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The closing price of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW) was $58.0 for the day, up 4.00% from the previous closing price of $55.77. In other words, the price has increased by $4.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.66 million shares were traded. LW stock price reached its highest trading level at $58.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $55.84.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LW’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 114.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.13. 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.
On December 20, 2024, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $90 to $68. On December 12, 2024, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $81.Deutsche Bank initiated its Hold rating on December 12, 2024, with a $81 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 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 8082590720 and an Enterprise Value of 12262946816. As of this moment, Lamb’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.901 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.746.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LW is 0.51, which has changed by -0.08184266 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 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 7.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.33%.
Shares Statistics:
LW traded an average of 2.02M shares per day over the past three months and 1238400 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 139.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.06M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.88% stake in the company. Shares short for LW as of 1755216000 were 5343540 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1752537600 on 5387156. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5343540 and a Short% of Float of 4.37.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.46, LW has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.47. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02617895The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.51.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 7.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.62, with high estimates of $0.71 and low estimates of $0.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.0 and $2.69 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.84. EPS for the following year is $3.28, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $3.85 and $2.9.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 7 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.63B to a low estimate of $1.6B. As of the current estimate, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.65BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.58B. There is a high estimate of $1.61B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.56B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.53B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.45BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.47B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.63B and the low estimate is $6.35B.
