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The price of Home Depot, Inc (NYSE: HD) closed at $362.73 in the last session, up 0.17% from day before closing price of $362.13. In other words, the price has increased by $0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.03 million shares were traded. HD stock price reached its highest trading level at $365.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $361.15.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 217.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.09. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 9.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 8.45.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, HSBC Securities on February 26, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $410 from $356 previously.
On November 08, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $360 to $455.
On October 22, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and target price of $451.Bernstein initiated its Mkt Perform rating on October 22, 2024, with a $451 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when BRENNEMAN GREGORY D bought 2,884 shares for $346.66 per share. The transaction valued at 999,767 led to the insider holds 1,442 shares of the business.
Bastek William D sold 2,969 shares of HD for $1,236,915 on Nov 22 ’24. The EVP, Merchandising now owns 21,514 shares after completing the transaction at $416.61 per share. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Bastek William D, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,969 shares for $416.61 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HD now has a Market Capitalization of 360565243904 and an Enterprise Value of 421991284736. As of this moment, Home’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 54.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.645 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.688.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HD is 1.10, which has changed by -0.014401019 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HD has reached a high of $439.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $323.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.77%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HD traded on average about 3.48M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3978620 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 994.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 993.41M. Insiders hold about 0.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.45% stake in the company. Shares short for HD as of 1741910400 were 9528301 with a Short Ratio of 2.74, compared to 1739491200 on 10778867. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9528301 and a Short% of Float of 0.9599999499999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HD is 9.05, which was 9.05 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024991026The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.29. The current Payout Ratio is 60.36% for HD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-13 with an ex-dividend date of 1741824000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-12-31 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
