Home Depot Stock News

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Investors seemed to shrug off the meltdown on Thursday. Some Dow Jones laggards of this period tried to rebound as well.

Home Depot's stock has recently underperformed the S&P 500. Its slower growth offers stability but lacks upside, with a 5-year EV CAGR forecast of -0.22%. The Buffett Indicator (208% of GDP) signals market-wide overvaluation. HD's intrinsic EV is ~40% below its current level, showing a -62% margin of safety. Strong management ethos and investments in the Pro Ecosystem (45% of sales) ensure long...

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Home Depot (HD 0.62%) and Lowe's (LOW -0.42%) are the two largest home improvement retailers in America. Both of their stocks slumped in 2022 and 2023 as inflation curbed consumer discretionary spending and rising interest rates chilled the housing market, but they both have rallied by about 20% so far this year as the macro environment has stabilized.

Home Depot (HD 0.62%) stock has delivered a dividend-adjusted total return of roughly 25% this year. While that's certainly nothing to sneeze at, the performance has actually lagged behind the S&P 500 index's total return level of 29%.

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