Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW) is a global producer and distributor of frozen potato products. The company supplies French fries, potato wedges, hash browns, tater tots, mashed potatoes, sweet potato products and other potato-based offerings to foodservice operators, restaurants, retailers and institutional customers.

Lamb Weston serves customers in North America and international markets through a portfolio of branded, licensed and customer-specific products. Its offerings are used by restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels and other foodservice establishments, as well as sold through retail and grocery channels. The company also provides potato processing and product solutions designed for commercial foodservice and retail applications.

The business traces its roots to the development of frozen potato products in the 1950s and became an independent publicly traded company in 2016 following its separation from Conagra Brands. Lamb Weston is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Smith.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $55.18 to $56.48
• 50-Day Range: $41.16 to $56.52
• 52-Week Range: $37.62 to $63.07
• Volume: 137,317 shs
• Average Volume: 2.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.41
• Dividend Yield: 2.73%
• Price Target: $53.82
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lamb Weston Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lamb Weston scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 113th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lamb Weston has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Lamb Weston is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lamb Weston has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lamb Weston are expected to grow by 9.26% in the coming year, from $3.24 to $3.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lamb Weston is 30.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lamb Weston is 30.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 24.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lamb Weston has a PEG Ratio of 1.93. 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 4.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.04% 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 2.36, 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 34.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Lamb Weston pays a meaningful dividend of 2.84%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Lamb Weston has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Lamb Weston is 83.06%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Lamb Weston will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.94% next year. This indicates that Lamb Weston will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Lamb Weston has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Lamb Weston this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for LW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Lamb Weston to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lamb Weston insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.04% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/06/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Record date for 12/4 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/4 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Stephens Annual Investment Conference: 11/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LW
• CIK: 1679273
• Web: www.lambweston.com
• Phone: (208) 938-1047
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,000
• Year Founded: 1950

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lamb Weston: $53.82
• High Price Target: $70.00
• Low Price Target: $41.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.68
• P/E Growth: 1.93
• Net Income: $290 million
• Net Margins: 3.85%
• Pretax Margin: 5.10%
• Return on Equity: 23.27%
• Return on Assets: 5.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.98
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: $6.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.05
• Book Value: $13.11 per share
• Price / Book: 4.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 137,780,000
• Free Float: 136,347,000
• Market Cap: $7.65 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49