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ATLANTA , March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's leading home improvement retailer, is rolling out Magic Apron, a proprietary suite of generative AI tools that helps customers answer how-to and product questions and assists them with their home improvement projects. Just in time for its busy spring selling season, Magic Apron is available 24/7 to assist with detailed questions for any spring product, project and beyond.

ATLANTA , March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot ® , the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced that Michael Rowe has been named executive vice president (EVP) of Pro, effective immediately. Stephanie Smith has been promoted to EVP and will succeed Tim Hourigan as EVP of human resources upon his retirement on June 6, after nearly 23 years of dedicated service to the company.

Verizon is the only Dow Dog meeting the ideal of dividends from $1K invested exceeding its single share price, making it a 'safer' buy. Analysts project net gains of 13.06% to 37.60% from the top ten Dow Dogs by March 2026, with average gains estimated at 23.59%. Six more 'safer' Dividend Dow Dogs are close to meeting the ideal dividend-to-price ratio, including Cisco, Chevron, and Procter & Gamble.

BlackRock is an interesting case study as I sold it for a nice profit even though the company's investment thesis is still intact. However, some metrics aren't as strong as before. I have a Telus position in one of my other portfolios. I've actively monitored its cash flow metrics. Brookfield Renewable reported another solid quarter with FFO per unit up 21%. The company's hydroelectric, wind, solar, and distributed energy businesses all contributed positively despite weaker North American hydrology affecting hydroelectric generation.

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.

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Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) is “on this path to get a little bit stronger in 2025”, says Simeon Gutman – a Morgan Stanley analyst. The home improvement retailer has inched up in recent sessions even though its full-year outlook failed to match expectations on February 25th.

A Wells Fargo analyst recently nudged the company's price target on Home Depot (HD 1.62%) stock lower, from $450 to $445, and maintained an overweight rating on the stock. The new target represents a 13% premium to where the stock is trading as I write this and is a sign that the worst might be over for the housing-improvement market.

Home Depot (HD 1.62%) stock popped 2.8% on Tuesday despite reporting weak fiscal 2024 results and fiscal 2025 guidance.

Home Depot (HD 1.62%) is one of the best-performing stocks of all time. Since the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 1981, its stock has grown from a small home improvement chain to one of the most valuable retailers in the world, pioneering a new retail model -- a big-box home improvement store.