HD short interest jump by 11.25%, reflecting negative sentiment

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Home Depot, Inc shares valued at $974,445 were sold by Bastek William D on Sep 12 ’25. At $423.12 per share, Bastek William D sold 2,303 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 24,235 shares worth approximately $9.62 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, William D. Bastek purchased 2,303 shares, netting a total of over 974,434 in proceeds.

Before that, Roseborough Teresa Wynn had sold 5,483 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,265,767, the EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. traded Home Depot, Inc shares for $413.23 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,483 shares, worth approximately $6.37 million.

Analysts at Stifel upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of April 04, 2025, Gordon Haskett has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for HD. Earlier on February 26, 2025, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for HD stock which previously was a “a Reduce”.

Analyzing HD Stock Performance

On last trading session, Home Depot, Inc [NYSE: HD] plunged -2.02% to $397.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $395.38, but it reached a high of $405.125 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.11%. Over the course of the year, Home Depot, Inc shares have dropped approximately -0.63%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $426.75 on 09/17/25 and a 52-week low of $326.31 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Home Depot, Inc (HD)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 393.18, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 389.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 402.99. The next price resistance is at 408.97. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.69 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Home Depot, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Home Depot, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 1.5 million shares to 13.29 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 11.8 million shares. A jump of 11.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.27 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.27.

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In terms of Home Depot, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 420 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.66% from the previous closing price of $405.19. Analysts anticipate Home Depot, Inc stock to reach 497 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 398. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Home Depot, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 08, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $455.

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