LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI Has $15.85 Million Stock Holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI decreased its position in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 13.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,073 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after selling 7,429 shares during the period. Home Depot accounts for approximately 1.5% of LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $15,854,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. CCM Investment Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Home Depot by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. CCM Investment Advisers LLC now owns 59,440 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $20,454,000 after purchasing an additional 3,531 shares during the last quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY grew its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 14,790 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $5,089,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Home Depot by 28.2% in the 4th quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 3,991 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $1,373,000 after buying an additional 878 shares during the period. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Home Depot by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,920 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $1,005,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Home Depot by 64.8% during the fourth quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,870 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $3,052,000 after acquiring an additional 3,488 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

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

Home Depot Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of Home Depot stock opened at $321.54 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62. The company has a market capitalization of $320.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 1.09. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 12-month low of $320.26 and a 12-month high of $426.75. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $366.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $371.29.

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

Home Depot Increases Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Home Depot

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial set a $424.00 price objective on Home Depot in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $391.00 to $348.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Home Depot from $412.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on Home Depot from $413.00 to $414.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Home Depot from $420.00 to $405.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 5th. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $414.52.

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.