Prediction: Home Depot’s Turnaround Could Be Bigger Than Investors Expect
Home Depot just flashed its clearest turnaround signal in two years, yet the stock sits 20% below its 52-week high while analysts pile on buy ratings. Here is why the market may still be sleeping on what comes next.
Home Depot’s stock has stabilized after a rough year, and our proprietary model sees the setup for a real re-rating higher. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for Home Depot (NYSE:HD | HD Price Prediction) is $385.03, implying 14.4% upside from the $335.90 current price. Our recommendation is buy with a high confidence level of 90%.
Q2 fiscal 2026 marked the clearest turnaround signal in two years, and investors are still discounting the operating leverage embedded in the model.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Price | $335.90 |
| 24/7 Wall St. Price Target | $385.03 |
| Upside | 14.4% |
| Recommendation | BUY |
| Confidence Level | 90% |
Traffic Is Negative, but Turnaround Signals Are Real
Home Depot is down 16.07% over the past year and roughly flat year to date, well below the $418.06 52-week high.
Q2 fiscal 2026 broke the pattern of lukewarm results. Revenue grew 5.71% to $47.86 billion, adjusted diluted EPS reached $4.92, and comparable sales turned positive 1.7%. Management said results “exceeded our expectations,” with monthly U.S. comps accelerating from 0.5% in May to 2.2% in July.
Housing remains the constraint. Existing home sales sit at 4.06 million annualized, still soft, and management said “there’s just no sign of an inflection point at this moment.”
Why Bulls See a Breakout Above $428
The bull case rests on operational leverage meeting a housing thaw. SRS Distribution comped above the company average, 90% of stores closed an SRS sale in the past 12 months, and management targets $400 million in system-wide cross-selling this year.
Digital sales grew 11%, the fifth straight quarter of double-digit online growth, and 13 of 16 merchandising departments posted positive comps.
Analysts skew constructive: 4 Strong Buy and 17 Buy ratings against zero Sell calls. Our bull-case scenario, assuming mortgage-rate relief and big-ticket recovery, points to $428.68 within 12 months.
What Could Go Wrong
Traffic remains negative. Comparable transactions declined 1% in Q2, and Q1 operating margin compressed to 11.9% from 12.9% a year earlier. SG&A rose 8.5% on SRS integration, and ROIC slipped to 24.8% from 27.2%. Housing starts fell to 1.24 million in July, down 12.4% month over month.
Bulls counter that ROIC decline and SG&A growth largely reflect acquisition amortization (roughly 40 basis points of margin drag and $0.50 of EPS from intangibles) rather than core business weakness. Our bear case still projects $347, a modest positive return.
How Home Depot Compares to Lowe’s and Floor & Decor
The most direct comparison is Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW), which trades at just 18x earnings versus Home Depot’s 24x. Lowe’s carries a lower multiple partly reflecting its smaller professional-channel exposure. Home Depot’s premium is defensible given superior professional-channel scale via SRS and stronger ROIC.
Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) offers the growth-versus-value counterpoint. FND is contending with negative comps, showing how much tougher the specialty-retail category has been. Against this peer set, our 24/7 Wall St. price target of $385 looks reasonable.
| Company | P/E | Q2 Revenue Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Home Depot | 24x | 5.7% |
| Lowe’s | 18x | 8.3% |
| Floor & Decor | n/a | n/a |
Home Depot Price Prediction 2026-2030
Our 24/7 Wall St. price target of $385.03 reflects a buy call at 90% confidence. Q2’s broad-based comp acceleration alongside SRS synergies beginning to show in results is the tipping factor.
The bullish thesis hinges on average ticket strength and pro-channel share gains persisting into fiscal 2027. The bearish scenario materializes if July housing starts mark the start of a fresh downturn rather than seasonal noise. On balance, the risk-reward skews positive.
Here is where our model projects Home Depot could trade, assuming SRS integration continues and housing turnover gradually normalizes.
| Year | 24/7 Wall St. Price Target |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $385 |
| 2027 | $420 |
| 2028 | $467 |
| 2029 | $490 |
| 2030 | $525 |
These projections assume Home Depot executes on SRS cross-selling and pro-channel expansion. Significant upside or downside could result from a sharper-than-expected housing recovery or prolonged elevated mortgage rates.
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Vandita Jadeja is a financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis. She has contributed to several publications, including the Joy Wallet, Benzinga, The Motley Fool and InvestorPlace.
