An Evaluation Of Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) Prospects

After Hours

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Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, LOW falls under the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating within the Home Improvement Retail industry segment. The current market capitalization of Lowe’s Cos., Inc is $145.13B. A total of 1.55 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.32M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Simkins Lawrence bought 1,000 shares of LOW for 245.53 per share on Dec 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 1,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 27 ’24, Vance Quonta D sold 7,198 shares at 274.37 per share. LOW shares that EVP, Pro & Home Services owns now total 16,703.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Vance Quonta D acquired of 7,198 shares on Nov 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $274.37. In another insider transaction, McFarland Joseph Michael sold 4,000 shares at $270.74 per share on Oct 03 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Stores now total 54,099.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Lowe’s Cos., Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.55, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.77%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.44. LOW’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.71% when it declared a $1.15 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/22/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/23/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.85%. The LOW stock dividend was $1.15 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LOW has a high of $287.01 and a low of $211.80.

As of this writing, LOW has an earnings estimate of $1.83 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 31.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.03 per share and a lower estimate of $1.77.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. LOW’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.13B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $29.38B in debt and $19.67B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$23.75, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$4.82B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LOW is Buy with a score of 4.28.

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