--- title: "Weekly Recap | Home Depot -2.77%, consensus target above spot" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298098209.md" description: "Home Depot fell 2.77% this week to close at $321.05, against a 0.09% gain for the S&P 500 and an underperformance of about 2.86 percentage points. The stock opened Monday at $328.24 and briefly touched $329.25 before turning lower. It bottomed near $315.21 on Wednesday and recovered modestly into Friday, but still finished below the prior week’s close of $330.19. Weekly amplitude was 4.28%, and average daily volume of 3.28m shares came in about 16.7% below the median level." datetime: "2026-09-05T06:59:56.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298098209.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298098209.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298098209.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Home Depot -2.77%, consensus target above spot ## The Week Home Depot fell 2.77% this week to close at $321.05, against a 0.09% gain for the S&P 500 and an underperformance of about 2.86 percentage points. The stock opened Monday at $328.24 and briefly touched $329.25 before turning lower. It bottomed near $315.21 on Wednesday and recovered modestly into Friday, but still finished below the prior week’s close of $330.19. Weekly amplitude was 4.28%, and average daily volume of 3.28m shares came in about 16.7% below the median level. ## Key Events There was little company-specific news this week; the dominant thread was a macro repricing around housing and rates. On Thursday, reports that mortgage rates hit a one-year high put pressure on Home Depot and Lowe’s, with HD shares softening the same day. After Friday’s close, an S-3ASR registration was filed, a routine shelf filing with no immediate dilution. Institutional positioning was mixed: Corient Private Wealth LP opened a position of roughly $390.91m, and United Capital added more than 135,000 shares, while Denali Advisors and Hollencrest trimmed. On 1 September, management confirmed that CFO McPhail and merchandising chief Bastek will present at the Goldman Sachs consumer and retail conference. ## Analyst Ratings Of 36 covering institutions, 17 rate it buy, 4 rate it overweight, and 15 rate it hold, with no underweight or sell ratings. The consensus rating is buy and the consensus target is $377.50, about 17.6% above the current price. Targets range from $310 to $425, a spread of roughly $115 that suggests meaningful disagreement about the medium-term upside. The stock ranks first within its home improvement retail peer group. ## The Week Ahead Beyond the post-close shelf filing, the next catalysts are macro prints due around 10 September, including initial jobless claims, final demand PPI, and existing home sales at an annual rate. These matter more for the housing-linked consumer sentiment than any single company item. Further out, fiscal Q3 results are scheduled for 17 November before the open, with consensus at roughly $3.72 EPS and $42.8bn in revenue, set to test the resilience of home improvement demand. ## In Short The week’s picture is one of tension: the stock slipped below its 60-day moving average and large-lot money turned net seller in the latest session, while brokers still rate it buy and the consensus target sits above spot, alongside a valuation near 22.5x earnings. The pivot is still mortgage rates and the housing transmission channel. The next readings to watch are macro data and the November earnings print. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [HD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HD.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [The Home Depot, Inc. $HD Shares Bought by NewEdge Advisors LLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298433848.md) - [Home Depot CEO Takes Medical Leave. What This Means for HD Stock Ahead of Earnings.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296027317.md) - [NBH Bank Invests $1.38 Million in The Home Depot, Inc. $HD](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298194019.md) - [3 US Housing Stocks Most Exposed To Fed Rate Cuts And Mortgage Moves](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298625139.md) - [3 U.S. Housing Stocks Tied To Mortgage Rates Investors Should Watch](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298701502.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**