How to buy Home Depot (HD) stocks

Home Depot is a home improvement retail business based in the US. Home Depot shares (HD) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $421.38 – a decrease of 1.21% over the previous week. Home Depot employs 465,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $154.6 billion.

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Home Depot stock price (NYSE: HD)

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Home Depot stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-05.

Latest market close	$421.38
52-week range	$317.29 - $437.07
50-day moving average more info button	$408.19
200-day moving average more info button	$369.09
Wall St. target price	$430.44
PE ratio more info button	29.1499
Dividend yield more info button	$2.25 (2.1%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$14.68

Is it a good time to buy Home Depot stock?

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Home Depot price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $422.59 from 2024-12-10

1 week (2024-12-05)	-0.93%
1 month (2024-11-12)	4.84%
3 months (2024-09-12)	12.86%
6 months (2024-06-12)	22.80%

1 year (2023-12-12)	26.83%
2 years (2022-12-12)	35.68%
3 years (2021-12-10)	9.82%
5 years (2019-12-12)	124.82%

Is Home Depot stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Home Depot stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Home Depot's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Home Depot's P/E ratio

Home Depot's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 29x. In other words, Home Depot shares trade at around 29x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Home Depot's PEG ratio

Home Depot's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 5.5387. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Home Depot's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Home Depot's EBITDA

Home Depot's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $24.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Home Depot's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Home Depot financials

Revenue TTM	$154.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	13.47%
Gross profit TTM	$52.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	15.31%
Return on equity TTM	40.49%
Profit margin	9.45%
Book value	$5.84
Market Capitalization more info button	$425.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Home Depot's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Home Depot.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Home Depot's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 14.87

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Home Depot's overall score of 14.87 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Home Depot is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Home Depot's environmental score

Environmental score: 6.14/100

Home Depot's environmental score of 6.14 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Home Depot is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Home Depot's social score

Social score: 8.66/100

Home Depot's social score of 8.66 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Home Depot is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Home Depot's governance score

Governance score: 5.07/100

Home Depot's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Home Depot is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Home Depot's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Home Depot scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Home Depot has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Home Depot Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	14.87
Total ESG percentile	8.2
Environmental score	6.14
Environmental score percentile	5
Social score	8.66
Social score percentile	5
Governance score	5.07
Governance score percentile	5
Level of controversy	2

Home Depot stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 60.69% of net profits

Recently Home Depot has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Home Depot shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Home Depot's case, that would currently equate to about $2.25 per share.

Home Depot's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Home Depot's most recent dividend payout was on 11 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 26 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Home Depot's stocks ever split?

Home Depot's stocks were split on a 3:2 basis on 30 December 1999 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Home Depot stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Home Depot stocks, which in turn could have impacted Home Depot's stock price.

Home Depot stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Home Depot's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $317.2885 up to $437.0684. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Home Depot's is 1.011. This would suggest that Home Depot's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Home Depot overview

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. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company primarily serves homeowners; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, maintenance professionals, handymen, property managers, and building service contractors, as well as specialty tradesmen, such as electricians, plumbers, and painters. It sells its products through websites, including homedepot.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Home Depot is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.062% of Home Depot stocks are held by insiders and 72.134% by institutions. How many people work for Home Depot?
Latest data suggests 465,000 work at Home Depot. When does the fiscal year end for Home Depot?
Home Depot's fiscal year ends in January. Where is Home Depot based?
Home Depot's address is: 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30339 What is Home Depot's ISIN number?
Home Depot's international securities identification number is: US4370761029 What is Home Depot's CUSIP number?
Home Depot's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 437076102

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