HD Analyst Ratings
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Home Improvement industry, with a market capitalization near $301.35B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 470,100 people, carrying a beta of 1.00 to the broader market. The Home Depot, Inc. Led by Edward Decker, public since 1981-09-22.
Consensus: Mixed from 0 analysts.
Price Targets
- Average Target
- $408.08
- High
- $454.00
- Low
- $320.00
Recent Upgrades & Downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Citigroup | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Telsey Advisory Group | maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| Mar 24, 2026 | BNP Paribas | maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| Feb 25, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight |
How to Read HD Analyst Coverage
Sell-side equity analysts publish three primary outputs: ratings (Strong Buy / Buy / Hold / Sell / Strong Sell, or firm-specific equivalents), price targets, and EPS / revenue estimate revisions. Rating consensus moves slowly relative to price; it reflects 12-month directional conviction rather than near-term momentum. Price targets are more responsive but typically drift behind realized price during sharp moves. The most actionable signal for options traders is a cluster of ratings actions across multiple firms within a short window, which compresses or expands implied volatility on a horizon of days to weeks and shifts the put-call skew toward the directional consensus. The recent-actions table above shows the five most recent firm-level changes; longer histories live behind aggregator sources.
For event-driven options sizing, pair the consensus rating and target distribution with the implied-volatility surface and dealer-positioning view. Aggressive target hikes from multiple firms tend to tighten put skew (downside protection becomes relatively cheaper); aggressive cuts widen put skew. The size of the IV response in the hours after a rating change is visible on the per-ticker volatility skew page and the gamma-exposure page, both of which show how dealer hedging propagates the analyst-driven flow into the listed options chain.
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Frequently asked HD analyst ratings questions
- What ETF research applies to HD?
- The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) is an exchange-traded fund, so sell-side equity analyst coverage at the fund level is uncommon. ETFs are evaluated via fund-research methodologies: asset allocation and factor exposure, expense ratio versus peers, average daily volume as a chain-liquidity proxy, tracking error against the underlying index, and the time series of premium and discount to NAV. The relevant research surface is fund-flow data, holdings-overlap analysis, and total-return performance attribution rather than the price-target framework.
- How do HD fund flows drive trading?
- Fund flows (creations and redemptions) shift the supply of ETF shares and the demand for the underlying basket. Persistent inflows force authorized participants to create new shares, driving demand for the constituent basket; persistent outflows force redemptions and supply the basket. Flow-induced basket activity affects single-name liquidity, intraday price impact, and the implied-volatility surface on heavily-held constituents. Thematic and factor ETFs typically show flow-driven concentration that magnifies these effects on their largest holdings.
- How does HD options pricing relate to constituent IV?
- ETF implied volatility typically sits below the weighted-average constituent implied volatility because of the diversification benefit (constituent correlations below one compress aggregate vol). The magnitude of that compression is itself a tradable signal: the dispersion trade pays out when realized correlation among constituents diverges from the implied correlation embedded in the IV wedge. Compare HD IV against top-holding single-name IVs on the volatility page to read this relationship.
- Where can I find HD holdings and fund-flow data?
- Daily holdings are typically published on the sponsor's site for transparent ETFs (most are). Aggregate fund-flow figures by category and product live on FINRA reporting and third-party flow trackers. SEC EDGAR carries the formal disclosures: N-CSR semi-annual and annual shareholder reports, N-PX annual proxy-voting records, and N-CEN annual census filings. The sponsor's investor-relations page typically links the latest holdings file alongside the regulatory documents.