Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)

LOW (NYSE:Retail)
$42.38
neg -0.29
-0.68%
Today's Range: 42.16 - 42.77 | LOW Avg Daily Volume: 8,594,300
Last Update: 05/20/13 - 4:00 PM EDT
Volume: 16,045
YTD Performance: 19.31%
Open: $42.30
Previous Close: $42.67
52 Week Range: $24.76 - $43.55
Oustanding Shares: 1,088,511,808
Market Cap: 46,446,798,847
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for LOW
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 8 8 8 9
Moderate Buy 2 2 2 2
Hold 9 8 9 9
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 1 1 1 1
Mean Rec. 2.17 2.13 2.17 2.12
Latest Dividend: 0.16
Latest Dividend Yield: 1.50%
Dividend Ex-Date: 04/22/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 25.25
Price Earnings Comparisons:
LOW Sector Avg. S&P 500
25.25 25.20 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
9.68% 48.81% 78.82%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 0.60 0.07 0.02
Net Income 6.50 0.10 0.03
EPS 18.20 0.40 0.12
Earnings for LOW:
EBITDA 5.18B
Revenue 50.52B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (04/13) Qtr (07/13) FY (01/14) FY (01/15)
Average Estimate $0.51 $0.78 $2.08 $2.54
Number of Analysts 13 12 16 14
High Estimate $0.54 $0.82 $2.15 $2.72
Low Estimate $0.47 $0.76 $2.02 $2.38
Prior Year $0.43 $0.65 $1.75 $2.08
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 18.07% 20.38% 18.96% 22.14%
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thirdgenwidget: @jimcramer Good job on $AMZN vs $WMT... $HD and $LOW don't have same level of exposure, but tools, sm appliances, and fixtures are on $AMZN
22 seconds ago from web
edgarar88: Buy $HD and buy $LOW
15 minutes ago from web
InvestorPlace: Brace yourselves. Hurricanes are coming. "Stock Up on Home Depot for Hurricane Season." $HD $LOW http://t.co/mzKshUCywR
16 minutes ago from StockTwits Web
RetailRobWilson: $HD #3: Can't wait to see how $LOW trades today in response to these fabulous numbers by HD. Lots of risk in LOW's Q1 consensus estimate.
40 minutes ago from web
WorldNewsRTLive: RT @AndriaCheng: . @HomeDepot, @Lowes first-quarter results susceptible to the Big Chill http://t.co/nHXDQnjX4z $HD $LOW $WMT
45 minutes ago from Plume for Android
RetailRobWilson: $HD #2: Calendar shift impact generally missed when last year $LOW experienced the same exact impact in their Q1.
45 minutes ago from web
daily_finance: Housing recovery boosts #HomeDepot's bottom line http://t.co/MR06olCoOc $HD $LOW
1 hour ago from web
LaMonicaBuzz: No need to blame weather if housing market is really recovering. Wow. Home Depot easily tops forecasts. $HD up 3.6% pre-market. $LOW up 2%.
1 hour ago from StockTwits Web
CNNMoneyInvest: RT @ctymkiwcnn: If last weekend's Home Depot parking lot is any indication (packed!), sales are brisk. $HD up 4% on strong earnings and guidance. $LOW
1 hour ago from TweetDeck
ctymkiwcnn: If last weekend's Home Depot parking lot is any indication (packed!), sales are brisk. $HD up 4% on strong earnings and guidance. $LOW
1 hour ago from StockTwits Web
Bullish
Nov 20, 2012 | 8:13 AM EST
Shares of LOW now seen reaching $40, according to Nomura. Estimates also upped, as the company is seeing better sales and margins. Buy ...
Bullish
Nov 20, 2012 | 7:55 AM EST
Shares of LOW now seen reaching $39, UBS said. Estimates also raised as 3Q was a step in the right direction. 
Stephanie Link, director of research at TheStreet, gives us her top stock picks as the housing market recovers.
I'm not alone in the opinion that the home improvement chain's stock has little upside.
Jim Cramer says both Lowe's and Home Depot will continue to benefit from the devastation that Superstorm Sandy caused.

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The shares should prosper today.
Whirlpool, Sherwin-Williams and Lowe's are all showing positive technicals here.
Bullish
Nov 16, 2012 | 8:21 AM EST
LOW estimates were raised through 2014, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said. Sales growth should accelerate from here. Buy rating and ne...
Bullish
Nov 14, 2012 | 8:31 AM EST
Shares of LOW now seen reaching $42, Oppenheimer said. Estimates also raised on approaching a positive inflection point. Outperform rat...

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