Lowe’s Companies’ (LOW) Market Perform Rating Reiterated at Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group restated their market perform rating on shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) in a report issued on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $230.00 target price on the home improvement retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Lowe’s Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $4.10 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.00 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a report on Monday, May 13th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $271.00 to $265.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 22nd. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Lowe’s Companies from $270.00 to $240.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $250.00 to $225.00 and set an in-line rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a sector perform rating and issued a $246.00 price objective on shares of Lowe’s Companies in a report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $252.96.

Lowe’s Companies Stock Down 0.8 %

LOW stock opened at $240.33 on Tuesday. Lowe’s Companies has a 52-week low of $181.85 and a 52-week high of $262.49. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $231.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $232.32. The firm has a market cap of $136.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.30, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.07.

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 20th. The home improvement retailer reported $4.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $23.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.93 billion. Lowe’s Companies had a negative return on equity of 48.52% and a net margin of 8.46%. Lowe’s Companies’s quarterly revenue was down 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.56 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Lowe’s Companies will post 12.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lowe’s Companies Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 24th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 24th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.25%. Lowe’s Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.95%.

Institutional Trading of Lowe’s Companies

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of LOW. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Lowe’s Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,638,746,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Lowe’s Companies by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,693,630 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $13,677,378,000 after acquiring an additional 2,674,372 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 20,275.6% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,205,014 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $2,657,000 after purchasing an additional 1,199,100 shares in the last quarter. Canoe Financial LP purchased a new stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies during the 4th quarter worth $206,912,000. Finally, M&G Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies during the 1st quarter worth $217,995,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.06% of the company’s stock.

About Lowe’s Companies

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.