Lowe's Companies Stock Forecast, Price & News

Lowe's Companies' stock was trading at $99.15 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LOW stock has increased by 72.8% and is now trading at $171.34.
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32 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lowe's Companies in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 28 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Lowe's Companies stock.
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Lowe's Companies is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 24th 2021.
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Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 17th. The home improvement retailer reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.01. The home improvement retailer had revenue of $22.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.08 billion. Lowe's Companies had a return on equity of 211.33% and a net margin of 6.29%. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share.
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Lowe's Companies declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 20th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share on Wednesday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 19th.
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Lowe's Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.41%. Lowe's Companies has been increasing its dividend for 47 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Lowe's Companies is 41.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Lowe's Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.12% next year. This indicates that Lowe's Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Lowe's Companies updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Wednesday, December, 9th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $8.62-8.72 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.66. The company issued revenue guidance of +22% (implies $88 billion), compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $74.91 billion.

32 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Lowe's Companies' shares. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $215.00. On average, they expect Lowe's Companies' stock price to reach $172.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.4% from the stock's current price.
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Lowe's Companies saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,400,000 shares, a drop of 25.4% from the December 15th total of 21,980,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,820,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.4 days. Currently, 2.2% of the company's stock are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Lowe's Companies include The Home Depot (HD), Floor & Decor (FND), Travis Perkins (TVPKF), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), BMC Stock (BMCH), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Jewett-Cameron Trading (JCTCF), Wisdom Homes of America (WOFA) and Latitude 360 (LATX).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lowe's Companies investors own include The Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Visa (V), The Walt Disney (DIS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Walmart (WMT), Intel (INTC) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Lowe's Companies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LOW."

Lowe's Companies' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (0.04%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.04%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.03%) and Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Lowe's Companies stock include Donald Frieson, Jennifer L Weber, Lisa W Wardell, Marvin R Ellison, Matthew V Hollifield and Ross W Mccanless.
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LOW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cullinan Associates Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Raub Brock Capital Management LP, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Beacon Financial Group.
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LOW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Founders Capital Management, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Strategic Wealth Designers, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, and XR Securities LLC. Company insiders that have bought Lowe's Companies stock in the last two years include Donald Frieson, Lisa W Wardell, and Marvin R Ellison.
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Shares of LOW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LOW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $171.34.

Lowe's Companies has a market capitalization of $125.54 billion and generates $72.15 billion in revenue each year. The home improvement retailer earns $4.28 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.72 on an earnings per share basis. Lowe's Companies employs 320,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Lowe's Companies is www.lowes.com.

Lowe's Companies' mailing address is 1000 LOWE`S BLVD, MOORESVILLE NC, 28117. The home improvement retailer can be reached via phone at 704-758-1000 or via email at [email protected]