NYSE · HD
Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement
$318.07
Up+$2.98 (+0.94%)
Updated Sep 4, 2026, 9:42 PM
SID Score
6.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
50/100
Neutral
Price performance
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
HD closed at $318.07 after 21 trading sessions, down 9.00% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | $318.21 | $320.44 | $315.21 | $318.07 | 3.38M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $321.50 | $322.17 | $317.71 | $318.51 | 3.51M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $326.01 | $326.83 | $318.80 | $319.77 | 3.29M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $328.24 | $329.25 | $325.75 | $327.83 | 3.86M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $330.50 | $331.61 | $327.50 | $330.19 | 3.14M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $330.57 | $332.0078 | $327.88 | $328.61 | 3.62M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $339.43 | $339.44 | $334.51 | $334.85 | 4.26M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $339.37 | $339.49 | $333.70 | $337.88 | 2.53M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $335.88 | $342.22 | $335.1648 | $337.43 | 3.3M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $336.52 | $338.58 | $333.00 | $335.61 | 3.42M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $336.00 | $338.875 | $331.59 | $334.49 | 4.03M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $341.42 | $350.40 | $341.42 | $344.30 | 4.97M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $336.78 | $344.54 | $330.6914 | $337.49 | 6.6M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $334.71 | $339.44 | $332.8901 | $337.88 | 5.58M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $340.81 | $340.81 | $336.01 | $338.86 | 3.07M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $347.00 | $347.75 | $340.51 | $341.70 | 2.44M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $352.00 | $353.8657 | $343.03 | $343.43 | 3.97M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $352.29 | $358.36 | $350.60 | $354.48 | 2.55M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $352.10 | $354.00 | $347.06 | $350.78 | 3.12M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $351.51 | $356.83 | $348.741 | $355.62 | 3.58M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $353.50 | $353.55 | $347.51 | $349.52 | 2.62M |
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Company profile and research snapshot.
Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating 2,356 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the MRO business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). The 2024 tie-up with SRS will help grow professional demand in roofing, pool, and landscaping projects, while the 2025 acquisition of GMS will lift building product sales.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Mizuho | Outperform | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Argus Research | Buy | — |
Generated Sep 4, 2026, 9:12 PM
The Home Depot gained 0.94% today as the market digested Q2 2026 earnings results alongside broader concerns about the housing market. While some analysts see valuation upside and operational strength, rising mortgage rates and stalling consumer mobility continue to cloud the near-term outlook for the home improvement retailer.
Bottom line: Home Depot's modest gains today reflect a balanced view: while the Pro segment and valuation metrics offer bullish catalysts, the company faces persistent headwinds from stalled housing mobility and rising mortgage rates that could suppress discretionary spending. Investors should watch Q2 2026 earnings details closely for Pro segment trends and management commentary on consumer demand—the key differentiator between slight outperformance and meaningful underperformance in a challenging housing environment.
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Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
The Home Depot shares closed at $318.07, reflecting a daily gain of 0.67%, per SID market data. Despite this uptick, the stock has underperformed over longer timeframes, declining 8.54% over the past month and 10.18% over the trailing twelve months. HD currently trades well below both its 50-day moving average of $340.10 and its 200-day moving average of $349.01, indicating sustained downward momentum according to Massive/Polygon technical data. The 14-day relative strength index registers at 25.2, placing the stock firmly in oversold territory and suggesting that selling pressure has been particularly intense in recent sessions. The company maintains a market capitalization of approximately $355.8 billion with a beta of 1.051, indicating slightly above-market volatility. Average daily trading volume stands at roughly 4.25 million shares, providing robust liquidity for institutional and retail participants navigating the current pullback in this consumer cyclical name.
The Home Depot currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.32, per SID market data, positioning the home improvement retailer at a moderate premium within the consumer cyclical sector. The company's price-to-book ratio stands at an elevated 29.27, reflecting significant intangible asset value and shareholder equity that has been reduced through aggressive share repurchases and debt-financed acquisitions, according to SEC filings. The PEG ratio registers at a deeply negative -71.74, a distortion driven by negligible or negative projected earnings growth in the near term, which complicates traditional growth-adjusted valuation analysis. HD offers a dividend yield of approximately 2.57%, providing income support for shareholders during the current period of price weakness. With the stock trading roughly 8.9% below its 50-day moving average, the valuation has compressed from recent levels, though the elevated price-to-book multiple suggests the market continues to assign a substantial premium to the company's franchise value and cash flow generation.
The Home Depot's composite smart money score sits at 50 out of 100, generating a neutral signal according to SID market data. Institutional positioning is the strongest component, scoring a perfect 25 out of 25, reflecting deep ownership among major funds and asset managers per 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity also registers a notable score of 15.7 out of 25, suggesting meaningful engagement from lawmakers with disclosed positions. In contrast, insider activity scores 0 out of 25, with SEC Form 4 filings revealing two insider transactions over the past 90 days — both sales and zero purchases. This absence of insider buying during a period when the stock has declined over 10% year-over-year may warrant attention, as management has not stepped in to acquire shares at current levels. Dark pool activity scores a modest 9.2 out of 25, indicating below-average off-exchange institutional accumulation. The divergence between maximum institutional conviction and minimal insider buying creates a mixed signal profile for HD at present price levels.
The Home Depot has demonstrated a generally positive earnings trajectory over recent quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the most recent quarter reported on August 18, 2026, HD posted earnings per share of $4.92, exceeding analyst estimates of $4.73 by $0.19, representing a 4.0% upside surprise. The prior quarter similarly delivered a beat, with actual EPS of $3.43 versus the $3.41 consensus estimate. The February 2026 quarter showed the strongest outperformance, with EPS of $2.72 surpassing the $2.52 estimate by $0.20, an approximate 7.9% beat. However, the December 2025 quarter marked a notable miss, as actual EPS of $3.74 fell short of the $3.95 consensus by $0.21 per analyst estimates. This pattern of three consecutive beats following a miss suggests operational improvement, though the December shortfall highlights the sensitivity of the home improvement sector to macroeconomic and housing market conditions.
Wall Street consensus on The Home Depot remains firmly bullish, with the most recent analyst actions all reaffirming positive outlooks, per SID consensus data. On August 19, 2026, five firms maintained their favorable ratings: Truist Securities reiterated a Buy, UBS reiterated a Buy, DA Davidson reiterated a Buy, Mizuho maintained its Outperform rating, and Argus Research reiterated a Buy, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Notably, none of these analysts downgraded or adjusted their ratings despite HD's 10.18% decline over the past twelve months and the stock trading approximately 8.9% below its 50-day moving average. The uniformity of bullish sentiment across both bulge-bracket and boutique firms suggests that analysts view the current price weakness as disconnected from fundamental expectations. The coordinated timing of these reiterations, coinciding with the August 18 earnings beat of $0.19 per share above consensus, indicates that the quarterly results reinforced existing positive theses rather than prompting any material reassessment of the investment case.
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