Key TakeawaysLowe's Companies reported diluted fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.77, up from $1.58 the prior year and beating analysts' expectations.The company continues to weather a consumer slowdown in the home improvement sector, with quarterly comparable sales down 6.2% from the prior year.Full-year comparable sales guidance for 2024 came in lower than expectations, with a forecast of a 2% to 3% decline.Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW) reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat expectation Tuesday but ...

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Kate Pearlman - VP, IR & Treasurer Marvin Ellison - Chairman & CEO Bill Boltz - EVP, Merchandising Joe McFarland - EVP, Stores Brandon Sink - EVP & CFO Conference Call Participants Peter Benedict - Baird Zach Fadem - Wells Fargo Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Chris Horvers - J.P. Morgan Kate McShane - Goldman Sachs Steven Zaccone - Citi Operator Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Lowe's Compa ...

Pre-market futures are tepid for a second-straight trading day — even going back to last week, after last Thursday’s big upswing in market activity began leveling off slightly. We continue that leveling off as of this hour today, with the Dow -25 points, the S&P 500 +1 points and the Nasdaq +22. We have some grist for the trading mill ahead of the opening bell, but it’s not likely to cause any meaningful tremors from this vantage point.While not as essential to the Fed’s outlook on interest rates as Persona ...

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) came up with fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 results, wherein the top and bottom lines beat the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the company experienced a year-over-year decline in both revenues and earnings. This can be attributed to a reduction in Do-It-Yourself (DIY) spending observed during the period.Q4 in DetailThe home improvement retailer posted quarterly earnings of $1.77 per share, which came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.68. However, the figure m ...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2024Pre-market futures are tepid for a second-straight trading day — even going back to last week, after last Thursday’s big upswing in market activity began leveling off slightly. We continue that leveling off as of this hour today, with the Dow -25 points, the S&P 500 +1 points and the Nasdaq +22. We have some grist for the trading mill ahead of the opening bell, but it’s not likely to cause any meaningful tremors from this vantage point.While not as essential to the Fed’s outlook ...

Key PointsLowe's had a solid quarter despite YOY declines and shares are heading higher. Cash flow and capital returns are central to the story; guidance may be cautious given the operating environment. Analysts put upward pressure on the stock price; some of the freshest targets imply new all-time highs. 5 stocks we like better than Lowe's CompaniesAt face value, Lowe’s Companies NYSE: LOW had a rough Q4 compared to competitor Home Depot, but the details within the report belie that assessment. Comps were ...

Earnings and Revenue Performance - Lowe's Companies Inc reported a fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat, but provided a disappointing 2024 sales outlook [1] - The company's stock erased premarket losses and was last seen up 2.9% at a new 52-week high of $237.70 [1] - Over the past 12 months, Lowe's stock added 16.7% [1] Market and Investor Sentiment - The shares are bouncing off the $230 level and on track to log their fourth daily win in five [1] - Support from the 20-day moving average came into place earlier this month [1] - Options volume is already running at eight times the intraday average amount, with 9,644 calls and 7,994 puts exchanged so far today [1] - The most popular option is the weekly 3/1 240-strike call [1] Bullish Betting Trends - The security's 50-day call/put volume ratio of 1.32 at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) sits higher than 97% of readings from the past year [2] - This penchant for bullish bets has been the norm lately [2]

U.S. stocks opened little changed Tuesday, as traders took a breather before important economic data later in the week, including a closely watched inflation gauge.On Monday, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite logged small declines. The small pullback came after the Dow and S&P 500 ended last week at records and the Nasdaq Composite flirted with its first record finish in more than two years.What’s driving markets Tentative trading extended into a second day after a rally that has left the S&P 500 up 11. ...

The Lowe's logo is displayed on the front of the store near Bloomsburg.Lowe's on Tuesday beat Wall Street's quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, even as the company continued to see customers tackle fewer home projects. The home improvement was going up against lower expectations for its fourth quarter. It had cut its full-year forecast in November, after CEO Marvin Ellison said the company had felt a "greater-than-expected pullback" on pricier items and discretionary home projects.Lowe's said it facto ...

Lowe’s Cos. Inc. LOW, -0.53% came up shy with its full-year outlook Tuesday, but its stock was moving fractionally higher in premarket action. The company racked up fiscal fourth-quarter net earnings of $1.0 billion, or $1.77 a share, compared with $957 million, or $1.58 a share, in the year-before period. Lowe’s saw adjusted earnings per share of $2.28, while analysts surveyed by FactSet were modeling $1.68. Revenue fell to $18.6 billion from $22.4 billion. Lowe’s noted that the year-earlier quarter’s fig ...