Lowe's (LOW) ended the recent trading session at $240.93, demonstrating a +2.75% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.16%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.44%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.76%.
Heading into today, shares of the home improvement retailer had lost 13.82% over the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 4.08% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.14%.
The upcoming earnings release of Lowe's will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on November 19, 2025. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $3, indicating a 3.81% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $20.91 billion, up 3.65% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $12.32 per share and revenue of $85.09 billion. These totals would mark changes of +2.67% and +1.69%, respectively, from last year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Lowe's should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.29% higher. At present, Lowe's boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
With respect to valuation, Lowe's is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 19.04. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 22.24.
Meanwhile, LOW's PEG ratio is currently 2.17. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Retail - Home Furnishings industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.57.
The Retail - Home Furnishings industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 176, putting it in the bottom 29% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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