Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 12.150-12.400 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Lowe’s Companies Stock Performance

Lowe’s Companies stock opened at $247.16 on Thursday. Lowe’s Companies has a fifty-two week low of $211.80 and a fifty-two week high of $287.01. The company has a market capitalization of $139.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.61, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $252.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $258.86.

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The home improvement retailer reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $18.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.29 billion. Lowe’s Companies had a negative return on equity of 47.55% and a net margin of 8.19%. On average, analysts forecast that Lowe’s Companies will post 11.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on LOW shares. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Lowe’s Companies from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on Lowe’s Companies from $301.00 to $304.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Bank of America reduced their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $305.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Lowe’s Companies from $291.00 to $292.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lowe’s Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $281.67.

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.