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

$123.59

+1.34 (+1.10 %)

(As of 05/26/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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$123.34

Now: $123.59▼

$125.84

50-Day Range

$82.20

MA: $104.64▼

$122.25

52-Week Range

$60.00

Now: $123.59▼

$126.73

Volume7.68 million shs

Average Volume6.10 million shs

Market Capitalization$93.30 billion

P/E Ratio20.88

Dividend Yield1.80%

Beta1.38

Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It provides home improvement products in various categories, such as lumber and building materials, appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, tools and hardware, fashion fixtures, rough plumbing and electrical, paint, millwork, lawn and garden, flooring, and kitchens. It also offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; extended protection plans; and in-warranty and out-of-warranty repair services. The company sells its national brand-name merchandise and private branded products to homeowners, renters, and professional customers. As of February 1, 2019, it operated 2,015 home improvement and hardware stores. The company also sells its products through online sites comprising Lowes.com and Lowesforpros.com; and through mobile applications. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.5 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Lowe's Companies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 26 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $133.44, Lowe's Companies has a potential upside of 8.0% from its current price of $123.59.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Lowe's Companies has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.8 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Lowe's Companies has received 1,279 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Lowe's Companies has received 967 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Lowe's Companies has received 56.95% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Lowe's Companies and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LOW will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LOW will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

5.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Lowe's Companies is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Lowe's Companies has been increasing its dividend for 57 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Lowe's Companies is 38.46 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Lowe's Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.07 % next year. This indicates that Lowe's Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

4.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Lowe's Companies insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,038,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.07% of the stock of Lowe's Companies is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
74.61% of the stock of Lowe's Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Lowe's Companies are expected to grow by 11.54% in the coming year, from $6.15 to $6.86 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Lowe's Companies is 20.88, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.07.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Lowe's Companies is 20.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 39.63.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Lowe's Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.31. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Lowe's Companies has a P/B Ratio of 48.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

3.10 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Lumber & other building materials

Sub-IndustryHome Improvement Retail

SectorRetail/Wholesale

Current SymbolNYSE:LOW

Previous Symbol

CUSIP54866110

CIK60667

Webwww.lowes.com

Phone704-758-1000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio14.05

Current Ratio1.20

Quick Ratio0.42

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio20.88

Forward P/E Ratio20.10

P/E Growth1.31

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$72.15 billion

Price / Sales1.29

Cash Flow$7.74 per share

Price / Cash Flow15.96

Book Value$2.57 per share

Price / Book48.09

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.72

Net Income$4.28 billion

Net Margins6.17%

Return on Equity220.44%

Return on Assets11.68%

Miscellaneous

Employees320,000

Outstanding Shares754,949,000

Market Cap$93.30 billion

Next Earnings Date8/19/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Lowe's Companies' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

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 (WHO). Since then, LOW stock has increased by 24.6% and is now trading at $123.59. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lowe's Companies?

28 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 26 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Lowe's Companies.

When is Lowe's Companies' next earnings date?

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.

How were Lowe's Companies' earnings last quarter?

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 6.17% and a return on equity of 220.44%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.22 EPS. View Lowe's Companies' earnings history.

How often does Lowe's Companies pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lowe's Companies?

Lowe's Companies announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share on Wednesday, May 6th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 21st. View Lowe's Companies' dividend history.

What guidance has Lowe's Companies issued on next quarter's earnings?

Lowe's Companies updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.45-6.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $6.66. The company issued revenue guidance of +2.5-3.0% to $73.95-74.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $74.39 billion.

What price target have analysts set for LOW?

28 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Lowe's Companies' shares. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Lowe's Companies' share price to reach $133.44 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Lowe's Companies.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Lowe's Companies stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Lowe's Companies stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of Lowe’s have declined and underperformed the industry in the past three months. We note that the company’s sales lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second straight time when it reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results. Nevertheless, earnings were robust in the quarter as the metric beat the consensus mark and grew year over year. Better process execution, cost-containment efforts and an improvement in gross margin trend drove the bottom line. Moreover, comparable sales increased on solid performance by U.S. home improvement stores. The company’s merchandise category and Pro business also exhibited strength. Further, efforts to enhance online business led to robust comps growth in lowes.com. Management issued an upbeat view for fiscal 2020. However, a high level of debt may act as a deterrent." (4/28/2020)
2. Cfra analysts commented, "LOW, with new management, is still in the early stages of transforming the company with improved sales execution, inventory controls, better supply chain and revamped stores, in our opinion. With better operational performance, we think LOW may regain market share in FY 20 (Jan.) from its largest competitor, Home Depot (HD 189 ***)." (6/14/2019)

Has Lowe's Companies been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about LOW stock has trended negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lowe's Companies earned a news sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the home improvement retailer a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutLowe's Companies.

Are investors shorting Lowe's Companies?

Lowe's Companies saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,860,000 shares, an increase of 10.4% from the April 30th total of 8,930,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,720,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Lowe's Companies' Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Lowe's Companies' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Lowe's Companies include Home Depot (HD), Floor & Decor (FND), Travis Perkins (TVPKF), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), BMC Stock (BMCH), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Jewett-Cameron Trading (JCTCF), Latitude 360 (LATX) and Wisdom Homes of America (WOFA). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Lowe's Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lowe's Companies investors own include Home Depot (HD), Visa (V), Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Intel (INTC) and Micron Technology (MU).

Who are Lowe's Companies' key executives?

Lowe's Companies' management team includes the following people:

Ms. Jennifer L. Weber, Exec. VP of HR (Age 52)
Mr. Marvin R. Ellison, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 54)
Mr. David M. Denton, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 54)
Mr. Matthew V. Hollifield, Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 53)
Ms. Seemantini Godbole, EVP & Chief Information Officer

What is Lowe's Companies' stock symbol?

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

Who are Lowe's Companies' major shareholders?

Lowe's Companies' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.69%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.45%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.39%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.38%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.08%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.03%). 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.

Which major investors are selling Lowe's Companies stock?

LOW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Capital Research Global Investors, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Maverick Capital Ltd., Artemis Investment Management LLP, Artemis Investment Management LLP, and Squarepoint Ops 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.

Which major investors are buying Lowe's Companies stock?

LOW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Franklin Resources Inc., Viking Global Investors LP, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, State Street Corp, and Janus Henderson Group PLC. 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.

How do I buy shares of 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.

What is Lowe's Companies' stock price today?

One share of LOW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $123.59.

How big of a company is Lowe's Companies?

Lowe's Companies has a market capitalization of $93.30 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.

What is Lowe's Companies' official website?

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

How can I contact Lowe's Companies?

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]

This page was last updated on 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff