The Home Depot, Inc. logo HD - The Home Depot, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 36
HOLD 22
SELL 4
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $378.62 DETAILS
HIGH: $425.00
LOW: $340.00
MEDIAN: $377.00
CONSENSUS: $378.62
UPSIDE: 15.13%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 44.4% above fair value
Current Price $328.86
Bear Case $199.22 39.4% downside ($199.22 - $328.86) / $328.86 = -39.4% $14.23 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $227.68 30.8% downside ($227.68 - $328.86) / $328.86 = -30.8% $14.23 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $256.14 22.1% downside ($256.14 - $328.86) / $328.86 = -22.1% $14.23 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
14.23$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 23.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 16x P/E to adjusted EPS of $14.23, the base-case value is $227.68 per share. DDM cross-check: $303.88.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (63 analysts) $378.62
Analyst Range $340.00 – $425.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 40%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $303.88 (above our primary estimate by 33%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $378.62 (from 63 analysts). Our estimate is 40% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples