Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Cuts Stock Position in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD)

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC cut its position in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD - Free Report) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 36,528 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock after selling 951 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC's holdings in Home Depot were worth $14,209,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Home Depot by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,700,427 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock valued at $8,767,449,000 after buying an additional 433,126 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 2.2% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,426,649 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock valued at $3,819,679,000 after purchasing an additional 205,954 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Home Depot by 51,250.1% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 8,779,833 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock valued at $35,575,880,000 after purchasing an additional 8,762,735 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Home Depot by 10.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,679,237 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $3,516,827,000 after purchasing an additional 795,438 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in Home Depot by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 8,515,343 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $2,931,328,000 after purchasing an additional 100,139 shares in the last quarter. 70.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Home Depot

In related news, EVP Ann Marie Campbell sold 100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.58, for a total value of $40,258.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 12,465 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,018,159.70. This trade represents a 0.80 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Teresa Wynn Roseborough sold 22,084 shares of Home Depot stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $408.91, for a total value of $9,030,368.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 20,404 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,343,399.64. This represents a 51.98 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 38,188 shares of company stock valued at $15,624,585 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Home Depot Price Performance

NYSE:HD traded up $0.09 on Friday, reaching $409.42. 3,194,517 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,543,379. The firm has a market cap of $406.70 billion, a PE ratio of 27.81, a P/E/G ratio of 4.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.65. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $406.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $387.81. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 12 month low of $323.77 and a 12 month high of $439.37.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Home Depot had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 452.60%. The business had revenue of $40.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $39.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.81 EPS. The business's revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Home Depot Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $2.25 dividend. This represents a $9.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Home Depot's payout ratio is 61.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Home Depot from $345.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Home Depot from $372.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Telsey Advisory Group upgraded Home Depot from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the company from $360.00 to $455.00 in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on Home Depot in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. They set a "market perform" rating and a $451.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Home Depot from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and twenty-three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $426.00.

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.