In the latest trading session,, 1.34 million Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE:LOW) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 0.93. With the company’s most recent per share price at $227.43 changed hands at -$3.82 or -1.65% at last look, the market valuation stands at $127.29B. LOW’s current price is a discount, trading about -26.2% off its 52-week high of $287.01. The share price had its 52-week low at $206.38, which suggests the last value was 9.26% up since then.

Analysts gave the Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 2.03. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 1 out of 20 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 7 recommended LOW as a Hold, 12 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight. Lowe’s Cos., Inc’s EPS for the current quarter is expected to be 2.88.

Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE:LOW) trade information

Instantly LOW was in red as seen in intraday trades today. With action -0.47%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date downside of -7.85%, with the 5-day performance at -0.47% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE:LOW) is 3.81% up.

The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 269, meaning bulls need an upside of 15.45% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, LOW’s forecast low is 269 with 269 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -18.28% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to soar -18.28% for it to hit the projected low.

Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) estimates and forecasts

Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 0.74% up from the last financial year.

Consensus estimates given by 27 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of 20.96B. 25 analysts are of the opinion that Lowe’s Cos., Inc’s revenue for the current quarter will be 24.02B. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was 21.36B and 23.59B respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at -1.89%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at 1.83%.

Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 17.37%. The 2025 estimates are for Lowe’s Cos., Inc earnings to increase by 1.96%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 7.14% per year.

LOW Dividends

Lowe’s Cos., Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in June. The 2.02% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 4.60. It is important to note, however, that the 2.02% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.

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