Sen. John Boozman Sells Off Shares of Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of Lowe's Companies, Inc. NYSE: LOW. In a filing disclosed on June 14th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Lowe's Companies stock on May 20th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF NYSEARCA: TBLL on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fortune Brands Innovations NYSE: FBIN on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of RTX NYSE: RTX on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 5/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NRG Energy NYSE: NRG on 5/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics NYSE: GD on 5/20/2025.

Lowe's Companies Stock Performance

NYSE LOW traded up $1.27 on Friday, reaching $226.83. The company had a trading volume of 2,053,515 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,650,086. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.90. Lowe's Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $206.38 and a 1-year high of $287.01. The company's fifty day moving average is $223.18 and its 200-day moving average is $232.60.

Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 21st. The home improvement retailer reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.04. Lowe's Companies had a net margin of 8.22% and a negative return on equity of 49.12%. The company had revenue of $20.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.06 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Lowe's Companies, Inc. will post 11.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Lowe's Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 23rd will be paid a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 23rd. This is a positive change from Lowe's Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $1.15. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%. Lowe's Companies's dividend payout ratio is presently 39.77%.

Institutional Trading of Lowe's Companies

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Lowe's Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lowe's Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Lowe's Companies during the first quarter valued at $32,000. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations bought a new position in shares of Lowe's Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Lowe's Companies during the second quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.06% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on LOW shares. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Lowe's Companies in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Lowe's Companies from $285.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Lowe's Companies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Mizuho reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Lowe's Companies in a report on Friday, June 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $266.00 target price on shares of Lowe's Companies and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lowe's Companies currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $271.12.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Juliette Williams Pryor sold 1,130 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.50, for a total transaction of $257,075.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 31,898 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,256,795. This trade represents a 3.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.27% of the company's stock.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

Lowe's Companies Company Profile

Lowe's Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical.