Motco Decreases Stock Holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. $HD

29 Oct 2025, 11:30 by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat Gem

Motco reduced its holdings in shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD – Free Report) by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,200 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after selling 65 shares during the quarter. Motco’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $5,954,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ferguson Shapiro LLC grew its stake in Home Depot by 4.3% during the second quarter. Ferguson Shapiro LLC now owns 12,782 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $4,686,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the period. Austin Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Home Depot by 9.5% during the second quarter. Austin Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,800 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $1,026,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the period. Providence First Trust Co grew its stake in Home Depot by 1.3% during the second quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 3,538 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $1,297,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Redmond Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Home Depot by 13.0% during the second quarter. Redmond Asset Management LLC now owns 659 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Mizuho Markets Cayman LP purchased a new stake in Home Depot during the second quarter worth approximately $24,714,000. 70.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Home Depot in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Home Depot from $417.00 to $433.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Home Depot from $420.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Home Depot from $435.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Home Depot from $400.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $434.35.

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Insider Transactions at Home Depot

In other Home Depot news, CFO Richard V. Mcphail sold 3,369 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $403.66, for a total transaction of $1,359,930.54. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 45,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,348,365.30. This represents a 6.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Edward P. Decker sold 32,897 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.22, for a total transaction of $13,067,346.34. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,425 shares in the company, valued at $48,629,658.50. This trade represents a 21.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 48,835 shares of company stock valued at $19,623,432 over the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Home Depot Trading Up 0.2%

HD opened at $385.86 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $384.08 billion, a PE ratio of 26.21, a P/E/G ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $402.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $380.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.31, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.34. The Home Depot, Inc. has a 12-month low of $326.31 and a 12-month high of $439.37.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The home improvement retailer reported $4.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.69 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $45.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.43 billion. Home Depot had a net margin of 8.86% and a return on equity of 193.99%. The company’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.60 earnings per share. Home Depot has set its FY 2025 guidance at 14.940-14.940 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Home Depot Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th were issued a $2.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 4th. This represents a $9.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. Home Depot’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.50%.

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