Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.050-3.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.4 billion-$6.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.3 billion. Lamb Weston also updated its FY25 guidance to $3.05-3.20 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on LW shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Lamb Weston from $68.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Lamb Weston from $87.00 to $69.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. StockNews.com raised Lamb Weston to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $57.00 target price on shares of Lamb Weston in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Lamb Weston from $68.00 to $63.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Lamb Weston currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $73.09.

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Lamb Weston Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE LW traded down $0.46 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $59.11. 5,115,775 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,739,646. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $55.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $65.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $8.43 billion, a PE ratio of 23.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.48. Lamb Weston has a twelve month low of $47.90 and a twelve month high of $89.51.

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Lamb Weston had a net margin of 5.80% and a return on equity of 27.82%. The company's revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.20 EPS. Research analysts predict that Lamb Weston will post 3.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lamb Weston Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be paid a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.50%. Lamb Weston's dividend payout ratio is presently 58.50%.

Insider Transactions at Lamb Weston

In other Lamb Weston news, Director Robert A. Niblock bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $60.94 per share, for a total transaction of $182,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 26,406 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,609,181.64. The trade was a 12.82 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.72% of the company's stock.

Lamb Weston Company Profile

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc produces, distributes, and markets frozen potato products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Global, Foodservice, Retail, and Other. It offers frozen potatoes, commercial ingredients, and appetizers under the Lamb Weston brand, as well as under various customer labels.