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Home Depot (NYSE:HD) had its price target increased by Oppenheimer from $115.00 to $133.00 in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

Oppenheimer has also modified their ratings on a number of other consumer discretionary stocks in the few days. The firm reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Ascena Retail Group Inc. They have a $19.00 price target on that stock. Also, Oppenheimer reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Childrens Place Inc. They have a $64.00 price target on that stock.

Shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) traded up 0.33% on Thursday, hitting $114.83. 761,252 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. Home Depot has a 52-week low of $74.61 and a 52-week high of $117.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $110. and a 200-day moving average of $99.. The company has a market cap of $149.97 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.38.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $19.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.73 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Home Depot will post $5.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 10th. This is a boost from Home Depot’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.47.