Lowe's Companies (DB:LWE) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

LWE Stock Overview

Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States.

LWE fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	5/6

Rewards

Trading at 36.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 2.81% per year

Earnings grew by 20.1% over the past year

Pays a reliable dividend of 1.91%

Risk Analysis

Negative shareholders equity

Has a high level of debt

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Competitors

HORNBACH Baumarkt

HMSE:HBM

€1.6b

HORNBACH Holding KGaA

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€1.2b

Zalando

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€6.6b

Home Depot

NYSE:HD

US$336.0b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Lowe's Companies
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$217.50
52 Week High	US$240.35
52 Week Low	US$173.60
Beta	1.12
1 Month Change	-8.59%
3 Month Change	12.11%
1 Year Change	16.36%
3 Year Change	32.18%
5 Year Change	117.41%
Change since IPO	1,675.51%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	LWE	DE Specialty Retail	DE Market
7D	1.5%	-2.4%	1.7%
1Y	16.4%	-20.3%	2.3%

Return vs Industry: LWE exceeded the German Specialty Retail industry which returned -18.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LWE exceeded the German Market which returned 2.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LWE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LWE volatility
LWE Average Weekly Movement	3.2%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement	6.8%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market	10.1%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market	2.4%

Stable Share Price: LWE has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: LWE's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1921	226,000	Marvin Ellison	www.lowes.com

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.

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Lowe's Companies's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LWE fundamental statistics
Market cap	€124.87b
Earnings (TTM)	€7.20b
Revenue (TTM)	€80.71b

17.1x

P/E Ratio

1.5x

P/S Ratio

Is LWE overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LWE income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$86.38b
Cost of Revenue	US$57.53b
Gross Profit	US$28.84b
Other Expenses	US$21.14b
Earnings	US$7.71b

Last Reported Earnings

Feb 02, 2024

Next Earnings Date

May 21, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	13.47
Gross Margin	33.39%
Net Profit Margin	8.92%
Debt/Equity Ratio	-235.8%

How did LWE perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.9%

Current Dividend Yield

33%

Payout Ratio

LWE Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Competitors

HMSE:HBM

€1.6b

XTRA:HBH

€1.2b

XTRA:ZAL

€6.6b

NYSE:HD

US$336.0b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Lowe's Companies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 31, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.10 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$1.10 announced

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable May 8, 2024

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for He Full Year 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$13.28 (vs US$10.20 in FY 2023)

Recent updates

Lowe's Companies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 31, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.10 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$1.10 announced

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable May 8, 2024

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for He Full Year 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$13.28 (vs US$10.20 in FY 2023)

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Unveils Lowe's Style Studio for Apple Vision Pro

Lowe's and STAINMASTER Unveil 2024 Color of the Year

Upcoming dividend of US$1.10 per share at 2.0% yield

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.08 (vs US$0.25 in 3Q 2023)

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable February 7, 2024

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Announces Daniel J. Heinrich, Resign as A Director

Upcoming dividend of US$1.10 per share at 2.2% yield

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Affirms Sales Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$4.57 (vs US$4.68 in 2Q 2023)

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on Payable November 8, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$1.10 per share at 1.9% yield

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Appoints Quonta (Que) Vance as Executive Vice President, Pro and Home Services

Insider recently sold €4.4m worth of stock

Lowe's Companies, Inc Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable Aug. 9, 2023

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Provides Sales Guidance for the Full Year 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.79 (vs US$3.52 in 1Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of US$1.05 per share at 2.0% yield

Insider recently sold €1.8m worth of stock

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$10.20 (vs US$12.08 in FY 2022)

Sycamore Partners Management, L.P. acquired Lowe's Companies Canada, ULC from Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW).

Upcoming dividend of US$1.05 per share

Executive VP recently sold €4.8m worth of stock

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) announces an Equity Buyback for $15,000 million worth of its shares.

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.25 (vs US$2.74 in 3Q 2022)

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 8, 2023

Sycamore Partners Management, L.P. entered into an agreement to acquire Lowe's Companies Canada, ULC from Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) for $400 million.

Upcoming dividend of US$1.05 per share

Lowe's Unveils Industry-First Digital Twin, Giving Associates 'Superpowers' to Better Serve Customers

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 2, 2022

Insider recently sold €3.2m worth of stock

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$4.68 (vs US$4.27 in 2Q 2022)

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Appoints Scott H. Baxter as A Director

Upcoming dividend of US$1.05 per share

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Announces Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 3, 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.52 (vs US$3.22 in 1Q 2022)

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Lowe's Companies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 27, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.80 per share

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Appoints Brandon Sink as Executive Vice President

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Lowe's Launches New Exclusive Home Décor Brand, Origin21™, to Deliver Approachable, Modern Design for Everyday Living

Now 21% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.80 per share

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Reiterates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021 and Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$2.74 (vs US$0.92 in 3Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.80 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$4.27 (vs US$3.75 in 2Q 2021)