4 Fastest Growing Blue Chip Stocks
Blue chip stocks can be an ideal addition to your portfolio if you are risk-averse. These companies enjoy a favorable reputation and historic stability in the markets. Based on the latest activity, these 4 blue chip stocks have been gaining fast.
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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 1,076,600,064 |
| Shares Float | 1,072,474,920 |
| Shares Short | 7,873,276 |
| Insider Holdings | 10% |
| Institution Holdings | 71.43% |
About The Home Depot, Inc
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. It operates The Home Depot stores that sell various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as provide installation, home maintenance, and professional service programs to do-it-yourself and professional customers. The company also offers installation programs that include flooring, cabinets and cabinet makeovers, countertops, furnaces and central air systems, and windows; and professional installation in various categories sold through its stores and in-home sales programs, as well as acts as a general contractor to provide installation services to its do-it-for-me customers through third-party installers. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company primarily serves home owners; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, handymen, property managers, building service contractors, and specialty tradesmen, such as electricians, plumbers, and painters. It also sells its products online. As of February 2, 2021, the company operated 2,296 retail stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces, and Mexico. The Home Depot, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
General
| Name | The Home Depot, Inc |
| Ticker | HD |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry | Home Improvement Retail |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | February |
| Full Time Employees | 500,000 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 303.88 |
| Market Cap | 305,829,773,312 |
| PE Ratio | 22.44 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.77 |
| EBITDA | 20,796,999,680 |
Financials
| Profit Margin | 0.10 |
| Return on Assets | 0.19 |
| Return on Equity | 55.14 |
| Revenue | 132,110,000,128 |
| Earnings Per Share | 11.94 |
| Revenue Per Share | 123.01 |
| Gross Profit | 44,853,000,000 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.25 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 23.79 |
| Forward PE | 20.20 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 2.07 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 82.73 |
Dividend
The Home Depot, Inc pays out a dividend of $6.15 per share, with a dividend yield of 2.46%.
HD's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on March 25, 2021.
They pay out 41.92% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Mar 21, 2024 | $2.25 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $2.09 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $2.09 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | $2.09 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $2.09 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | $1.90 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | $1.90 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | $1.90 |
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