On Monday, Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) opened higher 4.73% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $222.26. Price fluctuations for LOW have ranged from $206.38 to $287.01 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Consumer Cyclical sector was 3.66%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 2.32% at the time writing. With a float of $559.05 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $560.00 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 270000 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 32.81%, operating margin of 12.51%, and the pretax margin is 10.94%.
Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) Insider Activity
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 0.12%, while institutional ownership is 76.89%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 20 ’24, was worth 245,532. In this transaction Director of this company bought 1,000 shares at a rate of $245.53, taking the stock ownership to the 1,000 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 27 ’24, when Company’s EVP, Pro & Home Services sold 7,198 for $274.37, making the entire transaction worth $1,974,881. This insider now owns 16,703 shares in total.
Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 4.26 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 2.32% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.46% during the next five years compared to 17.37% 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 0.16. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.56. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 16.93.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 12.21, a number that is poised to hit 2.89 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 13.41 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 2.6 million, its volume of 2.61 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 67.43%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 6.15.
During the past 100 days, Lowe’s Cos., Inc’s (LOW) raw stochastic average was set at 42.03%, which indicates a significant decrease from 94.39% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 23.87% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 27.00% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $226.61, while its 200-day Moving Average is $249.63. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $234.27 in the near term. At $235.76, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $237.76. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $230.78, it is likely to go to the next support level at $228.78. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $227.29.
Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) Key Stats
There are currently 559,706K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 130.29 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 83,674 M according to its annual income of 6,957 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 18,554 M and its income totaled 1,124 M.
