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Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$51.35 +0.09 (+0.18%)
Closing price 07/10/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$51.08 -0.27 (-0.52%)
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About Lamb Weston Stock (NYSE:LW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.58
$51.79
50-Day Range
$50.61
$56.25
52-Week Range
$47.90
$83.98
Volume
2.96 million shs
Average Volume
2.65 million shs
Market Capitalization
$7.25 billion
P/E Ratio
20.14
Dividend Yield
2.88%
Price Target
$67.64
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Lamb Weston Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

LW MarketRank™: 

Lamb Weston scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 147 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lamb Weston has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lamb Weston has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Lamb Weston's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Lamb Weston are expected to grow by 17.42% in the coming year, from $3.10 to $3.64 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lamb Weston is 20.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.03.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lamb Weston is 20.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 20.03.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Lamb Weston has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. 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 4.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Lamb Weston's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.77% 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 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lamb Weston has recently decreased by 3.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lamb Weston pays a meaningful dividend of 2.89%, 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 58.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Lamb Weston will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.66% next year. This indicates that Lamb Weston will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Lamb Weston's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.77% 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 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lamb Weston has recently decreased by 3.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Lamb Weston has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Lamb Weston this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for LW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 0.72% 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.

  • Read more about Lamb Weston's insider trading history.
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LW Stock News Headlines

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Analysts Set Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) Target Price at $67.73
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LW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lamb Weston's stock was trading at $66.83 at the start of the year. Since then, LW shares have decreased by 23.2% and is now trading at $51.35.

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.23. The business's revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Lamb Weston's board authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, October 11th 2023, which authorizes the company to buy back $500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Lamb Weston's top institutional investors include Swedbank AB (0.43%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.02%), Czech National Bank (0.02%) and Gallacher Capital Management LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Jared Smith, Sharon L Miller, Gerardo Scheufler, Robert A Niblock, Bernadette M Madarieta, Charles A Blixt, Gregory W Jones and Eryk J Spytek.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of LW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lamb Weston investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/03/2025
Record date for 5/30 Dividend
5/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend
5/02/2025
Dividend Payable
5/30/2025
Today
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Sub-Industry
Food Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:LW
CIK
1679273
Fax
N/A
Employees
10,700
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$85.00
Low Price Target
$56.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.55
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.14
Forward P/E Ratio
16.56
P/E Growth
1.14
Net Income
$725.50 million
Net Margins
5.74%
Pretax Margin
8.07%
Return on Equity
27.25%
Return on Assets
6.31%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.25
Current Ratio
1.35
Quick Ratio
0.58

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.47 billion
Price / Sales
1.12
Cash Flow
$7.26 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.07
Book Value
$12.38 per share
Price / Book
4.15

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
141,120,000
Free Float
140,100,000
Market Cap
$7.25 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.46

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This page (NYSE:LW) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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