Analysis of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW)’s performance, earnings and valuation

Nora Barnes

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW] stock prices are down -0.57% to $59.46 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LW shares have gain 0.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.71%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on December 20, 2024, and dropped its price target to $68. On December 12, 2024, Deutsche Bank initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $81 on the stock. Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and suggested a price target of $85 on December 03, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $68 on October 07, 2024. Consumer Edge Research downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on July 26, 2024. In a note dated July 25, 2024, TD Cowen downgraded a Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $105 to $61.

The stock price of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW] has been fluctuating between $47.87 and $83.10 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $65.33 within the next 12 months. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE: LW] shares were valued at $59.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.87% based on the average LW price forecast.

Analyzing the LW fundamentals

The Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE:LW] reported sales of 6.46B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 0.31%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.23.

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 58.89 points at the first support level, and at 58.33 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 60.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 60.81.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE:LW]’s Current Ratio is 1.49. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.77, and the Cash Ratio is 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.28, the price to book ratio is 4.63 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.55.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Jones Gregory W, VP AND CONTROLLER, that happened on Oct 02 ’25 when 1600.0 shares were sold. Officer, Gregory W Jones completed a deal on Oct 02 ’25 to buy 1600.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director NIBLOCK ROBERT A bought 3000.0 shares on Jan 13 ’25.

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