FY2025 EPS Estimate for Lowe’s Companies Raised by Analyst

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Lowe’s Companies in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 19th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the home improvement retailer will earn $11.90 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $11.83. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $305.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lowe’s Companies’ current full-year earnings is $11.82 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Lowe’s Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.25 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on LOW. DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Loop Capital raised shares of Lowe’s Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $250.00 to $300.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $307.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Barclays boosted their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $229.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on Lowe’s Companies from $306.00 to $301.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.92.

Lowe’s Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LOW opened at $264.63 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $150.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $268.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $244.73. Lowe’s Companies has a fifty-two week low of $196.23 and a fifty-two week high of $287.01.

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The home improvement retailer reported $4.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.14. Lowe’s Companies had a negative return on equity of 47.55% and a net margin of 8.19%. The business had revenue of $23.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.93 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.56 EPS. Lowe’s Companies’s revenue was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Lowe’s Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 23rd were paid a $1.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 23rd. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.74%. This is an increase from Lowe’s Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Lowe’s Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 38.37%.

Insider Transactions at Lowe’s Companies

In other news, CAO Dan Clayton Griggs, Jr. sold 6,769 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 9,383 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,334,678.06. This represents a 41.91 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Margrethe R. Vagell sold 5,730 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.45, for a total transaction of $1,555,408.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 13,214 shares in the company, valued at $3,586,940.30. This represents a 30.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lowe’s Companies

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lowe’s Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its holdings in Lowe’s Companies by 93.3% during the second quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 145 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors grew its stake in Lowe’s Companies by 555.6% in the third quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 118 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 118.6% in the third quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies during the second quarter worth about $37,000. Institutional investors own 74.06% of the company’s stock.

About Lowe’s Companies

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.