Lowe’s: Analysts Favor a ‘Buy’ Rating

Can Lowe’s Upward Momentum Continue? Of the 33 analysts that follow Lowe’s (LOW), 78.8% recommended a “buy” as of September 18, while 21.2% recommended a “hold.” On the same day, analysts set an average target price of $118.82, which represents a return potential of 2.8% from its stock price of $115.55. Since the announcement of Lowe’s second-quarter earnings on August 22, UBS, Raymond James, Stifel, SunTrust Robinson, Jefferies, Wedbush, and RBC have all raised their target prices. Wedbush raised its target price from $92 to $105.