Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) Updates FY 2024 Earnings Guidance

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOWGet Free Report) updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 11.800-11.900 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 11.900. The company issued revenue guidance of $83.0 billion-$83.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $83.3 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on LOW. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Lowe’s Companies from $275.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Oppenheimer upgraded Lowe’s Companies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $230.00 to $305.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $310.00 to $307.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Lowe’s Companies from $301.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $280.85.

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Lowe’s Companies Stock Up 0.1 %

LOW stock opened at $246.84 on Thursday. Lowe’s Companies has a twelve month low of $209.55 and a twelve month high of $287.01. The company has a market cap of $139.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.59, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a fifty day moving average of $261.81 and a 200-day moving average of $252.92.

Lowe’s Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 22nd will be given a dividend of $1.15 per share. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 22nd. Lowe’s Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 38.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lowe’s Companies

In related news, EVP Quonta D. Vance sold 7,198 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.37, for a total transaction of $1,974,915.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 16,703 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,582,802.11. The trade was a 30.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

About Lowe’s Companies

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Lowe’s Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical.

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