Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) Expected to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $3.98 Per Share

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Lowe’s Companies in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 22nd. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker anticipates that the home improvement retailer will post earnings of $3.98 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $240.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lowe’s Companies’ current full-year earnings is $12.21 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LOW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $265.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $271.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Lowe’s Companies from an “average” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, Mizuho began coverage on shares of Lowe’s Companies in a research report on Tuesday, March 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $280.00 target price on the stock. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $251.33.

Lowe’s Companies Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE:LOW opened at $221.11 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $126.52 billion, a PE ratio of 17.76, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s fifty day moving average is $237.57 and its 200 day moving average is $224.71. Lowe’s Companies has a 52 week low of $181.85 and a 52 week high of $262.49.

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 21st. The home improvement retailer reported $3.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.94 by $0.12. Lowe’s Companies had a net margin of 8.46% and a negative return on equity of 48.52%. The company had revenue of $21.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LOW. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Lowe’s Companies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,638,746,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 5.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,693,630 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $13,677,378,000 after buying an additional 2,674,372 shares in the last quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board lifted its stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 187,225.6% in the third quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 2,111,159 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $438,783,000 after buying an additional 2,110,032 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lowe’s Companies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $430,090,000. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in Lowe’s Companies by 189.5% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,798,268 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $581,592,000 after purchasing an additional 1,831,727 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.06% of the company’s stock.

Lowe’s Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 24th were paid a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 23rd. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.99%. Lowe’s Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.34%.

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.