Home Depot, Inc (NYSE: HD)’s stock price has plunge by -0.57relation to previous closing price of 368.74. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.71% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fastcompany.com reported 2025-06-30 that Home Depot is buying specialty building products distributor GMS Inc. in a deal valued at approximately $4.3 billion.The Atlanta home improvement chain said Monday the transaction will help strengthen Home Depot’s relationship with professional contractors.GMS of Tucker, Georgia, is a distributor of specialty building products including drywall, ceilings, steel framing and other complementary products related to construction and remodeling projects in residential and commercial end markets.As part of the deal, a subsidiary of Home Depot’s SRS Distribution Inc. will start a cash tender offer to buy all outstanding shares of GMS for $110 per share. The total equity value of the transaction is approximately $4.3 billion.
Is It Worth Investing in Home Depot, Inc (NYSE: HD) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Home Depot, Inc (NYSE: HD) is above average at 24.87x. The 36-month beta value for HD is also noteworthy at 1.01. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 21 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HD is 994.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.88% of that float. The average trading volume of HD on July 01, 2025 was 3.62M shares.
HD’s Market Performance
The stock of Home Depot, Inc (HD) has seen a 2.71% increase in the past week, with a -0.45% drop in the past month, and a 2.37% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.62%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.68% for HD. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.30% for HD’s stock, with a -5.27% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HD stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for HD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HD in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $425 based on the research report published on May 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to HD, setting the target price at $410 in the report published on February 26th of the current year.
HD Trading at 0.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.55% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HD starting from Deaton John A., who sale 8,892 shares at the price of $369.99 back on Jun 03 ’25. After this action, Deaton John A. now owns 14,490 shares of Home Depot, Inc, valued at $3,289,951 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Home Depot, Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.32. Equity return is now at value 299.52, with 16.41 for asset returns.
Based on Home Depot, Inc (HD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.81. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 25.43 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 27.68for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.09.
Conclusion
In summary, Home Depot, Inc (HD) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
