LOW - Lowe's Companies, Inc.

NYSE - NYSE Delayed price. Currency in USD
94.98
+2.93 (+3.18%)
At close: 4:01PM EST
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Previous close92.05
Open92.83
Bid0.00 x 3000
Ask95.49 x 1000
Day's range92.68 - 95.03
52-week range81.16 - 117.70
Volume7,206,610
Avg. volume5,248,012
Market cap76.265B
Beta (3Y monthly)1.57
PE ratio (TTM)21.17
EPS (TTM)4.49
Earnings date27 Feb 2019
Forward dividend & yield1.92 (1.98%)
Ex-dividend date2019-01-22
1y target est111.86
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  • What Analysts Expect from Lowe’s EPS in 2019
    Market Realist2 days ago

    What Analysts Expect from Lowe’s EPS in 2019

    Will Marvin Ellison’s Initiatives Spark a Turnaround for Lowe’s?(Continued from Prior Part)Analysts’ 2018 EPS expectations In the first three quarters of 2018, Lowe’s Companies (LOW) posted adjusted EPS of $4.30, a rise of 17.8% from $3.65 in

  • Digging Deeper into Lowe’s Strategies
    Market Realist2 days ago

    Digging Deeper into Lowe’s Strategies

    Will Marvin Ellison’s Initiatives Spark a Turnaround for Lowe’s?(Continued from Prior Part)Lowe’s strategiesAfter strategically reassessing its business, Lowe’s Companies’ (LOW) management announced during the company’s third-quarter

  • How Does Lowe’s Valuation Compare to Those of Its Peers?
    Market Realist2 days ago

    How Does Lowe’s Valuation Compare to Those of Its Peers?

    Will Marvin Ellison’s Initiatives Spark a Turnaround for Lowe’s?(Continued from Prior Part)LOW’s valuation On January 16, Lowe’s Companies (LOW) was trading at a forward PE multiple of 15.7x. In comparison, Lowe’s was trading at a discount

  • Will Marvin Ellison’s Initiatives Spark a Turnaround for Lowe’s?
    Market Realist2 days ago

    Will Marvin Ellison’s Initiatives Spark a Turnaround for Lowe’s?

    Will Marvin Ellison’s Initiatives Spark a Turnaround for Lowe’s?LOW’s performance Last year was a tough one for home improvement retailers. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB), which tracks home improvement and furnishing companies, fell

  • Why Home Depot Stock Is Down Today
    Market Realist2 days ago

    Why Home Depot Stock Is Down Today

    Why Home Depot Stock Is Down TodayAnalysts’ recommendationsToday, JPMorgan Chase cut its price target for Home Depot (HD) to $203 from $208. The new target represents a potential upside of 14.7% from its January 16 closing price of $177.04.Other

  • Lowe's (LOW) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
    Zacks3 days ago

    Lowe's (LOW) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

    In the latest trading session, Lowe's (LOW) closed at $93.96, marking a -1% move from the previous day.

  • Barrons.com3 days ago

    Sherwin-Williams Results Don’t Bode Well for Home Depot and Lowe’s

    The latest sales figures from the paint maker could mean investors should rein in expectations for the major home improvement retailers.

  • Why Analysts Expect Home Depot’s EPS Growth to Slow
    Market Realist5 days ago

    Why Analysts Expect Home Depot’s EPS Growth to Slow

    Could Home Depot Turn Around this Year?(Continued from Prior Part)Analysts’ EPS expectationsHome Depot’s (HD) adjusted EPS grew 32.0% YoY (year-over-year) to $7.64 from $5.79 in last year’s first three quarters, driven by revenue growth, net

  • How Home Depot Aims to Drive Its Sales
    Market Realist5 days ago

    How Home Depot Aims to Drive Its Sales

    Could Home Depot Turn Around this Year?(Continued from Prior Part)Home Depot’s integrated retail strategyTo counter Amazon (AMZN), Home Depot (HD) has been focusing on its integrated retail strategy, One Home Depot. The strategy integrates its offline and online channels to enhance customers’ experience, which could be hard for Amazon to

  • Analysts Favor ‘Buy’ for Home Depot
    Market Realist5 days ago

    Analysts Favor ‘Buy’ for Home Depot

    Could Home Depot Turn Around this Year? (Continued from Prior Part) ## Analysts’ recommendations Of the 34 analysts covering Home Depot (HD), 73.5% recommend “buy,” and 26.5% recommend “hold.” None recommend “sell.” Their average 12-month PT (price target) of $203.93 implies a 13.7% upside from its January 11 closing price of $179.41. This month, RBC raised Home Depot’s PT from $191 to $196, while UBS lowered its PT from $220 to $200. After Home Depot announced its third-quarter earnings on November 13, Credit Suisse, Baird, Stifel, and Telsey Advisory Group cut their PTs. Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock from “buy” to “neutral,” and lowered its PT from $219 to $195. ## Peer comparison Of the 32 analysts covering Lowe’s (LOW), 71.9% recommend “buy,” and 28.1% recommend “hold.” Their average 12-month PT of $111.86 implies a 15.0% upside from the stock’s current price of $97.30. Of the 24 analysts covering Williams-Sonoma (WSM), 4.2% recommend “buy,” 79.2% recommend “hold,” and 16.7% recommend “sell.” Their average 12-month PT of $55.50 implies a 5.4% upside from the stock’s current price of $52.81. Of the 22 analysts covering Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), 63.6% recommend “hold,” and 36.4% recommend “sell.” Their average 12-month PT of $13.40 implies a 12.0% downside from the stock’s current price of $15.23. ## Valuation As of January 11, Home Depot’s forward PE multiple was 17.5x, compared with 23.0x at the beginning of last year. Home Depot’s stock price decline lowered its valuation multiple. On the same day, Lowe’s, Williams-Sonoma, and Bed Bath & Beyond had forward PE multiples of 16.3x, 11.9x, and 16.3x, respectively. Home Depot’s EPS are 18.3 times analysts’ 2018 expectations, and 17.4 times their 2019 expectations. They estimate that its EPS rose 31.4% last year, and that they will rise 4.9% this year. Next, we’ll look at Home Depot’s strategies and analysts’ revenue expectations. Continue to Next Part Browse this series on Market Realist: * Part 1 - Could Home Depot Turn Around this Year? * Part 3 - How Home Depot Aims to Drive Its Sales * Part 4 - Why Analysts Expect Home Depot’s EPS Growth to Slow

  • Could Home Depot Turn Around this Year?
    Market Realist5 days ago

    Could Home Depot Turn Around this Year?

    Last year was tough for home improvement retailers, including Home Depot (HD), whose stock price fell 9.3%. The stock fell despite Home Depot beating analysts’ EPS expectations in the first three quarters of 2018, as investors grew skeptical about increased interest rates and the weak housing market. Weakness in broader equity markets—the S&P 500 fell 6.2%—didn’t help, either.

  • Amazon to Invest in Balyo to Expand Warehouse Automation
    Zacks9 days ago

    Amazon to Invest in Balyo to Expand Warehouse Automation

    Amazon (AMZN) plans to invest in a warehouse robotics firm, Balyo, in a bid to cut costs and speed up order deliveries.

  • Motley Fool10 days ago

    3 Retail Stocks for Your Watch List

    Not every retailer is a sitting duck for Amazon, and these three companies carved out a comfortable niche to thrive in.

  • Why Did Barclays Downgrade Lowe’s?
    Market Realist10 days ago

    Why Did Barclays Downgrade Lowe’s?

    On January 9, Barclays downgraded Lowe’s (LOW) from “overweight” to “equal weight.” Barclays lowered its target price from $120 to $105.

  • Lowe's (LOW) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
    Zacks10 days ago

    Lowe's (LOW) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

    Lowe's (LOW) closed at $97.03 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.61% move from the prior day.

  • Barrons.com10 days ago

    Lowe’s Downgraded by Barclays in a Softening Market

    The perennial No. 2 home-improvement chain still has room for improvement, but a souring backdrop could make for tougher times ahead

  • CEO departures hit highest level since recession
    Yahoo Finance10 days ago

    CEO departures hit highest level since recession

    A record number of CEOs left their posts in 2018.

  • Lowe's to Sharpen Edge, Hiring of 65,000 Associates on Cards
    Zacks13 days ago

    Lowe's to Sharpen Edge, Hiring of 65,000 Associates on Cards

    Lowe's (LOW) announces plans to hire more than 65,000 associates this year to improve customer service and product availability.

  • Pending Home Sales Fall in November: Homebuilder ETFs in Focus
    Zacks17 days ago

    Pending Home Sales Fall in November: Homebuilder ETFs in Focus

    U.S. pending home sales fall 0.7% in November, putting homebuilder ETFs in focus.

  • Lowe's (LOW) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
    Zacks19 days ago

    Lowe's (LOW) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

    Lowe's (LOW) closed the most recent trading day at $92.36, moving +0.53% from the previous trading session.

  • Home Depot and Lowe’s: Analysts Still Favor a ‘Buy’ Rating
    Market Realist20 days ago

    Home Depot and Lowe’s: Analysts Still Favor a ‘Buy’ Rating

    Among the 34 analysts that follow Home Depot (HD), 73.5% recommended a “buy” as of December 21, while 26.5% recommended a “hold.” On the same day, analysts set a target price of $204.79, which represents a return potential of 27.6% from Home Depot’s current stock price of $160.48.

  • Do Home Depot and Lowe’s Dividends Look Attractive?
    Market Realist23 days ago

    Do Home Depot and Lowe’s Dividends Look Attractive?

    Will 2019 Be Better for Home Depot and Lowe’s? Dividends help smooth out return volatility for shareholders especially for home improvement retailers, which are cyclical. Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s (LOW) have a strong history of returning cash to shareholders.

  • What Do Analysts Expect from Lowe’s Revenues in 2019?
    Market Realist23 days ago

    What Do Analysts Expect from Lowe’s Revenues in 2019?

    Analysts expect Lowe’s (LOW) to post revenues of $15.8 billion in the fourth quarter, which would take the total to $71.44 billion—4.1% growth from $68.62 billion in 2017. For the same period, the company’s management has set the revenue growth guidance at 4.0% with SSSG (same-store sales growth) of 2.5% and the addition of eight home improvement stores.

  • Analysts Expect Home Depot’s Revenue Growth to Slow Down
    Market Realist23 days ago

    Analysts Expect Home Depot’s Revenue Growth to Slow Down

    Will 2019 Be Better for Home Depot and Lowe’s? In the fourth quarter, analysts expect Home Depot (HD) to post revenues of $26.63 billion. For 2018, Home Depot’s management has set a revenue growth guidance of 7.2%, which accounts for one extra week of operations in 2018.

  • Home Depot Beat Lowe’s EPS Growth in the First Three Quarters
    Market Realist23 days ago

    Home Depot Beat Lowe’s EPS Growth in the First Three Quarters

    Will 2019 Be Better for Home Depot and Lowe’s? Home Depot (HD) posted an EPS of $7.64 in the first three quarters of 2018—an increase of 32.0% from $5.79 in the first three quarters of 2017. Revenue growth, expanded net margins, and share repurchases drove the company’s EPS during this period.