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After finishing at $51.77 in the prior trading day, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW) closed at $51.91, up 0.27%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.17 million shares were traded.
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:
As of this moment, Lamb’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.53.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LW has reached a high of $107.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.93%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 142.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 140.07M. Insiders hold about 1.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.28% stake in the company.
