NYSE: LOW

Lowe's Companies (LOW) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Retail trade sector, home improvement chains industry. Market cap $107.9B.

$192.49−1.70 (−0.9%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:16 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Lowe's closes at $192.49, down 0.9%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $209.01 and its 200-day average of $234.53, with the 50-day itself below the 200-day. Shares are off 12.5% over one month, 13.4% over three months and 28.2% over the past year, near the 52-week low of $192.09. The GekkoIndex reads 69.8, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, while price sits 5.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $204.15.

Recent commentary centers on the August 19 earnings report, where Lowe's posted $26 billion in sales with comparable sales growth of 0.2%, its fifth straight quarter of positive comps, alongside online sales growth of 15.7% tied to its Mylow AI tool. At the Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference, CEO Marvin Ellison indicated the second half is expected to resemble the first, with elevated interest rates and cautious homeowners favoring smaller projects. Institutional activity was mixed: Nykredit A/S disclosed a new $42.22 million stake, while Bank of America Corp DE trimmed its position by 2.3% to over 8.29 million shares valued near $1.83 billion, and Corient Private Wealth LP cut its holding by 25.4% to 232,350 shares worth $51.23 million.

Looking ahead, the next earnings date falls on 18 November, 59 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. Over the last 90 days, Congress members recorded 2 buys and 0 sells. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 0.3% gain across 5 years, rising in 2 of those years. Analyst coverage spans 22 firms, with 16 at buy and 6 at hold, and a consensus target of $252.30.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $192.49200-day averageGekko Fair Value $204.15

Key stats

Market cap
$107.9B
P/E ratio
16.4
Forward P/E
15.6
EPS, TTM
$11.82
Revenue, TTM
$90.43B
Profit margin
7.4%
Dividend yield
2.50%
Beta
0.85
Volume
5.89M avg 3.10M
1-year return
−28.2%
Typical daily move
±2.1%
Typical 20-day move
±5.3%
50-day average
$209.01
200-day average
$234.53
Next earnings
Nov 18 before open
Shares outstanding
561.1M
52-week range
$192.09$293.06

Lowe's Companies swing-trade checklist

Lowe's Companies scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $192.49 is below the 50-day ($209.01) and 200-day ($234.53) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

    See the chart
  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    69.8, Accumulation

    Reading 69.8 is in the Accumulation zone.

    See the GekkoIndex
  • Fair valuesupportive

    5.7% below

    Price is 5.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 59 days

    Next report Nov 18, 2026, 59 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +0.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.3% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

A description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works

Lowe's Companies stock chart and price history

Lowe's Companies closed at $192.49 on Sep 18, 2026, −28.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $192.09 to $293.06.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

Use the left and right arrow keys to read daily values.

Performance Breakdown

1 month
−12.5%
3 months
−13.4%
6 months
−16.2%
1 year
−28.2%
The full LOW chart adds GekkoIndex, insider, options, Congress and hedge fund markers, plus TrendCandles™.Open LOW in Gekko

Follow Lowe's Companies through every session

Put LOW on a Gekko watchlist and see its GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and smart money signals update on the chart as they change.

Track LOW in GekkoFree for 7 days. No credit card required.

About Lowe's Companies

Lowe's Companies runs a chain of home improvement stores selling goods for building, repairing, remodeling and decorating homes. Shoppers can find appliances, outdoor and garden equipment, lumber, kitchen and bath fixtures, power tools, paint, hardware, flooring, plumbing supplies, building materials, lighting and electrical items under one roof. Beyond selling products, it connects customers with independent contractors for installation work, sells extended warranties, and handles repairs both in and out of warranty.

Its shelves carry a mix of recognized national brands and its own private-label goods. The customer base spans everyday homeowners, renters and professional tradespeople, all served through physical stores as well as online through Lowes.com and a separate site for professional buyers, Lowesforpros.com, backed by mobile apps.

Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina, Lowe's Companies is listed on the NYSE under the ticker LOW.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Retail trade
Industry
Home improvement chains
Website
corporate.lowes.com

Lowe's Companies GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Lowe's Companies’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 69.8, in the Accumulation zone, up 4.2 points over five sessions.

010069.8Accumulation

Up 4.2 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying42+1.0%+2.1%+3.8%+4.2%
Accumulation (current zone)241−0.3%+0.1%+0.2%+0.5%
Neutral3340.0%−0.4%−0.7%−0.5%
Distribution44+0.5%+1.0%+2.4%−5.8%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average LOW share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

See every daily GekkoIndex reading plotted over the LOW price, zone by zone.Track LOW in Gekko

Is Lowe's Companies stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Lowe's Companies trades 5.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $204.15, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Lowe's Companies shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$204.15

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

5.7% Undervalued

How Gekko Fair Value works →

Gekko Fair Value on every chart, with the gap to price updating daily.Open LOW in Gekko

Lowe's Companies insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Lowe's Companies, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for LOW in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

Every LOW insider filing, plotted on the chart in Gekko.Open LOW in Gekko

Congress trades last 90 days

2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Sep 7
traded Aug 10
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Aug 12
traded Jul 7

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

Lowe's Companies has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026
$3.00M
As a share of market cap
0.00%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds LOW.

1added0opened0trimmed1sold out
Which funds are on each side, name by name.Unlock in Gekko

Lowe's Companies earnings: next date and track record

Lowe's Companies reports on Nov 18, 2026, before the open (59 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.3%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−3.2%Nov ’24+1.3%Feb ’25−3.2%May ’25−0.3%Aug ’25+4.0%Nov ’25−5.1%Feb ’26−0.4%May ’26+0.8%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 19, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Lowe's Q2 2026 delivered $26 billion in sales with comparable sales growth of 0.2%, marking 5 consecutive quarters of positive comps. Online sales surged 15.7%, driven by AI tool Mylow and digital investments. Pro and Home Services segments showed continued growth, partially offsetting soft DIY discretionary demand. FBM and ADG acquisitions are progressing, targeting larger Pro customers.
Guidance
Management reaffirmed fiscal 2026 expectations despite macro headwinds including elevated fuel costs, tariff impacts, and weak DIY discretionary spend. Near-term outlook remains cautious given economic uncertainty, though long-term home improvement fundamentals are described as intact.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 19, 2026$4.40
est $4.22
+4.3%$25.96B
est $26.13B
−0.7%+0.8%
May 20, 2026$3.03
est $2.97
+2.0%$23.08B
est $22.98B
+0.4%−0.4%
Feb 25, 2026$1.98
est $2.07
−4.3%$20.58B
est $20.34B
+1.2%−5.1%
Nov 19, 2025$3.06
est $2.97
+3.0%$20.81B
est $20.80B
+0.1%+4.0%
Aug 20, 2025$4.33
est $4.24
+2.1%$23.96B
est $23.95B
+0.1%−0.3%
May 21, 2025$2.92
est $2.88
+1.4%$20.93B
est $20.94B
0.0%−3.2%
Feb 26, 2025$1.93
est $1.84
+4.9%$18.55B
est $18.30B
+1.4%+1.3%
Nov 19, 2024$2.89
est $2.81
+2.8%$20.17B
est $19.94B
+1.2%−3.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Lowe's Companies stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Lowe's Companies is $252.30, +31.1% from the last close, from 22 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$252.30consensus 12-month target, +31.1% from the last close
Low $230High $275
Buy16
Hold6
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 22 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 15Goldman SachsBuy, maintained$270+40.3%
Sep 9BernsteinBuy, maintained$254+32.0%
Aug 24Stifel NicolausHold, maintained
Aug 24CitiBuy, reiterated$260+35.1%
Aug 23Morgan StanleyBuy, maintained$258+34.0%
+0.2%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Lowe's Companies seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Lowe's Companies averaged +0.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+8.0%2021−0.5%2022−8.9%2023+7.8%2024−7.7%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.2%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−2.0%1 of 5
Next 15 trading days−1.9%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+0.3%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−1.6%2 of 5

For scale, LOW’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.3%.

Lowe's Companies market cap and key statistics

Lowe's Companies’s market cap is $107.9B, with a P/E ratio of 16.4 and revenue of $90.43B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$107.9B
P/E ratio
16.4
Forward P/E
15.6
EPS, TTM
$11.82
Gekko Fair Value
$204.15

Trading

Volume
5.89M
Avg volume, 20 days
3.10M
52-week high
$293.06
52-week low
$192.09
Shares outstanding
561.1M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$90.43B
Profit margin
7.4%
Return on equity
0%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.85
Typical daily move
±2.1%
Typical 20-day move
±5.3%
Dividend yield
2.50%

Lowe's Companies stock news this week

Coverage of Lowe's Companies this week reads neutral: 3 positive, 4 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment neutral

Lowe's Companies peers

Lowe's Companies’s 3 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
HDHome Depot+0.4%Buying7.5% below
BLDRBuilders FirstSource+1.5%Buying38.7% below
FNDFloor & Decor−0.6%Buying15.5% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

Popular on Gekko

Lowe's Companies stock FAQ

What is Lowe's Companies’s market cap?

Lowe's Companies’s market cap is $107.9B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $192.49, with 561.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 16.4.

What is the Lowe's Companies stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Lowe's Companies is $252.30, +31.1% from the last close. Of the 22 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 16 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Lowe's Companies stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Lowe's Companies is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $192.49 is 5.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $204.15. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Lowe's Companies report earnings next?

Lowe's Companies is expected to report on Nov 18, 2026, before the market opens (59 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.88 per share on revenue of $22.41B. Lowe's Companies beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.3% on average across the report.

What is Lowe's Companies’s 52-week high and low?

Lowe's Companies’s 52-week high is $293.06 and its 52-week low is $192.09; it closed at $192.49 on Sep 18, 2026, −28.2% over the past year.

Is Lowe's Companies stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

Prices and signals update after every US market close; the GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

See Lowe's Companies the way Gekko members do

Every GekkoIndex reading, insider trade, options bet and Congress disclosure plotted on the chart, plus the 5,800-name screener and trade planning tools.

Join 1,349 other traders using Gekko

Start Your FREE 7 Day Trial → Every feature unlocked. No credit card required.