Trending NewsTrending NewsNYSE:LW Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $60.87 +2.26 (+3.86%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.20 +0.33 (+0.54%) As of 07/25/2025 07:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Lamb Weston Stock (NYSE:LW) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Lamb Weston alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$58.11▼$61.0250-Day Range$48.01▼$60.8752-Week Range$47.87▼$83.98Volume3.56 million shsAverage Volume3.00 million shsMarket Capitalization$8.48 billionP/E Ratio24.25Dividend Yield2.43%Price Target$67.40Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets frozen potato products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Global, Foodservice, Retail, and Other. It offers frozen potatoes, commercial ingredients, and appetizers under the Lamb Weston brand, as well as under various customer labels. The company also provides its products under its owned or licensed brands, such as Grown in Idaho and Alexia, and other licensed brands, as well as under retailers' own brands. In addition, it engages in the vegetable and dairy businesses. The company sells its products through a network of internal sales personnel and independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain restaurants, wholesale, grocery, mass merchants, club and specialty retailers, businesses, educational institutions, independent restaurants, regional chain restaurants, and convenience stores. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. Read More Lamb Weston Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks86th Percentile Overall ScoreLW MarketRank™: Lamb Weston scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 153 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingLamb Weston has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.27, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLamb Weston has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Lamb Weston's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth17.42% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lamb Weston are expected to grow by 17.42% in the coming year, from $3.10 to $3.64 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lamb Weston is 24.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lamb Weston is 24.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 20.10.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLamb Weston has a PEG Ratio of 1.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLamb Weston has a P/B Ratio of 4.88. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Lamb Weston's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.81% of the float of Lamb Weston has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLamb Weston has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Lamb Weston has recently increased by 0.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldLamb Weston pays a meaningful dividend of 2.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLamb Weston has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Lamb Weston is 58.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Lamb Weston will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.66% next year. This indicates that Lamb Weston will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Lamb Weston's dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.5 / 5Environmental Score-2.16 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.81% of the float of Lamb Weston has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLamb Weston has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Lamb Weston has recently increased by 0.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.72 News SentimentLamb Weston has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.99 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 33 news articles for Lamb Weston this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.Search Interest14 people have searched for LW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Lamb Weston to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lamb Weston insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.72% of the stock of Lamb Weston is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.56% of the stock of Lamb Weston is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Lamb Weston's insider trading history. Receive LW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Lamb Weston and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address LW Stock News HeadlinesLamb Weston forecasts upbeat annual sales on robust international demandJuly 25 at 9:22 PM | msn.comWhy Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Is Trading Up TodayJuly 25 at 9:22 PM | msn.comBITCOINDid you miss out on the 1000%+ gains of Bitcoin over the past 5 years? If so, you don't want to miss this... | Awesomely, LLC (Ad)Lamb Weston (LW) Climbs 16.3% on Bullish 2026 OutlookJuly 25 at 9:22 PM | msn.comLamb Weston (LW) Sees Target Price Raised to $68 by Barclays | LW Stock NewsJuly 25 at 11:46 AM | gurufocus.comLamb Weston (LW) Price Target Raised by Barclays | LW Stock NewsJuly 25 at 6:42 AM | gurufocus.comLamb Weston Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:LW)July 25 at 4:19 AM | americanbankingnews.comLamb Weston sets out savings questJuly 24 at 9:00 AM | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines LW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LW shares performed this year? Lamb Weston's stock was trading at $66.83 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LW shares have decreased by 8.9% and is now trading at $60.8740. How were Lamb Weston's earnings last quarter? Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.23. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Is Lamb Weston doing a stock buyback? Lamb Weston's board approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, October 11th 2023, which allows the company to buy back $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Who are Lamb Weston's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Lamb Weston include Swedbank AB (0.43%), Valeo Financial Advisors LLC (0.22%), Meyer Handelman Co. (0.05%) and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Jared Smith, Sharon L Miller, Gerardo Scheufler, Robert A Niblock, Bernadette M Madarieta, Charles A Blixt, Gregory W Jones and Eryk J Spytek. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Lamb Weston? Shares of LW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Lamb Weston own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lamb Weston investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET). Company Calendar Record date for 5/30 Dividend5/02/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend5/02/2025Dividend Payable5/30/2025Last Earnings7/23/2025Today7/25/2025Record date for 8/29 Dividend8/01/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend8/01/2025Dividend Payable8/29/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/07/2025Fiscal Year End5/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED Sub-IndustryFood Products Current SymbolNYSE:LW CIK1679273 Webwww.lambweston.com Phone(208) 938-1047FaxN/AEmployees10,700Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Lamb Weston$67.40 High Price Target$85.00 Low Price Target$56.00 Potential Upside/Downside+10.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.27 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.51 Trailing P/E Ratio24.25 Forward P/E Ratio19.64 P/E Growth1.33Net Income$725.50 million Net Margins5.54% Pretax Margin7.52% Return on Equity27.99% Return on Assets6.43% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.12 Current Ratio1.38 Quick Ratio0.58 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.45 billion Price / Sales1.31 Cash Flow$6.52 per share Price / Cash Flow9.33 Book Value$12.47 per share Price / Book4.88Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares139,300,000Free Float140,100,000Market Cap$8.48 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.46 Social Links A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for August 2025. 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