Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW)’s latest quarter sales figures and margins explained

Lowe’s Cos., Inc [LOW] stock prices are up 0.33% to $220.7 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The LOW shares have gain 4.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.17%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE: LOW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 25, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $266 for it. Previously, Telsey Advisory Group upgraded its rating to Outperform on November 08, 2024, and elevated its price target to $305. On October 22, 2024, Bernstein initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $323 on the stock. Loop Capital upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $300 on October 09, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its recommendation of a Market Perform and raised its price target to $275 on October 02, 2024. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on September 24, 2024, and upped its price target to $305. In a note dated April 03, 2024, Gordon Haskett downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $245.

The stock price of Lowe’s Cos., Inc [LOW] has been fluctuating between $206.38 and $287.01 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $269.75 within the next 12 months. Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE: LOW] shares were valued at $220.7 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.22% based on the average LOW price forecast.

Analyzing the LOW fundamentals

The Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE:LOW] reported sales of 83.24B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -2.03%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.15, Equity is -0.5 and Total Capital is 0.45. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-2.98.

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 218.72 points at the first support level, and at 216.75 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 222.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 223.59.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE:LOW]’s Current Ratio is 1.01. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.19, while the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.49 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.28.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Dupre Janice, EVP, Human Resources, that happened on Jun 10 ’25 when 1560.0 shares were sold. Officer, Janice Marie Dupre completed a deal on Jun 10 ’25 to buy 1560.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. PRYOR JULIETTE WILLIAMS sold 1130.0 shares on Jun 03 ’25.

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