Is Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (NYSE: LOW) No Longer A Good Investment?

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Stocks Info

LOW belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NYSE while operating in the Home Improvement Retail industry. The current market capitalization of Lowe’s Cos., Inc. is $123.47B. A total of 1.58 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.35M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Sink Brandon J sold 6,227 shares of LOW for 242.01 per share on Mar 07 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 17,022 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 01 ’24, Godbole Seemantini sold 27,292 shares at 240.34 per share. LOW shares that EVP, Chief Information Officer owns now total 21,246.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Dupre Janice disposed of 5,380 shares on Aug 31 ’23 at a per-share price of $231.28. This resulted in the EVP, Human Resources holding 24,216 shares of LOW after the transaction. In another insider transaction, McFarland Joseph Michael sold 4,500 shares at $222.53 per share on Aug 28 ’23. Company shares held by the EVP, Stores now total 46,594.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Lowe’s Cos., Inc. pays an annual dividend of $4.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.03%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.40. LOW’s most recent ex-dividend date was 7/24/2024 when it declared a $0.15 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 8/7/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 5/8/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4/23/2024. The LOW stock dividend was $1.10 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LOW has a high of $262.49 and a low of $181.85.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. 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 -$25.53, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$4.82B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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 4.03.

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