The stock of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (LW) has gone down by -2.66% for the week, with a -2.33% drop in the past month and a 13.09% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.09%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.59% for LW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.89% for LW stock, with a simple moving average of 15.62% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LW) is 30.16x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LW is 0.53. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The average price recommended by analysts for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (LW) is $107.43, which is $9.4 above the current market price. The public float for LW is 139.58M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.80% of that float. On March 15, 2023, LW’s average trading volume was 1.40M shares.
LW) stock’s latest price update
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LW)’s stock price has decreased by -1.37 compared to its previous closing price of 98.62. Despite this, the company has experienced a -2.66% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. The Wall Street Journal reported on 10/07/21 that Twitter, IAC, Nvidia, Conagra: What to Watch in the Stock Market Today
Analysts’ Opinion of LW
The stock of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (LW) has gone down by -2.66% for the week, with a -2.33% drop in the past month and a 13.09% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.09%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.59% for LW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.89% for LW stock, with a simple moving average of 15.62% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LW stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for LW by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LW in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $100 based on the research report published on June 08th of the previous year 2021.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LW reach a price target of $89, previously predicting the price at $80. The rating they have provided for LW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 21st, 2021.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to LW, setting the target price at $81 in the report published on April 08th of the previous year.
LW Trading at -1.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.35% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.09%, as shares sank -1.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.19% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LW fell by -2.36%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +48.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $100.08. In addition, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. saw 8.85% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LW starting from Jones Gregory W, who sale 1,000 shares at the price of $97.49 back on Jan 12. After this action, Jones Gregory W now owns 6,384 shares of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc., valued at $97,493 using the latest closing price.
Smith Michael Jared, the SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc., sale 11,934 shares at $98.90 during a trade that took place back on Jan 09, which means that Smith Michael Jared is holding 74,351 shares at $1,180,273 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- +10.92 for the present operating margin
- +20.30 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. stands at +4.90. Equity return is now at value 103.20, with 11.00 for asset returns.
The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.37.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (LW) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
