Feb 21 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) HD.N :
* The Home Depot announces fourth quarter and fiscal 2016 results;
* Q4 earnings per share $1.44
* Q4 sales $22.2 billion versus I/B/E/S view $21.81 billion
* Q4 earnings per share view $1.34 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Home Depot Inc - comparable store sales for q4 of fiscal 2016 were positive 5.8 percent
* Sees 2017 sales growth of approximately 4.6 percent
* Home Depot Inc - sees FY comparable store sales growth of approximately 4.6 percent
* Home Depot Inc - sees six new stores for fiscal 2017
* Sees 2017 diluted earnings-per-share growth after anticipated share repurchases of approximately 10.5 percent, or $7.13
* Home Depot Inc - sees FY gross margin decrease of approximately 15 basis points
* Sees 2017 capital spending of approximately $2.0 billion
* Home Depot Inc - for fiscal 2017 sees share repurchases of approximately $5.0 billion
* Home Depot Inc - increases quarterly dividend by 29 percent
* Fy earnings per share view $7.17, revenue view $98.45 billion -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Home Depot Inc - targeted dividend payout ratio will be increased from 50 percent to 55 percent of net earnings
* Home Depot Inc - announces $15 billion share repurchase authorization
* Home Depot Inc - board of directors declared a 29 percent increase in quarterly dividend to $0.89 per share Source text for Eikon: ID:nCNWKR5xVa Further company coverage: HD.N