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

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. 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. Lamb Weston also updated its FY25 guidance to $3.05-3.20 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LW has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Lamb Weston from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Lamb Weston in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “hold” rating and a $81.00 price target for the company. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Lamb Weston from $68.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Lamb Weston from $68.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price target on Lamb Weston from $61.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $84.25.

Lamb Weston Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LW opened at $62.50 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.91 billion, a PE ratio of 14.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.70. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $76.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.75. Lamb Weston has a fifty-two week low of $52.99 and a fifty-two week high of $111.88.

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The specialty retailer reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by ($0.35). The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.67 billion. Lamb Weston had a net margin of 9.57% and a return on equity of 34.33%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Lamb Weston will post 4.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lamb Weston Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. Lamb Weston’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.