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

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. 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.

Lamb Weston Trading Down 5.0 %

Shares of NYSE:LW opened at $78.22 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $77.11 and its 200 day moving average is $72.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.54. Lamb Weston has a 1 year low of $52.99 and a 1 year high of $111.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.70.

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The specialty retailer reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.01 by ($0.35). Lamb Weston had a net margin of 9.57% and a return on equity of 34.33%. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.45 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict 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. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.84%. Lamb Weston’s payout ratio is 33.80%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Lamb Weston from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Lamb Weston in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set a “market perform” rating and a $85.00 price target for the company. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Lamb Weston from $76.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Lamb Weston from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Lamb Weston from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $84.25.

Lamb Weston Company Profile

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.