Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for LOW FY2025 Earnings

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Lowe’s Companies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now expects that the home improvement retailer will earn $11.85 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $11.76. The consensus estimate for Lowe’s Companies’ current full-year earnings is $11.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Lowe’s Companies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.46 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.64 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.41 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $13.75 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on LOW. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Lowe’s Companies from $262.00 to $307.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Oppenheimer upgraded Lowe’s Companies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $230.00 to $305.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $305.00 price objective on shares of Lowe’s Companies in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Gordon Haskett lowered their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $245.00 to $240.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Loop Capital raised shares of Lowe’s Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $250.00 to $300.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Lowe’s Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.92.

Lowe’s Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LOW opened at $270.06 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $270.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $247.22. The company has a market cap of $152.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.52, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.09. Lowe’s Companies has a one year low of $205.84 and a one year high of $287.01.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 10.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 26,010,730 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $7,045,006,000 after acquiring an additional 2,399,897 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Lowe’s Companies by 1,889.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,134,969 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $578,256,000 after purchasing an additional 2,027,668 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its position in Lowe’s Companies by 20,275.6% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,205,014 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $2,657,000 after purchasing an additional 1,199,100 shares during the last quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Lowe’s Companies by 387.7% during the 3rd quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 811,374 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $219,761,000 after purchasing an additional 645,017 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in Lowe’s Companies by 170.5% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 735,633 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $162,178,000 after buying an additional 463,645 shares during the last quarter. 74.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Dan Clayton Griggs, Jr. sold 6,769 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.82, for a total value of $1,684,262.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 9,383 shares in the company, valued at $2,334,678.06. This trade represents a 41.91 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Quonta D. Vance sold 7,198 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $274.37, for a total value of $1,974,915.26. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,703 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,582,802.11. The trade was a 30.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 19,697 shares of company stock valued at $5,214,586. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Lowe’s Companies Company Profile

Lowe’s Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical.