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The price of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) closed at $246.35 in the last session, down -0.40% from day before closing price of $247.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.01 million shares were traded. LOW stock price reached its highest trading level at $247.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $245.53.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LOW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.97. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05.
On November 08, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $275 to $305.
On October 22, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $323.Bernstein initiated its Outperform rating on October 22, 2024, with a $323 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 11 ’25 when McFarland Joseph Michael sold 43,810 shares for $272.60 per share. The transaction valued at 11,942,440 led to the insider holds 66,566 shares of the business.
JOSEPH M MCFARLAND bought 43,810 shares of LOW for $11,942,440 on Sep 11 ’25. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, Sink Brandon J, who serves as the EVP, Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 8,192 shares for $268.58 each. As a result, the insider received 2,200,199 and left with 21,603 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, LOW now has a Market Capitalization of 138159210496 and an Enterprise Value of 171993219072. As of this moment, Lowe’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.057 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.769.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LOW is 0.87, which has changed by -0.082632005 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17904854 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LOW has reached a high of $287.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $206.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.05%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LOW traded on average about 2.84M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2783140 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 561.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 560.23M. Insiders hold about 0.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.06% stake in the company. Shares short for LOW as of 1757894400 were 9475136 with a Short Ratio of 3.34, compared to 1755216000 on 8675374. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9475136 and a Short% of Float of 1.6900001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for LOW is 4.65, which was 4.65 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018800793. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.71. The current Payout Ratio is 37.24% for LOW, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-23 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) reflects the combined expertise of 25.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.08, with high estimates of $2.18 and low estimates of $1.96.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.48 and $12.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.32. EPS for the following year is $13.33, with 27.0 analysts recommending between $13.78 and $12.7.
Revenue Estimates
According to 22 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $20.9B. It ranges from a high estimate of $21.26B to a low estimate of $20.41B. As of. The current estimate, Lowe’s Cos., Inc’s year-ago sales were $20.17BFor the next quarter, 22 analysts are estimating revenue of $19.25B. There is a high estimate of $19.66B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $18.8B.
A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LOW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $86.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $84.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $85.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $83.67BBased on 25 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $89.03B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $94.67B and the low estimate is $86.62B.
