Analysts: Lowe's Companies Inc (LOW)
LOW on New York Consolidated
42.67USD
17 May 2013
42.67USD
17 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)
$-0.09 (-0.21%)
$-0.09 (-0.21%)
Prev Close
$42.76
$42.76
Open
$42.81
$42.81
Day's High
$42.97
$42.97
Day's Low
$42.39
$42.39
Volume
7,814,643
7,814,643
Avg. Vol
8,594,585
8,594,585
52-wk High
$43.55
$43.55
52-wk Low
$24.76
$24.76
Consensus Recommendations
| Consensus Recommendation | Next Earnings (approx.) | Company Fiscal Year End Month |
Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outperform | 0.78 | January | 18 May 2013 |
Analyst Recommendations and Revisions
| 1-5 Linear Scale | Current | 1 Month Ago |
2 Month Ago |
3 Month Ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) BUY | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| (2) OUTPERFORM | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| (3) HOLD | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| (4) UNDERPERFORM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (5) SELL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No Opinion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean Rating | 2.31 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.27 |
Consensus Estimates Analysis
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| # of Estimates | Mean | High | Low | 1 Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Jul-13 | 22 | 14,955.00 | 15,149.60 | 14,513.80 | 15,467.20 |
| Quarter Ending Oct-13 | 22 | 12,526.10 | 12,837.00 | 12,322.00 | 12,664.20 |
| Year Ending Jan-13 | 25 | 50,319.90 | 50,673.70 | 50,114.00 | -- |
| Year Ending Jan-14 | 25 | 52,378.70 | 53,122.00 | 51,501.70 | 52,641.70 |
| Year Ending Jan-15 | 22 | 54,354.40 | 55,810.00 | 53,388.00 | 54,475.80 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Jul-13 | 26 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.91 |
| Quarter Ending Oct-13 | 26 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.53 |
| Year Ending Jan-13 | 28 | 1.72 | 1.78 | 1.64 | -- |
| Year Ending Jan-14 | 29 | 2.08 | 2.21 | 2.01 | 2.29 |
| Year Ending Jan-15 | 27 | 2.54 | 2.95 | 2.30 | 2.73 |
| LT Growth Rate (%) | 7 | 17.07 | 20.90 | 15.00 | 15.33 |
Historical Surprises
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| Estimates vs Actual | Estimate | Actual | Difference | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | ||||
| Quarter Ending Jan-13 | 10,840.40 | 11,046.00 | 205.62 | 1.90 |
| Quarter Ending Oct-12 | 11,921.90 | 12,073.00 | 151.11 | 1.27 |
| Quarter Ending Jul-12 | 14,461.00 | 14,249.00 | 212.04 | 1.47 |
| Quarter Ending Apr-12 | 12,994.40 | 13,153.00 | 158.64 | 1.22 |
| Quarter Ending Jan-12 | 11,336.60 | 11,629.00 | 292.39 | 2.58 |
| Earnings (per share) | ||||
| Quarter Ending Jan-13 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 12.26 |
| Quarter Ending Oct-12 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.05 | 13.67 |
| Quarter Ending Jul-12 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.05 | 7.14 |
| Quarter Ending Apr-12 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.02 | 4.46 |
| Quarter Ending Jan-12 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 23.40 |
Consensus Estimates Trend
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| Current | 1 Week Ago |
1 Month Ago |
2 Month Ago |
1 Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Jul-13 | 14,955.00 | 14,937.50 | 14,940.70 | 14,940.70 | 15,467.20 |
| Quarter Ending Oct-13 | 12,526.10 | 12,504.10 | 12,504.10 | 12,504.10 | 12,664.20 |
| Year Ending Jan-13 | 50,319.90 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Year Ending Jan-14 | 52,378.70 | 52,357.00 | 52,385.20 | 52,385.20 | 52,641.70 |
| Year Ending Jan-15 | 54,354.40 | 54,269.10 | 54,289.80 | 54,289.80 | 54,475.80 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Jul-13 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.91 |
| Quarter Ending Oct-13 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| Quarter Ending Jan-13 | 1.72 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending Jan-14 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.29 |
| Quarter Ending Jan-15 | 2.54 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
Estimates Revisions Summary
| Last Week | Last 4 Weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Of Revisions: | Up | Down | Up | Down |
| Revenue | ||||
| Quarter Ending Jul-13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Quarter Ending Oct-13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Year Ending Jan-13 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Year Ending Jan-14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Year Ending Jan-15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Earnings | ||||
| Quarter Ending Jul-13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Quarter Ending Oct-13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Year Ending Jan-13 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Year Ending Jan-14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Year Ending Jan-15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Earnings vs. 
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