000,949.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 13,196 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,599,069.92. The trade was a 17.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 4,963 shares of company stock worth $1,748,845. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Home Depot

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

• Positive Sentiment: Rilla AI partnership — The Home Depot will deploy Rilla’s real-time coaching tools to improve frontline selling and service, which could lift store productivity and customer conversion over time. The Home Depot to Advance Customer Experience Using Rilla’s AI-Powered Coaching
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud / agentic AI push — Home Depot is expanding its Google Cloud relationship to build personalized, AI-driven customer and pro experiences, a strategic move that can boost digital sales, pro retention, and long-term margins. Home Depot Goes All-In On Agentic AI With Google Cloud
• Positive Sentiment: Rotation to value supports HD — Market commentary highlights a shift from high-growth tech into stable, dividend-paying value names (including consumer staples/retailers like Home Depot), which can attract flows into HD as investors seek income and lower duration risk. Tech Wreck or Valuation Reset? Rotating to Value in 2026 (HD)
• Positive Sentiment: Housing / pro demand narrative — Coverage noting Home Depot’s positioning for a housing rebound and new housing plans suggests upside if rate cuts materialize and activity returns in remodeling and new-build supply chains. Home Depot Stock (NYSE:HD) Gains With New Housing Plans
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile endorsement — Jim Cramer highlighted Home Depot as meaningful exposure to housing in charitable-trust commentary, which can drive short-term interest from retail/ETF flows. Jim Cramer Highlights Home Depot as the Charitable Trust’s “Only Housing Exposure”
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend / defensive appeal — Coverage of “Dogs of the Dow” and dividend-focused lists reinforces Home Depot’s appeal to income-oriented investors during market rotation. The Dogs of the Dow: 10 Downtrodden Dividends Paying Out Up to 6.8%
• Neutral Sentiment: Today’s price action noted — Coverage (Zacks) simply reports HD is trading higher despite a softer market, useful context but not a standalone catalyst. Home Depot (HD) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here’s What You Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst debate on timing — Several outlets (Zacks, Yahoo, Fool) debate whether HD is already priced for the housing recovery; these are balance-of-opinion pieces that may temper enthusiasm for new buyers. Is Home Depot Stock Best Positioned If Rates Ease in 2026?
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and timing concerns — Coverage asking “Is it too late?” emphasizes stretched valuation metrics and the risk that rate moves/housing activity lag expectations; that debate can cap upside and invite profit-taking. Is It Too Late To Consider Home Depot (HD) After Recent Valuation Signals

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on HD shares. HSBC reduced their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $445.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $413.00 price objective on shares of Home Depot in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on Home Depot from $450.00 to $425.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Home Depot from $450.00 to $441.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Home Depot from $444.00 to $423.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $402.10.

Home Depot Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:HD opened at $379.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $354.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $378.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.82, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 1.05. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 52 week low of $326.31 and a 52 week high of $426.75. The company has a market cap of $378.02 billion, a PE ratio of 25.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 1.08.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 18th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.83 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $41.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $41.06 billion. Home Depot had a net margin of 8.77% and a return on equity of 160.74%. The company’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.78 EPS. Home Depot has set its FY 2025 guidance at 14.478-14.478 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Home Depot Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $2.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $9.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio is 62.71%.

Home Depot Company Profile

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.