Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW)

LOW (NYSE:Retail)
$42.45
pos +0.07
+0.17%
Today's Range: 42.18 - 43.40 | LOW Avg Daily Volume: 8,594,300
Last Update: 05/21/13 - 4:01 PM EDT
Volume: 10,756,741
YTD Performance: 19.31%
Open: $43.08
Previous Close: $42.38
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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ronin245
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Briefingcom
Briefingcom: Lowe's headlines Wednesday's pre-market earnings http://t.co/9QgInXXjQS $LOW
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KymLang
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margin16
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iStockAnalyst
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