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As of close of business last night, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc’s stock clocked out at $54.15, down -1.24% from its previous closing price of $54.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. LW stock price reached its highest trading level at $55.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $53.96.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LW’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 106.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.78. 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.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 7546074112 and an Enterprise Value of 11726639104. As of this moment, Lamb’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.11. 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 4.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.818 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.319.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LW is 0.47, which has changed by -0.13952011 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 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 0.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.86%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LW traded 2.15M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1625250 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 139.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.02M. Insiders hold about 0.92% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.12% stake in the company. Shares short for LW as of 1753920000 were 5327486 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1751241600 on 5315285. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5327486 and a Short% of Float of 5.0200000000000005.
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 0.026627759The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49.
