Tradewinds Capital Management LLC Sells 2,000 Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

Tradewinds Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) by 72.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 766 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after selling 2,000 shares during the period. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Enclave Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Home Depot by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 8,979 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $3,090,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Sherman Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Home Depot during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $400,000. Net Worth Advisory Group bought a new position in Home Depot during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $382,000. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Home Depot by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 256,087 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $88,120,000 after buying an additional 1,827 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Consulting LLC raised its stake in Home Depot by 49.6% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $420,000 after buying an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. 70.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 2,550 shares of Home Depot stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were 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 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Home Depot Stock Down 2.1%

HD stock opened at $321.54 on Friday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 1-year low of $320.26 and a 1-year high of $426.75. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $366.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $370.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.62, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.26. The stock has a market capitalization 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.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The home improvement retailer reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.20. Home Depot had a return on equity of 134.32% and a net margin of 8.60%.The company had revenue of $38.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $38.01 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.13 earnings per share. Home Depot’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. Equities analysts forecast 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were issued a dividend of $2.33 per share. This represents a $9.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 12th. This is a boost from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.30. Home Depot’s payout ratio is 65.50%.

Home Depot News Summary

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on HD. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Guggenheim lifted their price target on Home Depot from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $413.00 to $414.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Home Depot from $420.00 to $405.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $414.52.

Home Depot 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.