NYSE:LOWLowe's Companies Stock Price, Forecast & News

Lowe's Companies' stock was trading at $99.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LOW shares have increased by 38.6% and is now trading at $137.43. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lowe's Companies in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 28 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Lowe's Companies.

Lowe's Companies is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 19th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lowe's Companies.

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 20th. The home improvement retailer reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.45. The home improvement retailer earned $19.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.33 billion. Lowe's Companies had a return on equity of 220.44% and a net margin of 6.17%. The company's revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.22 earnings per share. View Lowe's Companies' earnings history.

Lowe's Companies announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share on Wednesday, August 5th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 21st. View Lowe's Companies' dividend history.

30 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Lowe's Companies' shares. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $156.00. On average, they expect Lowe's Companies' share price to reach $137.32 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.1%. View analysts' price targets for Lowe's Companies.

Headlines about LOW stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lowe's Companies earned a news sentiment score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the home improvement retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Lowe's Companies.

Lowe's Companies saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,330,000 shares, a drop of 14.9% from the June 15th total of 8,610,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,230,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's shares are sold short. View Lowe's Companies' Current Options Chain.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.05%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.04%), Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%). Company insiders that own Lowe's Companies stock include Brian C Rogers, Donald Frieson, Jennifer L Weber, Lisa W Wardell, Marshall A Croom, Marvin R Ellison and Matthew V Hollifield. View institutional ownership trends for Lowe's Companies.

LOW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Whittier Trust Co., 6 Meridian, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc., HNP Capital LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Triangle Securities Wealth Management, Gradient Investments LLC, and Confluence Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Lowe's Companies company stock in the last year include Jennifer L Weber, and Matthew V Hollifield. View insider buying and selling activity for Lowe's Companies.

LOW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Canandaigua National Corp, Hoey Investments Inc., First Financial Bank Trust Division, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Symphony Financial Ltd. Co., and Cullinan Associates Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Lowe's Companies stock in the last two years include Brian C Rogers, Donald Frieson, Lisa W Wardell, and Marvin R Ellison. View insider buying and selling activity for Lowe's Companies.

Shares of LOW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LOW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $137.43.

Lowe's Companies has a market capitalization of $103.76 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]