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

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.150-4.350 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.6 billion-$6.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.6 billion. Lamb Weston also updated its FY25 guidance to $4.15-4.35 EPS.

Lamb Weston Stock Performance

Lamb Weston stock opened at $64.91 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.59. Lamb Weston has a 12 month low of $52.99 and a 12 month high of $111.88. The company has a market cap of $9.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 0.75. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $61.89 and its 200-day moving average is $77.92.

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 1st. The specialty retailer reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.01. Lamb Weston had a net margin of 11.22% and a return on equity of 44.06%. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.55 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.63 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Lamb Weston will post 4.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Lamb Weston Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.22%. Lamb Weston’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Lamb Weston from $98.00 to $70.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Lamb Weston from $108.00 to $63.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Lamb Weston from $132.00 to $78.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Lamb Weston from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a report on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Lamb Weston from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $80.70.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director William G. Jurgensen acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $55.43 per share, for a total transaction of $554,300.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 173,377 shares in the company, valued at $9,610,287.11. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

About Lamb Weston

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.