The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) Shares Acquired by First Trust Advisors LP

First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD - Free Report) by 4.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 680,703 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 31,948 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP owned 0.07% of Home Depot worth $264,786,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Synergy Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Home Depot during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Home Depot during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Home Depot during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Home Depot in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Home Depot by 200.0% in the fourth quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 102 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. 70.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on HD. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $455.00 target price on shares of Home Depot in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. HSBC raised shares of Home Depot from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $356.00 to $410.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Home Depot from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Gordon Haskett downgraded Home Depot from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Home Depot in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Home Depot has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $434.08.

Home Depot Price Performance

HD opened at $354.85 on Friday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 52-week low of $323.77 and a 52-week high of $439.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $369.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $394.20. The company has a market cap of $352.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.11, a P/E/G ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.65.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.04 by $0.09. Home Depot had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 452.60%. The business had revenue of $39.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.82 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Home Depot Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th were given a dividend of $2.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Home Depot's previous quarterly dividend of $2.25. This represents a $9.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.59%. Home Depot's payout ratio is 61.66%.

Home Depot Profile

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.

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