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After finishing at $54.64 in the prior trading day, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW) closed at $53.16, down -2.71%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.95 million shares were traded. LW stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $53.05.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 104.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.18. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.65 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.18.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Citigroup on December 20, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $68 from $90 previously.
On December 12, 2024, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $81.
On December 03, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and target price of $85.Bernstein initiated its Mkt Perform rating on December 03, 2024, with a $85 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 13 ’25 when NIBLOCK ROBERT A bought 3,000 shares for $60.94 per share. The transaction valued at 182,819 led to the insider holds 26,406 shares of the business.
BLIXT CHARLES A bought 1,200 shares of LW for $75,901 on Dec 23 ’24. The Director now owns 22,982 shares after completing the transaction at $63.25 per share. On Dec 23 ’24, another insider, JURGENSEN WILLIAM G, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $63.27 each. As a result, the insider paid 316,350 and bolstered with 181,250 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LW now has a Market Capitalization of 7405240832 and an Enterprise Value of 11588730880. As of this moment, Lamb’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.796 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.21.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LW is 0.48, which has changed by -0.08502585 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LW has reached a high of $83.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $47.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.87%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3139040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 139.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.01M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.15% stake in the company. Shares short for LW as of 1752537600 were 5387156 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1749772800 on 5265564. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5387156 and a Short% of Float of 5.08.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LW’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.46, compared to 1.47 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026720352The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49.
