Home Depot (The) (HD)
Consumer Discretionary · home improvement retail and distribution · NYSE
The world's largest home improvement retailer and specialty building products distributor, connecting a massive physical footprint with an interconnected digital experience for both DIYers and Pros.
What Home Depot (The) does
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer, operating over 2,300 stores across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The company offers a broad range of home improvement products, building materials, lawn and garden supplies, and décor, alongside installation services and tool rentals. Following the acquisition of SRS and GMS, the company also operates as a major distributor of specialty construction materials, including roofing, drywall, and steel framing, targeting professional contractors.
Themes: home improvement retail, Pro-focused construction supply, omnichannel commerce, construction material distribution, DIY consumer market
Fundamentals
- Price$335.61 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$334.6B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-15.6% 2025-08-21 close $397.70 → 2026-08-21 close $335.61
- P/E24.41 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+8.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+33.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+113.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity3.86 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+2.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.99 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-18 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.7%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How HD compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
HD is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
36.4 #886 of 987 scored · #92 of 115 in Consumer Discretionary
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and profitability 67th (return on equity 113.3%, operating margin 12.5%); weakest is valuation (18th, price to book 24.1, price to earnings 23.8).
Short-term score
55.9 #424 of 1,704 scored · #55 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Setup 85th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 74th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 22, analysts have raised their average price target by 1.2% since the prior reading; weakest is trend 32nd: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, HD's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 65%, free-cash-flow payout 72%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout65% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout72% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Home Depot (The) looks technically
Home Depot (The) (HD) is trading 3.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 176 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago. It is 21.4% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -3.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $339.67 | $339.67 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $346.88 | $346.88 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 176 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 176 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 12.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($330.69 to $358.36) — its "stochastic" reading is 18 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 17.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $426.75 | $426.75 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 21.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -21.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 16.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +16.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 21.4% below its highest point of the past year | 21.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 36 trading days ago | 36 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $439.37 (set on 2024-11-26) | $439.37 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($297.51 to $423.42), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 30% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $375.32 to $379.35. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 30.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 23.6% below its all-time high | -23.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.4% above a support level at $331.01 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-11-19, most recently on 2026-07-08. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 9 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $10.61 (set on 1997-01-27) | $10.61 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 3062.8% above its all-time low | +3,063% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 86% of it) | 14th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $9.03 between its high and its low — about 2.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $9.03 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $328.21 and $356.76 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $328.21 – $342.48 – $356.76 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.7% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (3.3% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.90× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.2% since the prior reading | +1.2% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.6% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 2.4% below the previous close 1 session ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 344.3 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.4% |
| Gap filled | a 2.4% gap up opened on 2026-08-03 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 11 sessions to close | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 1.1 percentage points (the stock gained 1.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | -1.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 3.9 percentage points (the stock gained 7.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | +3.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 23.3 percentage points (the stock lost 12.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -23.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 36.1 percentage points (the stock lost 15.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | -36.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.4% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $343.02 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.2% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
HD last closed at $335.61 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 9 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $331.01 | Support | 1.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-19 to 2026-07-08 |
| $342.75 | Resistance | 2.1% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-03-13 to 2026-01-06 |
| $322.68 | Support | 3.9% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-04-09 to 2026-07-23 |
| $355.31 | Resistance | 5.9% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-09-05 to 2026-08-11 |
| $364.76 | Resistance | 8.7% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-04-23 to 2026-02-02 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.94 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 32 analysts
- Mean price target$377.19 range $310.00 – $425.00; median $379.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HD
- Consensus EPS estimate$3.86 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Sensitivity to housing market fluctuations, interest rates, and consumer spending patterns.","Supply chain disruptions and volatility in the cost of raw materials and building supplies.","Integration risks associated with large-scale acquisitions such as SRS and GMS."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HD's 10-Q filed 2026-05-27 against the prior one filed 2025-11-25.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-27) presents Q1 2026 period data (May 3, 2026 and May 4, 2025 comparisons) versus older filing's Q3 2025 data (November 2, 2025 and October 27, 2024)
- Removed:
- Older filing's nine-month cumulative period data and comparisons removed in newer filing (which presents only three-month quarter data)
- Older filing's nine-month cash flow statement removed; newer filing shows only three-month cash flow statement
- Notes:
- The two filings are from different quarterly reporting periods (Q1 2026 vs Q3 2025), making direct numerical comparison of balance sheet and income statement figures reflect different points in time and seasonal patterns rather than changes in disclosure policy or accounting methods
- Truncation in both source texts prevents full assessment of complete MD&A section changes
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Exhibit 10.1: Form of Nonemployee Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement pursuant to The Home Depot, Inc. Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated May 19, 2022 (added in 2026-05-27 filing)
- Exhibit 3.1 now references Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2026 instead of Form 10-Q filed on September 1, 2011 (updated in 2026-05-27 filing)
- Removed:
- Exhibit 2.1: Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 27, 2024 (removed in 2026-05-27 filing)
- Disclosure that exhibits marked with asterisk (*) are incorporated by reference and explanation about indebtedness instruments (removed in 2026-05-27 filing)
- Exhibit footnote markings and detailed explanations for exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1, 32.2 showing filing/furnishing status (simplified in 2026-05-27 filing)
- Reworded:
- Risk Factors: reference changed from '2024 Form 10-K' to '2025 Form 10-K' (2026-05-27 filing)
- Share repurchase table: period descriptions changed from third quarter fiscal 2025 (August 4 – November 2, 2025) to first quarter fiscal 2026 (February 2 – May 3, 2026) (2026-05-27 filing)
- Share repurchase table: total shares purchased changed from 15,064 to 278,155 (2026-05-27 filing)
- Share repurchase table: average price paid per share changed from $407.98 to $328.67 (2026-05-27 filing)
- Unregistered securities: deferred stock units for directors changed from 461 to 600 units (2026-05-27 filing)
- Unregistered securities: deferred stock units under Restoration Plans changed from 728 to 896 units (2026-05-27 filing)
- Share repurchase pause disclosure: changed from 'have not resumed share repurchase activity as of November 2, 2025' to 'had not resumed share repurchase activity as of May 3, 2026' (2026-05-27 filing)
- Trading Arrangements: fiscal quarter ended date changed from 'November 2, 2025' to 'May 3, 2026' (2026-05-27 filing)
- Item 6 Exhibits: description for 3.1 changed from 'Amended and Restated Certificate' to 'Restated Certificate' (2026-05-27 filing)
- Exhibit footnote formatting: asterisk and dagger symbols added to certain exhibits in 2026-05-27 filing; double dagger symbol removed from exhibit 2.1
- Notes:
- The two filings represent different fiscal quarters (Q3 2025 vs Q1 2026) with correspondingly different reporting periods and quantitative data
- Exhibit list structure and formatting differs between filings; the 2025 filing includes explanatory language about indebtedness instruments not present in 2026 filing
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for HD — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 60 matched disclosures for HD from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding HD as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 143,439,667
- Reported value $47,175,871,705
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
HD had 12,299,979 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HD had 1.23% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.95 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 12,299,979
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.23%
- Prior settlement (shares) 12,827,409
- Reported change -4.11%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.95
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Lowe's (LOW)
- Ferguson (FERG)
- Floor & Decor (FND)
- Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN)
- Builders FirstSource (BLDR)
- GMS Inc. (GMS)
- Ace Hardware
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Frequently asked questions
What does Home Depot (The) (HD) do?
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer, operating over 2,300 stores across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The company offers a broad range of home improvement products, building materials, lawn and garden supplies, and décor, alongside installation services and tool rentals. Following the acquisition of SRS and GMS, the company also operates as a major distributor of specialty construction materials, including roofing, drywall, and steel framing, targeting professional…
What sector is Home Depot (The) (HD) in?
Home Depot (The) (HD) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is home improvement retail and distribution. It trades on NYSE.
Does HD pay a dividend?
Yes — Home Depot (The) (HD) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.69% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Home Depot (The)'s (HD) competitors?
Notable peers of Home Depot (The) (HD) include Lowe's, Ferguson, Floor & Decor, Beacon Roofing Supply and Builders FirstSource. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in HD?
Yes — we hold 60 matched STOCK Act disclosures for HD from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Home Depot (The) (HD) overbought or oversold right now?
Home Depot (The) (HD) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HD come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.