In the latest market close, Home Depot (HD) reached $365.45, with a +0.63% movement compared to the previous day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.1%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.33%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.3%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the home-improvement retailer had gained 2.09% over the past month. This has lagged the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 6.89% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.78% in that time.Investors will be eagerly watching for the ...

Home improvement specialist Home Depot (HD 0.28%) is one of the nation's largest retailers, a stalwart by almost any definition. It's also carrying a lot of debt: $37.5 billion in long-term liabilities as of the quarter ending Oct. 29. 2023.That's a lot -- but simply knowing the amount doesn't tell us if that much debt is good, bad, or indifferent. So let's take a closer look.How much debt does Home Depot have compared to its peers?I think "How much debt does Home Depot have" is actually the wrong question. ...

Home Depot (HD) ended the recent trading session at $356.25, demonstrating a +0.31% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.23%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.37%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.07%.Coming into today, shares of the home-improvement retailer had gained 2.07% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 6.9%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.3%.Market participants will be closely following the ...

Home-improvement retailers Lowe's (LOW -0.05%) and The Home Depot are alike in many regards. However, for 15 years, Lowe's has trailed Home Depot significantly when it comes to profitability.There are different ways to measure profitability, but a particularly important one is a company's operating margin. This is the profit produced by core business operations, before other considerations such as taxes and interest are factored in.As the chart below shows, Home Depot's operating margin has been superior to ...

Joe Raedle/Getty Images NewsIntroduction Over the past two months, I wrote several articles covering what I would call "retail" or "brick and mortar" businesses, including Starbucks (SBUX), Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL:CA)(OTCPK:DLMAF), Costco Wholesale (COST) and Walmart (WMT). As a (early disclosure) shareholder of Home Depot (NYSE:HD), I want to keep up my coverage of these retail-type businesses and share my opinion on HD and its major competitor Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) in this article. I will skip a ...

Just How Safe Is Lowe's Stock's Dividend? Bruce Bennett / Getty Images News via Getty Images A key component of income investing is a portfolio that includes safe dividends, those that are unlikely to shrink or disappear. Recognizing when a dividend is stable and safe can be a challenge. Yet, certain metrics can offer clear signs for the investor looking to establish or shore up such a portfolio. What do these metrics tell us about the quarterly dividend at Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW)?The most recen ...

While artificial intelligence (AI) stole all the attention in 2023, investors shouldn't ignore other areas of the economy. The situation with the housing market is one that might have implications for your portfolio.In 2023, home sales in the U.S. decreased 19% compared to the previous year, and this was after they had already fallen 18% in 2022. The culprit? In early 2022, the Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive rate-hiking cycle that lasted through the summer of last year. The resulting higher mortg ...

If you're on the hunt for profitable, well-established businesses to put in your dividend portfolio, Home Depot (HD 1.23%) and Coca-Cola (KO 0.35%) both deserve a closer look. These giants dominate their respective industries and generate ample cash flow. Their management teams prioritize returning that cash to shareholders through a steadily rising dividend payment that's well covered by earnings.Their businesses have different characteristics that might make one a better fit than the other for your portfo ...

Home Depot (HD 1.23%) stock is a favorite for many income investors. That's all thanks to qualities like its market leadership position in the home improvement industry and the company's impressive financial strength. Owning this retailer stock today delivers a good chance at capital appreciation as its market recovers, plus immediate passive income in the form of a robust dividend payment.Yet you might consider a fellow member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as an even better dividend stock to buy for ...

Home Depot (HD) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Over the past month, shares of this home-improvement retailer have returned -0.4%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% change. During this period, the Zacks Building Products - Retail industry, which Home Depot falls in, has lost 1.2%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's futu ...