A share price of Lowe’s Cos., Inc [LOW] is currently trading at $243.1, up 0.65%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LOW shares have gain 3.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.27%, 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 a Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $245.
Lowe’s Cos., Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $206.38 and $285.24. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $278 within the next 12 months. Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE: LOW] shares were valued at $243.1 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.36% based on the average LOW price forecast.
Analyzing the LOW fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE:LOW] were 83.61B which represents 1.58% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% 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 -0.52 and Total Capital is 0.41. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -3.43.
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 241.29 points at the first support level, and at 239.49 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 244.05, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 245.01.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE:LOW] is 1.05. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.29, and the Cash Ratio is 0.22. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.63 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.97.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved McFarland Joseph Michael, EVP, Stores, that happened on Sep 11 ’25 when 43810.0 shares were sold. Officer, JOSEPH M MCFARLAND completed a deal on Sep 11 ’25 to buy 43810.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Chief Financial Officer Sink Brandon J sold 8192.0 shares on Sep 05 ’25.
