Wedbush Comments on Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:LOW)

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) – Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lowe’s Companies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 22nd. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now expects that the home improvement retailer will earn $3.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.27. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $250.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lowe’s Companies’ current full-year earnings is $12.21 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Lowe’s Companies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $3.26 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.85 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. UBS Group increased their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 28th. StockNews.com raised Lowe’s Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Gordon Haskett reissued a “hold” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $265.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 28th. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $270.00 to $240.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $251.33.

Lowe’s Companies Trading Down 1.7 %

NYSE LOW opened at $221.11 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $126.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.76, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.15. Lowe’s Companies has a twelve month low of $181.85 and a twelve month high of $262.49. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $237.57 and a 200 day moving average of $224.71.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LOW. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Lowe’s Companies during the fourth quarter worth $1,638,746,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised 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 valued at $13,677,378,000 after acquiring an additional 2,674,372 shares in the last quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board raised 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 valued at $438,783,000 after acquiring an additional 2,110,032 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $430,090,000. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group raised its stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 189.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,831,727 shares in the last quarter. 74.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lowe’s Companies Dividend Announcement

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