Zacks Research Comments on The Home Depot, Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:HD)

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) – Analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Home Depot in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia forecasts that the home improvement retailer will post earnings per share of $3.64 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Home Depot’s current full-year earnings is $15.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Home Depot’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.01 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $15.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.78 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.92 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.16 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on HD. DA Davidson raised Home Depot from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $352.00 to $395.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 26th. HSBC decreased their target price on Home Depot from $323.00 to $318.00 and set a “reduce” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Home Depot from $425.00 to $400.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Home Depot from $377.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Home Depot from $377.00 to $363.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Home Depot has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $386.33.

Home Depot Stock Performance

Home Depot stock opened at $368.56 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.11. The stock has a market cap of $365.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.98. Home Depot has a 52 week low of $274.26 and a 52 week high of $396.87. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $354.96 and a 200-day moving average of $353.95.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The home improvement retailer reported $4.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.59 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $43.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.57 billion. Home Depot had a return on equity of 1,056.67% and a net margin of 9.79%. Home Depot’s quarterly revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.65 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Home Depot

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Home Depot by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 14,765,587 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $5,117,016,000 after purchasing an additional 992,444 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Home Depot by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,217,777 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $4,540,197,000 after acquiring an additional 347,614 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Home Depot in the 4th quarter worth about $4,311,070,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Home Depot by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 8,802,085 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $3,050,363,000 after buying an additional 195,670 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in Home Depot by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 8,515,343 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $2,931,328,000 after purchasing an additional 100,139 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.86% of the company’s stock.

Home Depot Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 29th will be issued a dividend of $2.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 29th. This represents a $9.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.44%. Home Depot’s payout ratio is presently 60.36%.

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.