Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW)’s stock price has gone rise by 3.05 in comparison to its previous close of 221.87, however, the company has experienced a 3.94% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-07-01 that When a stock is trading near its 52-week low, that can potentially be an attractive time to buy. A cheaper share price means that investors aren’t feeling great about the stock for one reason or another.
Is It Worth Investing in Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) Right Now?
Lowe’s Cos., Inc (NYSE: LOW) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 18.94x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.90. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LOW is 559.79M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.58% of that float. On July 02, 2025, the average trading volume of LOW was 2.80M shares.
LOW’s Market Performance
LOW’s stock has seen a 3.94% increase for the week, with a 1.29% rise in the past month and a -1.97% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.05% for Lowe’s Cos., Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.29% for LOW’s stock, with a -7.28% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LOW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LOW stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for LOW by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for LOW in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $266 based on the research report published on April 25, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LOW reach a price target of $305, previously predicting the price at $275. The rating they have provided for LOW stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on November 08th, 2024.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Outperform” to LOW, setting the target price at $323 in the report published on October 22nd of the previous year.
LOW Trading at 2.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LOW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.34% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LOW starting from Dupre Janice, who sale 1,560 shares at the price of $224.38 back on Jun 10 ’25. After this action, Dupre Janice now owns 36,350 shares of Lowe’s Cos., Inc, valued at $350,039 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LOW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lowe’s Cos., Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.45.
Based on Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW), the company’s capital structure generated 1.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at -2.98. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.6 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.98. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.01.
Conclusion
To sum up, Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
