Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) stock hits $79.41: Is it a good time to buy or wait for a dip?

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW] stock is trading at $79.41, up 1.37%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LW shares have gain 3.43% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.01%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE: LW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 03, 2024, when Bernstein initiated its Mkt Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $85. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on October 07, 2024, and elevated its price target to $68. On July 26, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $61 on July 25, 2024. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $60 on July 25, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on March 11, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $128. In a note dated February 01, 2024, Citigroup initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $132 on this stock.

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW] stock has fluctuated between $52.99 and $111.88 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $98.29 within the next 12 months. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE: LW] shares were valued at $79.41 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 23.78% based on the average LW price forecast.

Analyzing the LW fundamentals

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE:LW] reported sales of 6.46B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.67%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.35 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.19.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 78.24 points at the first support level, and at 77.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 80.12, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 80.84.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.19. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.54, and the Cash Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.75, the price to book ratio is 6.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.64.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Rajagopalan Sukshma, Former Officer, that happened on Oct 31 ’24 when 2719.0 shares were purchased. Director, JURGENSEN WILLIAM G completed a deal on Jul 26 ’24 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director NIBLOCK ROBERT A bought 5000.0 shares on Jul 26 ’24.

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