At the time of writing, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW] stock is trading at $53.31, up 0.02%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LW shares have gain 0.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.58%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE: LW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 20, 2024, when Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $68 from $90. Previously, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock with Hold rating on December 12, 2024, and set its price target to $81. On December 03, 2024, Bernstein initiated with a Mkt Perform rating and assigned a price target of $85 on the stock. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $68 on October 07, 2024. Consumer Edge Research downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on July 25, 2024, and downed its price target to $61. In a note dated July 25, 2024, Stifel downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $115 to $60.
For the past year, the stock price of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc fluctuated between $47.90 and $105.55. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $78.2 within the next 12 months. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE: LW] shares were valued at $53.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 46.69% based on the average LW price forecast.
Analyzing the LW fundamentals
According to Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE:LW], the company’s sales were 6.33B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -7.57% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.23% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.52.
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 52.09 points at the first support level, and at 50.86 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 54.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 55.66.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE:LW] has a current ratio of 1.35. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.53, and the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.20, the price to book ratio is 4.66 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.07.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NIBLOCK ROBERT A, Director, that happened on Jan 13 ’25 when 3000.0 shares were purchased. Director, BLIXT CHARLES A completed a deal on Dec 23 ’24 to buy 1200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director JURGENSEN WILLIAM G bought 5000.0 shares on Dec 23 ’24.
