Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW)’s stock price has soared by 1.02 in relation to previous closing price of 248.66. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.58% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-14 that When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock’s price, but are they really important?
Is It Worth Investing in Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) is 20.96x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LOW is 1.10. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 17 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LOW is 564.09M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.21% of that float. On January 15, 2025, LOW’s average trading volume was 2.35M shares.
LOW’s Market Performance
The stock of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) has seen a 0.58% increase in the past week, with a -6.24% drop in the past month, and a -8.91% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.72% for LOW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.52% for LOW’s stock, with a simple moving average of 2.10% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LOW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LOW stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for LOW by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for LOW in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $305 based on the research report published on November 08, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Bernstein, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LOW reach a price target of $323. The rating they have provided for LOW stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 22nd, 2024.
Loop Capital gave a rating of “Buy” to LOW, setting the target price at $300 in the report published on October 09th of the previous year.
LOW Trading at -3.89% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LOW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares sank -4.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.90% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LOW rose by +0.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.84% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $249.88. In addition, Lowe’s Cos., Inc saw 1.78% 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 LOW starting from Simkins Lawrence, who purchase 1,000 shares at the price of $245.53 back on Dec 20 ’24. After this action, Simkins Lawrence now owns 1,000 shares of Lowe’s Cos., Inc, valued at $245,532 using the latest closing price.
Vance Quonta D, the EVP, Pro & Home Services of Lowe’s Cos., Inc, sale 7,198 shares at $274.37 during a trade that took place back on Nov 27 ’24, which means that Vance Quonta D is holding 16,703 shares at $1,974,881 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LOW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lowe’s Cos., Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.41.
Based on Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW), the company’s capital structure generated 1.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at -2.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 13.57 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.95. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
