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The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) Stock Rating & Risk Score

TECHi Signal compresses current quote, fundamental, technical, analyst, and strategic inputs into one explainable research stance for HD.

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HD: Balanced watch

Balanced watch. Risk brake (69/100) is the strongest signal; news sentiment (17/100) is the main constraint. Model confidence is 45/100 — some inputs are unavailable, so treat this as a directional research screen rather than a forecast. Long-term secular context is tracked separately: 20 Years +1669.3% total; yesterday +1.1%. Comparable past signals have verified against subsequent prices 15.9% of the time. It ranks #79/121 across the TECHi coverage universe and #4/9 in Consumer Discretionary. Use the top read for speed, then inspect the Formula lab when you need the full evidence trail.

Signal

53/100

Low confidence

Inputs

60/76

73/100 factual coverage

Universe

#79/121

36/100 peer percentile

Nearest

Hold

1 Day +0.3%

Formula signalLow confidence60/76 inputsLast updated Aug 11, 4:00 PM EDT

Balanced watch

Dashboard view for the current Signal score, confidence, input coverage, and active horizon. The full narrative read lives in Start Here; the evidence trail is consolidated below.

Technical tape

61/100

12% wt

16/16 inputs

Forecast layer

66/100

10% wt

3/5 inputs

Valuation

62/100

10% wt

5/8 inputs

Risk brake

69/100

7% wt

7/8 inputs

53

Signal score

Active horizon

1 day to 10 years + strategic setup

73/100 factual coverage, 35% live source health.

TECHi coverage universe

HD against fresh TECHi coverage.

Peer ranks are recalculated from the latest live quotes, so the context moves when the underlying data moves.

Universe rank

#79/121

36/100 percentile among scored peers.

Sector rank

#4/9

Consumer Discretionary coverage cohort.

Fresh symbols

121

120 tickers scored in the trailing week.

Freshest pull

Aug 12, 2026

HD model as of Aug 11, 2026.

Horizon read

The stance changes by timeframe.

These are Formula stances by timeframe, not execution instructions. The full validation grid is below.

1 Day

42/100 conf

Hold

+0.3%

Technical tape 61/100 / News sentiment 17/100

7 Days

42/100 conf

Hold

+0.6%

Technical tape 61/100 / News sentiment 17/100

15 Days

42/100 conf

Hold

+1.1%

News sentiment 17/100 / Technical tape 61/100

30 Days

48/100 conf

Hold

+2.0%

News sentiment 17/100 / Analyst/revision signal 66/100

3 Months

48/100 conf

Hold

+2.3%

Analyst/revision signal 66/100 / News sentiment 17/100

6 Months

48/100 conf

Hold

+3.3%

Analyst/revision signal 66/100 / News sentiment 17/100

1 Year

49/100 conf

Hold

+5.4%

Analyst/revision signal 66/100 / Valuation pressure 62/100

3 Years

52/100 conf

Hold

+6.6%

Valuation pressure 62/100 / Analyst/revision signal 66/100

5 Years

52/100 conf

Hold

+9.9%

Risk brake 69/100 / Valuation pressure 62/100

10 Years

52/100 conf

Hold

+14.3%

Risk brake 69/100 / Valuation pressure 62/100

What moves it

Strongest inputs

Risk brake

69/100

7/8 inputs · 7% dashboard weight

Track record validation

67/100

7/8 inputs · 12% dashboard weight

Analyst/revision signal

66/100

3/5 inputs · 10% dashboard weight

Pressure points

News sentiment

17/100

1/3 inputs · 6% dashboard weight

Future value

45/100

4/7 inputs · 11% dashboard weight

Leadership depth

50/100

0/1 inputs · 4% dashboard weight

Habit loop

Watch the next price trigger, not just the score.

HD's nearest horizon is hold at +0.3%; use a dashboard price alert to catch the next break before the next Signal refresh.

Set price alert

Formula lab

Factor evidence, scenarios, horizons, and validation.

CompositeHorizonsValidation

Evidence lab

Balanced watch

Dashboard score

53

/100

1 day to 10 years + strategic setup

Low confidence

60 of 76 fields are powering the model.

History progress

Past returns in Signal

Scored windows

20 Years

87/100

+1669.3%

+15.5% CAGR

$20.03 to $354.48

2006-08-14 to 2026-08-11

20-year progress favors long-run compounding context when full daily history is incomplete.

10 Years

82/100

+232.9%

+12.8% CAGR

$106.49 to $354.48

2016-08-10 to 2026-08-11

10-year progress tracks decade-scale compounding structure when enough closes exist.

5 Years

58/100

+19.1%

+3.6% CAGR

$297.56 to $354.48

2021-08-11 to 2026-08-11

5-year progress prioritizes compounding behavior to make strategic drift visible.

1 Year

42/100

-6.1%

-6.1% CAGR

$377.49 to $354.48

2025-08-11 to 2026-08-11

1-year progress blends current return with annualized context for cleaner long-cycle comparison.

Last month

62/100

+5.2%

CAGR unavailable

$337.11 to $354.48

2026-07-13 to 2026-08-11

1-month progress reflects recent tape with less sensitivity than daily windows.

Last week

56/100

+1.8%

CAGR unavailable

$348.24 to $354.48

2026-08-04 to 2026-08-11

1-week progress tracks short-cycle tape and can rotate meaningfully with each close cluster.

Yesterday

57/100

+1.1%

CAGR unavailable

$350.78 to $354.48

2026-08-10 to 2026-08-11

1-day progress tracks latest close-to-close momentum from tape.

A-Z factor map

Available scoring inputs

23/26 factors

3 unscored inputs are hidden until the quote stack has verified fields for them.

Balance sheet

C

Cash runway

Balance sheet · 61/100

Current 1.04x; cash/debt unavailable

Method

Checks liquidity, leverage, and balance-sheet room.

Data coverage

Z

Zero-missing risk

Data coverage · 50/100

21 missing fields

Method

Shows how much the model is relying on available fields versus placeholders.

External view

A

Analyst conviction

External view · 66/100

Consensus 3.76; upside +5.2%; disagreement +33.9%

Method

Uses consensus, target spread, target disagreement, revisions, and latest EPS surprise.

I

Implied upside

External view · 57/100

Target move +5.2%; disagreement +33.9%

Method

Measures analyst target room versus the latest quote and flags wide high-low target dispersion.

Forecast

U

Upside scenarios

Forecast · 55/100

Future 45/100; analyst 66/100

Method

Combines TECHi future-value signal with outside target support.

Growth

G

Growth pulse

Growth · 31/100

Revenue +4.8%; EPS -4.3%

Method

Compares latest YoY sales and earnings momentum.

Y

Year-over-year proof

Growth · 34/100

1M windows 43/100; 3M windows 31/100

Method

Looks for repeated conversion from past setups into later closes.

Momentum

J

Jump signal

Momentum · 55/100

5D return +1.8%

Method

Captures the newest short-term price impulse.

W

52-week position

Momentum · 70/100

Range position +47.5%

Method

Scores trend strength while trimming crowded highs.

Quality

K

Key margins

Quality · 44/100

Gross +33.1%; operating +12.4%

Method

Rewards margin breadth before assigning quality confidence.

O

Operating leverage

Quality · 51/100

Operating margin +12.4%

Method

Shows whether revenue is converting into operating profit.

Q

Quality trend

Quality · 53/100

Quality composite 53/100

Method

Combines margins, returns, growth, and cash conversion.

Risk

B

Beta risk

Risk · 92/100

Beta 0.959

Method

Lower and steadier beta earns a stronger risk-adjusted score.

Sentiment

N

News tone

Sentiment · 17/100

2 headlines; unavailable

Method

Headline breadth and sentiment are capped so news does not overpower data.

Strategic

L

Leadership depth

Strategic · 50/100

0 named executives

Method

Adds C-suite coverage for execution visibility.

S

Social/developer

Strategic · 50/100

Social composite 50/100

Method

Uses verified public channels and developer gravity when available.

Technical risk

D

Drawdown control

Technical risk · 60/100

90D max drawdown -15.2%

Method

Scores whether recent losses stayed controlled versus the latest peak.

Technicals

M

MACD pressure

Technicals · 68/100

MACD hist 1.65; slope 0.04

Method

Reads MACD line pressure against its signal line plus histogram direction.

R

RSI balance

Technicals · 73/100

RSI 14 59.5; Stoch %K 89

Method

Rewards constructive oscillator momentum without extreme overbought stretch.

T

Technical tape

Technicals · 61/100

20D +5%; ATR 2.4%; %B 0.88

Method

Blends returns, SMA/EMA crosses (below), RSI, MACD, Stochastic, Bollinger Bands, ATR, volume, volatility, and drawdown.

V

Volume confirmation

Technicals · 41/100

Volume 2.5M vs avg 3.7M

Method

Checks whether price movement is confirmed by trading activity.

Validation

H

History depth

Validation · 100/100

5029 closes analyzed

Method

More closes improve backtest coverage and reduce thin-history risk.

Valuation

P

PE and PEG

Valuation · 74/100

Forward PE unavailable; PEG unavailable; EV/Sales 2.11x

Method

Penalizes expensive multiples unless growth support is visible.

Composite formula

Composite = normalized weighted sum (14% quality trend, 12% technical tape, 12% momentum, 12% track record validation, 11% future value, 10% valuation, 10% analyst/revision, 7% risk brake, 6% news sentiment, 4% leadership, 2% social/developer traction), confidence-adjusted toward neutral by input coverage^0.7 x freshness factor x missing-critical-field penalty x analyst-disagreement penalty

Strategic inputs

0 roadmap items, 0 leadership roles, 0 social/developer channels, human-impact lens unavailable.

Factual coverage

73/100 from 80/101 sourced fields, 35% live source health, and 21 missing fields.

Accuracy trail

15.9% rolling hit rate across 1072 scored signals. Hit rate is measured against subsequent price history for each horizon. Treat it as a proxy, not audited performance.

Guardrail

Buy/Hold/Sell labels are research stances. Predictive accuracy is shown beside the model and should be read with filings, risk tolerance, and current market conditions.

Bull case

+10.2%

$390.64

Momentum holds, quality signals stay firm, future-product execution improves, and valuation pressure does not widen.

Base case

+2.2%

$362.45

Weighted factor model using price, fundamentals, analyst, sentiment, roadmap, leadership, social traction, and risk inputs.

Stress case

-5.4%

$335.26

Volatility, missing-data, valuation, and balance-sheet brakes are applied to the setup.

Horizon model

Horizon matrix

Timeframe-specific weights: trading windows lean on tape; investor windows lean on quality, valuation, and revisions; strategic windows lean on future value.

Trading windows

1-30 day tape, momentum, and event risk.

1 Day

55/100 signal · 42/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+0.3%

$355.54

Drivers Technical tape 61/100 · News sentiment 17/100

7 Days

56/100 signal · 42/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+0.6%

$356.61

Drivers Technical tape 61/100 · News sentiment 17/100

15 Days

57/100 signal · 42/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+1.1%

$358.38

Drivers News sentiment 17/100 · Technical tape 61/100

30 Days

58/100 signal · 48/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+2.0%

$361.57

Drivers News sentiment 17/100 · Analyst/revision signal 66/100

Investor windows

Quarterly setup through one-year thesis checks.

3 Months

56/100 signal · 48/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+2.3%

$362.63

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 66/100 · News sentiment 17/100

6 Months

56/100 signal · 48/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+3.3%

$366.18

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 66/100 · News sentiment 17/100

1 Year

56/100 signal · 49/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+5.4%

$373.62

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 66/100 · Valuation pressure 62/100

Strategic windows

Multi-year durability, leadership, and future value.

3 Years

54/100 signal · 52/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+6.6%

$377.88

Drivers Valuation pressure 62/100 · Analyst/revision signal 66/100

5 Years

54/100 signal · 52/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+9.9%

$389.57

Drivers Risk brake 69/100 · Valuation pressure 62/100

10 Years

54/100 signal · 52/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+14.3%

$405.17

Drivers Risk brake 69/100 · Valuation pressure 62/100

Price-direction backtest

Daily scoring history

Tests whether the model's price-derived direction matched later closes — it does not yet validate the fundamental, analyst, or sentiment factors, which need persisted daily history. Longer and multi-year horizons score once enough closes have matured.

1 Day

14.2%

Price-tested

218 daily scores · 1.3% avg error

Latest: Hold +0.9% vs +1.1% actual

7 Days

15.1%

Price-tested

212 daily scores · 3.6% avg error

Latest: Hold +0.7% vs +6.8% actual

15 Days

14.2%

Price-tested

204 daily scores · 5.2% avg error

Latest: Hold +0.5% vs +6.9% actual

30 Days

10.6%

Price-tested

189 daily scores · 7.7% avg error

Latest: Hold +2.0% vs +1.0% actual

3 Months

28.8%

Price-tested

156 daily scores · 8.1% avg error

Latest: Hold -0.1% vs +14.7% actual

6 Months

15.1%

Price-tested

93 daily scores · 10.3% avg error

Latest: Hold +1.5% vs -5.6% actual

4 horizon lanes are hidden until enough future closes mature.

7 validations appear once TECHi has tracked enough daily factor history for them.

Technical tape

Price-tested

14.6%

430 samples · latest 2026-08-10

Validated daily from historical price tape: SMA, RSI, MACD, volatility, drawdown, and short returns.

Momentum setup

Price-tested

13.4%

605 samples · latest 2026-07-31

Validated from rolling forward returns after trend and range-position signals.

Track record validation

Price-tested

18.8%

345 samples · latest 2026-06-29

Validated from recurring positive-return windows, long-run CAGR, and earnings-surprise evidence where available.

Risk brake

Price-tested

17.1%

549 samples · latest 2026-07-21

Validated as a price-history proxy: volatility, drawdown, and risk brakes are checked against later downside/upside behavior.

Frequently asked

Common questions.

What is TECHi Signal for HD?

TECHi Signal combines available technical, valuation, fundamental, analyst, sentiment, catalyst, and risk inputs for The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) into an explainable research stance.

Is TECHi Signal investment advice?

No. Signal labels are research context, not personalized investment advice or an order recommendation.

How is Signal different from Forecast for HD?

Forecast focuses on analyst targets and scenarios. Signal combines that evidence with technical, fundamental, sentiment, catalyst, and risk inputs.