Home Depot

HD

Market cap $388B

HD is redefining fulfillment with AI-driven logistics, Pro-focused tools and acquisitions that link stores, digital platforms and job sites.

Home Depot (HD) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

My portfolio remains highly concentrated, with core positions in Comfort Systems, LandBridge, Texas Pacific Land, and defense stocks. Among others, I focus on three main investment theses: energy/water royalties, data center buildout, and defense modernization, all supported by secular tailwinds. In light of recent underperformance due to energy weakness and tariffs, I plan to use market dips to add to cyclical and infrastructure holdings.

The U.S. housing market is severely constrained by high prices, elevated mortgage rates, and overregulation, creating a national affordability crisis. Government intervention is accelerating, with potential emergency measures aimed at boosting supply, easing regulations, and lowering borrowing costs to unlock pent-up demand.

U.S. stocks have done well this year. The S&P 500 index has gained 14.4% through Oct. 8.

Dividend investors, who look for a steady stream of growing income, often gravitate to brands with staying power. Home Depot (HD -0.48%), the largest home improvement retailer, and Nike (NKE -4.13%), a leader in athletic apparel, both fit that description.

Home Depot (HD 0.50%) is one of the few companies that managed the unprecedented circumstances of the previous five years effectively.

In the most recent trading session, Home Depot (HD) closed at $377.69, indicating a -1.59% shift from the previous trading day.

Those big bath and kitchen remodeling projects home owners may have been thinking about? Some are apparently putting them on hold because of fresh anxiety about the economy.

When large-cap stocks like Advanced Micro Devices Inc. NASDAQ: AMD are soaring 25% and adding $80 billion to their market cap in a single session, who has time to concentrate on the laggards?