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The closing price of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) was $263.73 for the day, up 3.16% from the previous closing price of $255.65. In other words, the price has increased by $3.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.79 million shares were traded. LOW stock price reached its highest trading level at $265.4999 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $254.64.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LOW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.23. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 20 ’25 when Ellison Marvin R sold 40,000 shares for $264.10 per share. The transaction valued at 10,564,071 led to the insider holds 249,043 shares of the business.
Ellison Marvin R bought 40,000 shares of LOW for $10,564,070 on Aug 20 ’25. On Jun 10 ’25, another insider, Dupre Janice, who serves as the EVP, Human Resources of the company, sold 1,560 shares for $224.38 each. As a result, the insider received 350,039 and left with 36,350 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 147952533504 and an Enterprise Value of 181756526592. As of this moment, Lowe’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.174 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.501.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LOW is 0.86, which has changed by 0.052814364 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 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 14.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.78%.
Shares Statistics:
LOW traded an average of 2.86M shares per day over the past three months and 3775410 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 561.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 559.79M. Insiders hold about 0.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.02% stake in the company. Shares short for LOW as of 1753920000 were 8082469 with a Short Ratio of 2.83, compared to 1751241600 on 7225285. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8082469 and a Short% of Float of 1.4400001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.65, LOW has a forward annual dividend rate of 4.65. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018188931The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.69. The current Payout Ratio is 37.24% for LOW, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-23 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-23. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) is currently drawing attention from 28.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.06, with high estimates of $2.18 and low estimates of $1.96.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.48 and $12.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.3. EPS for the following year is $13.35, with 32.0 analysts recommending between $14.3 and $12.7.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 26 analysts. 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, 26 analysts are estimating revenue of $19.19B. There is a high estimate of $19.66B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $18.8B.
A total of 31 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LOW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $85.81B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $84.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $84.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $83.67BBased on 30 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $89.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $96.55B and the low estimate is $86.62B.
