Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$62.09 -0.41 (-0.66%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Lamb Weston - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 13 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
8

Buy
5

Based on 13 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Lamb Weston in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 13 analysts, 8 have given a hold rating, and 5 have given a buy rating for LW.

Consensus Price Target

$81.42
31.13% Upside

According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Lamb Weston, the average price target is $81.42. The highest price target for LW is $128.00, while the lowest price target for LW is $65.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 31.13% from the current price of $62.09.

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LW Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/23/23 to 12/22/24	1 Month Ago 11/23/23 to 11/22/24	3 Months Ago 9/24/23 to 9/23/24	1 Year Ago 12/23/22 to 12/23/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$81.42	$82.22	$80.30	$124.63
Forecasted Upside	31.13% Upside	6.89% Upside	23.73% Upside	19.03% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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LW Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

LW Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Lamb Weston Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Lamb Weston	Consumer Staples Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.38	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	31.13% Upside	46.09% Upside	14.53% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent LW News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/20/2024	Stifel Nicolaus 4 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$80.00 ➝ $68.00	+10.28%
12/20/2024	Citigroup 3 of 5 stars	T. Palmer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$90.00 ➝ $68.00	+8.80%
12/17/2024	Jefferies Financial Group 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$80.00 ➝ $95.00	+16.79%
12/16/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$68.00 ➝ $78.00	-4.94%
12/12/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$81.00	+8.10%
12/3/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Howard Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$85.00	+8.47%
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10/21/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$68.00 ➝ $80.00	+2.28%
10/4/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$70.00 ➝ $74.00	+7.48%
10/3/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$70.00 ➝ $77.00	+15.01%
9/24/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Moskow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$61.00 ➝ $65.00	-1.17%
7/26/2024	Consumer Edge Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight
7/25/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$132.00 ➝ $78.00	+39.29%
3/11/2024	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$128.00	+26.49%

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LW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Lamb Weston is $81.42, with a high forecast of $128.00 and a low forecast of $65.00.
: 13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lamb Weston in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" LW shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LW, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Lamb Weston's stock has a predicted upside of 31.13% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Lamb Weston's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Lamb Weston has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Lamb Weston less than other "consumer staples" companies. The consensus rating score for Lamb Weston is 2.38 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer staples" companies is 2.50. Learn more on how LW compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:LW) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Forecast & Price Target