Home Depot

HD

Market cap $405B

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ATLANTA , Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot ® announced today that it has received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau, in the form of a no action letter, in connection with The Home Depot's previously announced tender offer to purchase, through its wholly owned subsidiary Gold Acquisition Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser") and subject to certain conditions, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of GMS (the "Shares"), at a price of $110.00 per Share in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding of taxes. The no action letter from the Canadian Competition Bureau satisfies the remaining antitrust law-related condition necessary for the consummation of the tender offer and the transactions under the previously announced merger agreement, dated June 29, 2025, by and among The Home Depot, Purchaser and GMS (the "merger agreement").

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 1.06%) (BRK.B 0.81%) is one of the best performing stocks in U.S. history, and it continues to deliver solid results for long-term investors. In fact, earlier in 2025 it became the first non-technology company to achieve a trillion-dollar valuation.

The third week of August saw big-time earnings releases from some of the most important stocks in the retail industry. As these names operate in highly competitive parts of the economy, these earnings cycles often result in big winners and big losers.

On Aug. 19, Morse Asset Management, Inc. reported selling 10,238 shares of The Home Depot in the second quarter, an estimated $3.71 million trade based on quarterly average pricing.

Lowe's (LOW) is more earnings-efficient than Home Depot (HD), with improving margins and strong free cash flow conversion despite revenue growth declines. LOW's strategic acquisitions targeting the high-margin Pro segment position it for revenue recovery and future growth, making it more attractive than HD currently. HD maintains stronger top-line growth and a higher dividend yield, but faces margin compression and declining capital efficiency, limiting its upside potential.

HD posts steady EPS in Q2 but faces operating margin pressure as costs rise faster than sales.

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Home Depot (HD). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

ATLANTA , Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot ® announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gold Acquisition Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser"), has extended the expiration date of its tender offer to purchase, subject to certain conditions, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of GMS (the "Shares"), at a price of $110.00 per Share in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding of taxes. The offer, which was previously scheduled to expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m.

Question: Why put your money into Home Depot stock (NYSE: HD) at a price-to-earnings ratio of 28, when Lowe's stock (NYSE: LOW) is offered at a lower ratio of 22? In fact, you might, particularly when you take into account these straightforward facts: