The stock of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) has gone up by 0.10% for the week, with a 12.28% rise in the past month and a 31.07% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.92%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.12% for LW. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.53% for LW’s stock, with a -1.19% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW) Right Now?
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 18.79x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.71. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for LW is 138.47M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.23% of that float. On November 14, 2024, the average trading volume of LW was 2.36M shares.
LW) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW) has dropped by -0.41 compared to previous close of 80.40. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.10% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-11-07 that EAGLE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On November 7, 2024, Lamb Weston opened its new production facility in Kruiningen, The Netherlands, joined by employees directly involved in the project, suppliers, and regional/local authorities. This investment increases Lamb Weston’s annual production capacity by 195 million kilos and is intended to support the growing global demand for high-quality frozen potato products. With this expansion, the Kruiningen site employs approximately 650 people, including the.
Analysts’ Opinion of LW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LW stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for LW by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LW in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $68 based on the research report published on October 07, 2024 of the current year 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to LW, setting the target price at $61 in the report published on July 25th of the current year.
LW Trading at 12.49% 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 -28.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.92%, as shares surge +14.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +29.82% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LW rose by +0.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $78.10. In addition, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc saw -25.92% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LW starting from Rajagopalan Sukshma, who proposed sale 2,719 shares at the price of $78.00 back on Oct 31 ’24. After this action, Rajagopalan Sukshma now owns shares of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc, valued at $212,082 using the latest closing price.
JURGENSEN WILLIAM G, the Director of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc, purchase 10,000 shares at $55.43 during a trade that took place back on Jul 26 ’24, which means that JURGENSEN WILLIAM G is holding 173,377 shares at $554,291 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 37.02, with 8.80 for asset returns.
Based on Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.07 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.86. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To sum up, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
