Ratios Revealed: Decoding Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW)’s Financial Health

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The closing price of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW) was $56.23 for the day, down -0.85% from the previous closing price of $56.71. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.29 million shares were traded. LW stock price reached its highest trading level at $56.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $55.39.

Ratios:

Our analysis of LW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.99.

On July 25, 2024, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $105 to $61.

Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on July 25, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $115 to $60.

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 Jul 26 ’24 when JURGENSEN WILLIAM G bought 10,000 shares for $55.43 per share. The transaction valued at 554,291 led to the insider holds 173,377 shares of the business.

NIBLOCK ROBERT A bought 5,000 shares of LW for $277,476 on Jul 26 ’24. The Director now owns 20,805 shares after completing the transaction at $55.50 per share. On Oct 16 ’23, another insider, JURGENSEN WILLIAM G, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $84.35 each. As a result, the insider paid 253,050 and bolstered with 162,835 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 8078620672 and an Enterprise Value of 11975300096. As of this moment, Lamb’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.77. 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 4.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.852 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.483.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, LW has reached a high of $111.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $52.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -31.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -39.77%.

Shares Statistics:

LW traded an average of 2.61M shares per day over the past three months and 6721490 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 143.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 140.95M. Insiders hold about 1.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.20% stake in the company. Shares short for LW as of 1721001600 were 6394760 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1718323200 on 8244749. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6394760 and a Short% of Float of 5.06.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.28, LW has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.28. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022570975The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.23.

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