Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [NYSE: LW] closed the trading session at $57.19 on 2025-07-23. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $54.98, while the highest price level was $59.5.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -26.19 percent and weekly performance of 14.38 percent. The stock has been moved at -8.79 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 5.73 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 9.00 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 1.91M shares, LW reached to a volume of 10536703 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LW shares is $59.89 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LW stock is a recommendation set at 2.20. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on December 20, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Deutsche Bank raised their target price to Hold. The new note on the price target was released on December 12, 2024, representing the official price target for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $85, while Bernstein analysts kept a Mkt Perform rating on LW stock. On October 07, 2024, analysts increased their price target for LW shares from 63 to 68.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.58, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.50. Price to Free Cash Flow for LW in the course of the last twelve months was 94.39 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.58.
LW stock trade performance evaluation
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 14.38. With this latest performance, LW shares gained by 5.73% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -8.79% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -14.42% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for LW stock in for the last two-week period is set at 66.00, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 2.51, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 1.99 for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 52.93, while it was recorded at 50.78 for the last single week of trading, and 60.91 for the last 200 days.
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW] shares currently have an operating margin of 14.08% and a Gross Margin at 22.71%. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 5.74%.
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. ( LW), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 21.63%, reflecting robust shareholder value creation. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 5.00%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 6.77%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Lamb Weston Holdings Inc’s (LW) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 2.38%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (LW) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $34289.72 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 1.35% and a Quick Ratio of 0.58%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for LW. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc go to 9.45%.
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc [LW]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $96.99%, or 99.37% of LW stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of LW stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 17.05 million shares, which is approximately 11.8124%. FMR LLC, holding 15.92 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.34 billion in LW stocks shares; and FMR LLC, currently with $$850.5 million in LW stock with ownership which is approximately 7.01%.
