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

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.150-4.350 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.6 billion-$6.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.6 billion.

Lamb Weston Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LW traded up $0.17 on Tuesday, reaching $64.91. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,053,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,505,032. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company has a market cap of $9.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.67, a PEG ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 0.75. Lamb Weston has a 52-week low of $52.99 and a 52-week high of $111.88.

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The specialty retailer reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.24 by ($0.46). Lamb Weston had a return on equity of 44.06% and a net margin of 11.22%. The company had revenue of $1.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Lamb Weston will post 4.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lamb Weston Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.22%. Lamb Weston’s payout ratio is presently 19.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Lamb Weston from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Lamb Weston from $132.00 to $78.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Lamb Weston from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Stifel Nicolaus cut Lamb Weston from a buy rating to a hold rating and cut their target price for the company from $115.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Consumer Edge lowered Lamb Weston from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lamb Weston presently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $80.70.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William G. Jurgensen acquired 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $55.43 per share, for a total transaction of $554,300.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 173,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,610,287.11. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.66% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.