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In the latest session, Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) closed at $225.85 up 0.63% from its previous closing price of $224.44. In other words, the price has increased by $0.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.81 million shares were traded. LOW stock price reached its highest trading level at $226.6337 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $223.4.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Lowe’s Cos., Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 59.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.16 and its Current Ratio is at 1.09.
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, Telsey Advisory Group on November 08, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $305 from $275 previously.
On October 22, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $323.
Loop Capital Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 09, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $250 to $300.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 20 ’24 when Simkins Lawrence bought 1,000 shares for $245.53 per share. The transaction valued at 245,532 led to the insider holds 1,000 shares of the business.
Vance Quonta D sold 7,198 shares of LOW for $1,974,881 on Nov 27 ’24. The EVP, Pro & Home Services now owns 16,703 shares after completing the transaction at $274.37 per share. On Nov 27 ’24, another insider, Vance Quonta D, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,198 shares for $274.37 each.
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 126476001280 and an Enterprise Value of 164020994048. As of this moment, Lowe’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.96 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.187.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LOW is 1.08, which has changed by -0.08938795 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 $211.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.53%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LOW has traded an average of 2.48M shares per day and 2843950 over the past ten days. A total of 564.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 564.09M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.29% stake in the company. Shares short for LOW as of 1740700800 were 7318404 with a Short Ratio of 2.95, compared to 1738281600 on 7368676. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7318404 and a Short% of Float of 1.3099999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LOW is 4.55, from 4.55 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02027268The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.68. The current Payout Ratio is 37.24% for LOW, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1737504000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
