Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 27.96x compared to its average ratio. HD has 36-month beta value of 1.01. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 12 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HD is 992.68M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.01% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HD on October 15, 2024 was 3.29M shares.
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HD) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) has increased by 0.85 when compared to last closing price of 411.90. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.80% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-10-14 that Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.
HD’s Market Performance
Home Depot, Inc. (HD) has seen a 1.80% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 9.32% gain in the past month and a 12.54% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.69% for HD. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.16% for HD’s stock, with a 15.51% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HD stocks, with Loop Capital repeating the rating for HD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HD in the upcoming period, according to Loop Capital is $460 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Gordon Haskett, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HD reach a price target of $450. The rating they have provided for HD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 02nd, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to HD, setting the target price at $426 in the report published on July 16th of the current year.
HD Trading at 9.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.10% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.58%, as shares surge +8.75% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.88% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HD rose by +1.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $402.71. In addition, Home Depot, Inc. saw 19.87% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HD starting from Scardino Kimberly R, who sale 1,700 shares at the price of $363.00 back on Aug 19 ’24. After this action, Scardino Kimberly R now owns 7,037 shares of Home Depot, Inc., valued at $617,100 using the latest closing price.
Roseborough Teresa Wynn, the EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. of Home Depot, Inc., sale 5,195 shares at $359.32 during a trade that took place back on Aug 15 ’24, which means that Roseborough Teresa Wynn is holding 20,399 shares at $1,866,667 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Home Depot, Inc. stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.31. Equity return is now at value 513.36, with 17.05 for asset returns.
Based on Home Depot, Inc. (HD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.92 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 12.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 24.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 27.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.15.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Home Depot, Inc. (HD) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
