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After finishing at $59.02 in the prior trading day, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW) closed at $59.07, up 0.08%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.53 million shares were traded. LW stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.3.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 1.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.26.
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 8425803264 and an Enterprise Value of 15095197696. As of this moment, Lamb’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.338 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.662.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LW is 0.73, which has changed by -0.45972168 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LW has reached a high of $110.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $52.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.64%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2426030 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 142.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 140.29M. Insiders hold about 1.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.55% stake in the company. Shares short for LW as of 1732838400 were 7444374 with a Short Ratio of 3.55, compared to 1730332800 on 7240582. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7444374 and a Short% of Float of 6.800000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.31.
