Q4 Earnings Forecast for Home Depot Issued By DA Davidson

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Home Depot in a report released on Wednesday, November 13th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker forecasts that the home improvement retailer will earn $2.97 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $466.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Home Depot's current full-year earnings is $14.99 per share.

HD has been the topic of a number of other reports. Guggenheim lifted their price target on Home Depot from $390.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Home Depot from $377.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Home Depot from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Home Depot from $345.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Home Depot from $420.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and twenty-three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $426.00.

Home Depot Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of HD traded down $4.59 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $405.60. The company had a trading volume of 3,345,629 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,382,188. Home Depot has a 52-week low of $302.34 and a 52-week high of $421.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.65. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $397.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $365.56. The firm has a market cap of $402.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.01.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.64 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $40.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.31 billion. Home Depot had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 452.60%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.81 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Home Depot

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HD. WFA Asset Management Corp lifted its position in Home Depot by 10.7% during the first quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 1,394 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock valued at $535,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Home Depot by 5.8% in the first quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 11,421 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $4,381,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Home Depot by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 22,321 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock valued at $8,562,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Home Depot by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. now owns 5,498 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $2,109,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Finally, GM Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 1.8% in the first quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,169 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $1,983,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. 70.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Home Depot Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th will be paid a $2.25 dividend. This represents a $9.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.22%. Home Depot's payout ratio is 61.14%.

About Home Depot

The Home Depot, Inc operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows.