Home Depot Up Over 4% After 2Q Earnings Report -- Data Talk

Home Depot Inc. (HD) is currently at $216.30, up $8.35 or 4.02%

-- Would be highest close since July 30, 2019, when it closed at $217.36

-- On pace for largest percent increase since Dec. 26, 2018, when it rose 6.41%

-- Home Depot said second-quarter earnings were $3.48 billion, or $3.17 a share, down from $3.51 billion, or $3.05 a share, a year earlier, primarily due to higher expenses. Expenses rose 1.3% in the quarter. Analysts projected earnings of $3.09 a share

-- Up 1.22% month-to-date

-- Up 25.89% year-to-date

-- Down 1.1% from its all-time closing high of $218.70 on July 15, 2019

-- Up 8.03% from 52 weeks ago (Aug. 21, 2018), when it closed at $200.23

-- Down 1.1% from its 52 week closing high of $218.70 on July 15, 2019

-- Up 36.78% from its 52 week closing low of $158.14 on Dec. 24, 2018

-- Best performer in the DJIA today

-- Best performer in the S&P 500 today

-- Eighth most active stock in the S&P 500 today

-- Contributed 56.62 points to the DJIA so far today

All data as of 10:14:38 AM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 20, 2019 10:42 ET (14:42 GMT)

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