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Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$40.38 -1.63 (-3.88%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$40.71 +0.33 (+0.81%)
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About Lamb Weston Stock (NYSE:LW)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.30
$42.18
50-Day Range
$38.38
$48.19
52-Week Range
$37.62
$67.07
Volume
1.61 million shs
Average Volume
2.84 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.58 billion
P/E Ratio
18.87
Dividend Yield
3.76%
Price Target
$48.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Lamb Weston Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

LW MarketRank™: 

Lamb Weston scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 13th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lamb Weston has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.15, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Lamb Weston has a consensus price target of $48.00, representing about 18.9% upside from its current price of $40.38.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lamb Weston has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Lamb Weston's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Lamb Weston are expected to grow by 8.42% in the coming year, from $2.85 to $3.09 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lamb Weston is 18.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.43.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lamb Weston is 18.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 23.50.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Lamb Weston has a PEG Ratio of 6.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lamb Weston has a P/B Ratio of 3.28. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.07% of the float of Lamb Weston has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lamb Weston has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.34, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lamb Weston has recently increased by 0.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Lamb Weston is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.53%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Lamb Weston has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Lamb Weston is 71.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Lamb Weston will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.19% next year. This indicates that Lamb Weston will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Lamb Weston's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Lamb Weston has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Lamb Weston this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 19 people have searched for LW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -32% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 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.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Lamb Weston in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $16,270,790.00 in company stock, which represents 0.2918% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lamb Weston insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $16,270,790.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.29% of the stock of Lamb Weston is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.56% 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.
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LW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lamb Weston's stock was trading at $41.96 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LW shares have decreased by 3.8% and is now trading at $40.38.

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 1st. The specialty retailer reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.11. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional shareholders of Lamb Weston include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.99%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.87%), Swedbank AB (0.60%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.50%). Insiders that own company stock include Jana Partners Management, Lp, Jan Eli B Craps, Sharon L Miller, Robert A Niblock, Charles A Blixt, Peter J Bensen and Eryk J Spytek.
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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.

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 2/27 Dividend
1/30/2026
Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend
1/30/2026
Dividend Payable
2/27/2026
Last Earnings
4/01/2026
Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/08/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/08/2026
Today
5/11/2026
21st Annual Global Farm to Market Conference
5/13/2026
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2026
Dividend Payable
6/05/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Sub-Industry
Food Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:LW
CIK
1679273
Fax
N/A
Employees
10,100
Year Founded
1950

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$70.00
Low Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.15
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.14
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.87
Forward P/E Ratio
14.17
P/E Growth
6.07
Net Income
$357.20 million
Net Margins
4.61%
Pretax Margin
6.61%
Return on Equity
23.77%
Return on Assets
5.76%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.99
Current Ratio
1.46
Quick Ratio
0.69

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.52 billion
Price / Sales
0.86
Cash Flow
$6.04 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.69
Book Value
$12.31 per share
Price / Book
3.28

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
138,073,000
Free Float
137,673,000
Market Cap
$5.58 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.47

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This page (NYSE:LW) was last updated on 5/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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