Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.050-3.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.200. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.4 billion-$6.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.7 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on LW shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Lamb Weston from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Lamb Weston from $61.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Lamb Weston from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Lamb Weston from $68.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Lamb Weston from $68.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $84.25.

Lamb Weston Trading Down 5.0 %

Shares of LW stock opened at $78.22 on Thursday. Lamb Weston has a twelve month low of $52.99 and a twelve month high of $111.88. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.70.

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 1st. The specialty retailer reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.01. Lamb Weston had a return on equity of 34.33% and a net margin of 9.57%. The company had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.55 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.63 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Lamb Weston will post 4.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lamb Weston Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.84%. Lamb Weston’s dividend payout ratio is 33.80%.

About Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc produces, distributes, and markets frozen potato products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Global, Foodservice, Retail, and Other. It offers frozen potatoes, commercial ingredients, and appetizers under the Lamb Weston brand, as well as under various customer labels.