Home Depot: Too Pricey With A Tough Consumer Backdrop (Rating Downgrade)

Summary:

  • A sluggish residential real estate market affects major home-improvement retailers and homeowners’ intentions to invest in big-project upgrades.
  • Home Depot’s Q1 revenue missed expectations, but management reiterated FY 2024 guidance.
  • A delayed spring selling season was cited for the mixed start to the year.
  • HD’s valuation is not all that compelling, but the company remains a free cash flow generator with an above-market dividend yield.
  • I highlight key price levels to watch on the chart following a steep pullback from its March high.

Facade of the store with the inscription "The Home Depot" in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona USA

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A sluggish residential real estate market from the perspective of transaction volume and folks moving about the country emerges as a bearish trend for major home-improvement retailers. Homeowners spent excess savings from the pandemic


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