At the time of writing, Lowe’s Cos., Inc [LOW] stock is trading at $225.56, down -1.33%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LOW shares have gain 3.19% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.54%, and 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Lowe’s Cos., Inc fluctuated between $206.38 and $287.01. 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 $225.56 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.59% based on the average LOW price forecast.
Analyzing the LOW fundamentals
According to Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE:LOW], the company’s sales were 83.24B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -2.03% plunge. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -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 224.22 points at the first support level, and at 222.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 228.19, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 230.82.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE:LOW] has a current ratio of 1.01. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.19, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.52 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.68.
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.
