<div id="readability-page-1">Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. trimmed its holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD - Free Report) by 62.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,320 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock after selling 3,843 shares during the quarter. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.'s holdings in Home Depot were worth $891,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.<ul><li>What Dollar Tree’s Surge and Home Depot’s Slide Say About Consumer Health</li></ul>Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Home Depot by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 97,978,814 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $35,922,952,000 after buying an additional 1,494,615 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Home Depot by 0.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 46,015,836 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $16,871,246,000 after acquiring an additional 300,352 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Home Depot by 1.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,978,809 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $8,394,611,000 after acquiring an additional 327,674 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Home Depot by 1.1% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,568,860 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $5,341,724,000 after purchasing an additional 153,582 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Home Depot in the second quarter valued at about $4,885,603,000. 70.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. <h2>Insider Activity at Home Depot</h2>In other Home Depot news, EVP Ann Marie Campbell sold 145 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.26, for a total transaction of $51,947.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 12,320 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,413,763.20. This trade represents a 1.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Angie Brown sold 1,946 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $357.63, for a total value of $695,947.98. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,941 shares in the company, valued at $1,409,419.83. This represents a 33.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. <h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><ul><li>Holiday Spending to Hit $1 Trillion—Time to Buy This Retail ETF?</li></ul>Several equities analysts have issued reports on HD shares. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. dropped their target price on Home Depot from $444.00 to $423.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a &#34;buy&#34; rating and issued a $413.00 price target on shares of Home Depot in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a &#34;market perform&#34; rating and issued a $362.00 price objective on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Monday, November 24th. UBS Group set a $430.00 target price on shares of Home Depot in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Home Depot from $450.00 to $415.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Home Depot currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $402.07.Read Our Latest Analysis on Home Depot<h2>More Home Depot News</h2><ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review – 11/17 - 11/21</li></ul>Here are the key news stories impacting Home Depot this week:<ul> <li>Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade lifted buying interest — a recent upgrade pushed shares higher earlier in the session, giving the stock short-term support as analysts reiterate confidence in HD’s fundamentals. Home Depot NYSE: HD Shares Up 1.1% on Analyst Upgrade</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Daiwa raised its price target to $360 — a higher target provides an additional analyst-backed valuation floor that can stabilize sentiment after the recent pullback. Daiwa Capital Markets Boosts Home Depot NYSE: HD Price Target to $360.00</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Holiday marketing boost — a New York Times piece highlights that a new Home Depot ad promoting live-cut Christmas trees is resonating with tree farmers and could support seasonal foot traffic and sales. Real or Fake? There’s a War Over Christmas … Trees.</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Long-term performance narrative remains strong — pieces summarizing 15-year returns remind investors of HD’s long-term compounding, supporting buy-and-hold conviction. Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Home Depot Stock In The Last 15 Years</li> <li>Neutral Sentiment: Supply-chain commentary is mixed — a report notes Home Depot has “significantly increased the speed of our delivery,” yet the headline notes the stock sank despite those improvements, suggesting the market may have already priced in operational progress. “…Significantly Increased the Speed of Our Delivery”: Home Depot Stock NYSE: HD Sinks Despite Supply Chain Improvements</li> <li>Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/strategy checkups and competitor comparisons — several articles review post-earnings momentum, valuation after a pullback, and HD vs. Lowe’s; useful for longer-horizon allocation decisions but less likely to drive abrupt moves today. Home Depot (HD) Up 6.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?</li> <li>Negative Sentiment: Insider selling flagged — recent insider sales are being reported and have pressured sentiment; investors watch insider activity as a governance/near-term signal. Home Depot NYSE: HD Shares Down 1.2% Following Insider Selling</li> <li>Negative Sentiment: Reputational risk from parking-lot tactics — reports that Home Depot deployed noise machines to deter day laborers have drawn criticism and could create reputational/regulatory scrutiny, a near-term negative for sentiment. “Caused Headaches and Nausea”: Home Depot Turns to Noise Machines to Run Off Day Laborers, Home Depot Stock NYSE: HD Notches Up</li> </ul><h2>Home Depot Trading Down 2.7%</h2>Shares of HD stock opened at $345.45 on Friday. The Home Depot, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $326.31 and a fifty-two week high of $426.75. The stock has a market cap of $343.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.55, a P/E/G ratio of 12.85 and a beta of 1.06. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $365.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $378.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.82. Home Depot (NYSE:HD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.74 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.83 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $41.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $41.06 billion. Home Depot had a return on equity of 160.74% and a net margin of 8.77%.Home Depot's quarterly revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.78 earnings per share. Home Depot has set its FY 2025 guidance at 14.478-14.478 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that The Home Depot, Inc. will post 15.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. <h2>Home Depot Announces Dividend</h2>The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a $2.30 dividend. This represents a $9.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. Home Depot's dividend payout ratio is 62.71%. <h2>About Home Depot</h2> (Free Report)The Home Depot, Inc NYSE: HD is a leading home improvement retailer that operates large-format stores and an integrated online platform offering a broad range of products and services for do-it-yourself consumers, professional contractors and businesses. The company was founded in 1978 by Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Since opening its first stores at the end of the 1970s, Home Depot has grown into a multinational retailer known for its orange-branded stores and wide assortment of home improvement merchandise. 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Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. by 62.4% in the third quarter, as per SEC filings. The firm now owns 2,320 shares valued at $891,000. Other institutional investors like Vanguard and State Street have adjusted their stakes in Home Depot. Insider trading activities were also reported, with executives selling shares. Analysts have mixed ratings on Home Depot, with a consensus price target of $402.07.

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. Reduces Position in The Home Depot, Inc. $HD