On Friday, Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) opened lower -0.20% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $265.22. Price fluctuations for LOW have ranged from $196.23 to $287.01 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Consumer Cyclical sector saw sales topped by 4.52%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -9.24% at the time writing. With a float of $566.72 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $574.00 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 284000 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 32.68%, operating margin of 12.42%, and the pretax margin is 10.74%.
Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Home Improvement Retail industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Lowe’s Cos., Inc is 0.10%, while institutional ownership is 76.37%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 03 ’24, was worth 1,082,974. In this transaction EVP, Stores of this company sold 4,000 shares at a rate of $270.74, taking the stock ownership to the 54,099 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Oct 03 ’24, when Company’s EVP, Chief Information Officer sold 26,186 for $271.73, making the entire transaction worth $7,115,522. This insider now owns 30,159 shares in total.
Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -9.24% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 2.12% during the next five years compared to 35.96% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.23. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.79. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 19.15.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 11.99, a number that is poised to hit 1.81 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 12.56 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW)
The latest stats from [Lowe’s Cos., Inc, LOW] show that its last 5-days average volume of 2.79 million was superior to 2.45 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 31.95%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 5.51.
During the past 100 days, Lowe’s Cos., Inc’s (LOW) raw stochastic average was set at 70.02%, which indicates a significant increase from 38.06% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 29.46% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 22.90% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $268.72, while its 200-day Moving Average is $242.96. Now, the first resistance to watch is $266.75. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $268.83. The third major resistance level sits at $270.74. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $262.76, it is likely to go to the next support level at $260.85. The third support level lies at $258.77 if the price breaches the second support level.
Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) Key Stats
There are currently 567,294K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 149.85 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 86,377 M according to its annual income of 7,726 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 23,586 M and its income totaled 2,383 M.
