Lowe's (LOW) Stock – Analyzing Key Fundamentals

By Ken Smith • Wednesday, August 13 15:26 • Permanent Link

Shares of Home Improvement Retail company Lowe's climbed 5.3% this afternoon. Here are some quick facts to get you started if you are interested in the stock:

Lowe's has logged a 3.0% 52 week change, compared to 18.2% for the S&P 500
LOW has an average analyst rating of buy and is -2.3% away from its mean target price of $263.97 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $12.1, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 21.3. The Consumer Discretionary sector's average P/E ratio is 20.93
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $12.63 and its forward P/E ratio is 20.4
The current ratio is currently 1.0, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
LOW has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -4.6% and gross profit margins of 0.3%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $7.7 Billion and the average free cash flow growth rate is 5.0%
Lowe's's revenues have an average growth rate of 0.7% with operating expenses growing at -1.5%. The company's current operating margins stand at 12.5%

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