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Lowe's (LOW) stock analysis

$196.56−0.99%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • LOW gained 0.2% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 312th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −17.7%, 33.5 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 31.3% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 0 analysts raised earnings estimates and 4 cut; forward EPS moved −0.3% (−3.5% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Home improvement, off-price & auto parts segment of the Consumer Value Chain, where the 1-month median return is +1.8%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 8, 2026).
Market cap$110.3B
12-month return−17.7%
Forward P/E15.1×
Mean target vs price+27.7%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

LOW+0.2%
Sector median−1.2%
S&P 5000.0%
LOW−2.7%
Sector median−7.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
LOW−19.8%
Sector median−8.1%
S&P 500+8.7%
LOW−17.7%
Sector median−7.2%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500312 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Consumer Cyclical161 / 419

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate downtrend · DeclineConfirmed

Holding since Oct 8, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are falling
This pattern on this stock

86 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +0.4%, positive 53% of the time, against +1.1% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$13.00
30-day change−0.3%
90-day change−3.5%
Mean target$251.09 +27.7%
Raised (30d) 0Cut (30d) 4

33 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Consumer Value Chain · Retail

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Supplied by
Sportswear+1.1%
NKE+4.0%1 monthAS+7.0%1 monthBC−1.7%1 monthYETI−1.9%1 month
Its segment
Home improvement, off-price & auto parts+1.8%
HD+2.9%1 monthLOW+0.2%1 monthROST+0.7%1 monthORLY+3.9%1 month

Home improvement follows housing turnover and remodeling, off-price apparel gains from trade-down, and auto parts are steady as cars age.

Sells into
Consumer income & confidence

Also on: Housing & Building

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−37.2%
Volatility, 60D24.8%
From 52-week high−31.3%
From 52-week low+9.5%
Trailing P/E16.6×
Forward P/E15.1×

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