Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 12.150-12.400 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 12.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $83.5 billion-$84.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $84.8 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on LOW. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Lowe's Companies from $291.00 to $292.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Lowe's Companies from $229.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Lowe's Companies in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Lowe's Companies from $307.00 to $308.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Lowe's Companies from $265.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lowe's Companies has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $282.96.

Lowe's Companies Price Performance

LOW traded up $4.77 on Wednesday, reaching $247.16. 4,663,678 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,386,277. The stock has a market cap of $139.56 billion, a PE ratio of 20.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.11. Lowe's Companies has a twelve month low of $211.80 and a twelve month high of $287.01. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $252.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $258.94.

Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The home improvement retailer reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.10. Lowe's Companies had a negative return on equity of 47.55% and a net margin of 8.19%. As a group, research analysts predict that Lowe's Companies will post 11.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lowe's Companies Company Profile

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.