The home improvement store is making a strategic acquisition but is also suffering from pressure on sales from a weak housing market.A couple of analyst updates have highlighted that Home Depot (HD -0.01%) is one of the most fascinating stocks on the market. Here's some information investors should consider before buying the stock.Not all analyst updates are equalJefferies reinstated coverage of Home Depot and immediately slapped a $426 price target on the stock, along with a buy rating. The analyst cited t ...

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Home Depot (HD) ended the recent trading session at $366.08, demonstrating a -1.56% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.78% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.29%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.7%.Heading into today, shares of the home-improvement retailer had gained 5.09% over the past month, outpacing the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 1.58% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.14% in that time.The upcoming earnings rel ...

Home Depot (HD) closed at $359.77 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.69% move from the prior day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.55%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.62%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.63%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the home-improvement retailer had gained 1.7% over the past month. This has outpaced the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 1.33% and lagged the S&P 500's gain of 4.28% in that time.The investment community will be paying ...

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Economic experts are sounding the alarm on the Biden administration's "deceptively correct" June jobs report, warning Americans that the labor market is not as "bright or rosy" as Democrats want voters to think. "I call that number, Cheryl, deceptively correct. As you pointed out, every month it gets adjusted. So the 206,000 jobs, again, Steve [Moore] is right. The second-largest employer last year was the government. And they're back on the same track again this year. There is no GDP generated by governmen ...

The market is seemingly looking for reasons not to own this stock -- but doesn't appear to be finding any.Got some idle cash you're looking to put to work, but don't know where to put it? Consider stepping into a stake in retail giant Home Depot (HD -0.60%). Shares of the home improvement chain haven't been impressive of late, peeling back from March's peak before getting the chance to test 2021's all-time high.There's a reason the stock is staying within striking distance of either price point, though. Tha ...