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42.67 (1y: +67%)
Market Cap 46.54 B P/E(ttm) 25.40
Enterprise Value 54.96 B P/B 3.46
LOW- NYSE (USA)
Lowe's Companies Inc.
  • Currently 2.5/5
Business Predictability Rank: 2.5-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 2.5-Star stocks: 7.3% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 18%.
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Key Ratios

New Key Statistics Module, Z-Score and F-Score
Market Cap $M46,545Revenue $M50,521Net Margin (%)3.9Z-Score4.0
Enterprise Value $M54,956EPS $1.7Operating Margin %7.0F-Score5
P/E(ttm))25.4Cash Flow Per Share $3.0Pre-tax Margin (%)6.2Higher ROA y-yY
Price/Book3.510-y EBITDA Growth Rate %4.3Quick Ratio0.2Cash flow > EarningsY
Price/Sales1.05-y EBITDA Growth Rate %5.5Current Ratio1.3Lower Leverage y-yN
Price/Cash Flow11.7y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %14.0ROA % (ttm)6.0Higher Current Ratio y-yN
Dividend Yield %1.5Insider Buy (3m)0ROE % (ttm)14.1Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %40.0Shares Outstanding M1,125ROI % (ttm)8.8Gross Margin Increase y-yN

Gurus Latest Trades with LOW

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Total Records: 172   Page:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Page
TickerGuruDate Action
 Impactdown Price Range
(Average)* 		Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
LOWLee Ainslie 2013-03-31 Buy 0.72%$34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%New holding, 1471893 sh.1,471,893
LOWAndreas Halvorsen 2013-03-31 Buy 0.21%$34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%New holding, 917100 sh.917,100
LOWRobert Olstein 2013-03-31 Add0.21%$34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%Add 18.99%188,000
LOWRon Baron 2013-03-31 Add0.06%$34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%Add 534.96%350,500
LOWJean-Marie Eveillard 2013-03-31 Buy 0.05%$34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%New holding, 426400 sh.426,400
LOWRay Dalio 2013-03-31 Buy $34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%New holding, 7453 sh.7,453
LOWLou Simpson 2013-03-31 Reduce-1.64%$34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%Reduce -23.13%1,844,639
LOWJohn Hussman 2013-03-31 Sold Out -0.23%$34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%Sold Out0
LOWHOTCHKIS & WILEY 2013-03-31 Reduce-0.21%$34.76 - $39.79
($37.83)		 $ 42.6713%Reduce -24.85%3,047,978
LOWHOTCHKIS & WILEY 2012-12-31 Add0.19%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%Add 29.18%4,055,895
LOWJames Barrow 2012-12-31 Add0.07%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%Add 580.41%1,160,100
LOWJoel Greenblatt 2012-12-31 Buy 0.02%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%New holding, 7444 sh.7,444
LOWRon Baron 2012-12-31 Buy 0.01%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%New holding, 55200 sh.55,200
LOWLou Simpson 2012-12-31 Reduce-2.66%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%Reduce -29.93%2,399,799
LOWJohn Hussman 2012-12-31 Reduce-0.73%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%Reduce -80%250,000
LOWRobert Olstein 2012-12-31 Reduce-0.62%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%Reduce -41.26%158,000
LOWDavid Dreman 2012-12-31 Sold Out -0.08%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%Sold Out0
LOWDodge & Cox 2012-12-31 Sold Out -0.0019%$30.29 - $36.09
($33.45)		 $ 42.6728%Sold Out0
LOWJohn Hussman 2012-09-30 Buy 0.91%$24.88 - $30.27
($27.39)		 $ 42.6756%New holding, 1250000 sh.1,250,000
LOWHOTCHKIS & WILEY 2012-09-30 Buy 0.56%$24.88 - $30.27
($27.39)		 $ 42.6756%New holding, 3139614 sh.3,139,614
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.
Total Records: 172   Page:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Page

LOW is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings Holding History
LOW Andreas Halvorsen 2013-03-31917,1000.080.21New Buy
LOW Ray Dalio 2013-03-317,45300New Buy
LOW Jean-Marie Eveillard 2013-03-31426,4000.040.05New Buy
LOW Lee Ainslie 2013-03-311,471,8930.130.72New Buy
LOW Ron Baron 2013-03-31350,5000.030.07+534.96%
LOW Robert Olstein 2013-03-31188,0000.021.3+18.99%
LOW Joel Greenblatt 2013-03-318,46800.02+13.76%
LOW Mario Gabelli 2013-03-31160,3810.010.04+7.9%
LOW Ken Fisher 2013-03-3110,95600+0.66%
LOW Ruane Cunniff 2013-03-318,51400
LOW Tom Gayner 2013-03-31575,0000.050.81-0.21%
LOW James Barrow 2013-03-311,122,4000.10.08-3.25%
LOW PRIMECAP Management 2013-03-311,503,4000.130.08-4.65%
LOW Third Avenue Management 2013-03-311,875,7550.171.4-16.15%
LOW Lou Simpson 2013-03-311,844,6390.164.4-23.13%
LOW HOTCHKIS & WILEY 2013-03-313,047,9780.270.59-24.85%
LOW John Hussman 2013-03-31000Sold Out
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LOW: Insider Buys/Sells

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InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%) Details
CROOM MARSHALL AChief Risk Officer 2013-04-02Sell5,948$37.8912.62view
Hollifield Matthew VSVP Chief Accounting Officer 2013-03-15Sell14,000$38.89.97view
KEENER GAITHER M JRCLO, CCO and Secretary 2013-03-05Sell85,973$38.5610.66view
NIBLOCK ROBERT AChairman, President & CEO 2013-03-05Sell97,769$38.5210.77view
BROWNING PETER CDirector 2013-02-28Sell820$38.0712.08view
HULL ROBERT F JRCFO 2013-02-28Sell2,719$37.7413.06view
DAMRON RICKY DCOO 2013-01-04Sell23,367$35.8918.89view
AUSURA MAUREEN KChief Human Resources Officer 2012-12-18Sell29,354$35.9218.79view
BROWNING PETER CDirector 2012-12-10Sell4,201$35.1221.5view
BRIDGEFORD GREGORY MChief Customer Officer 2012-12-10Sell62,000$34.9422.12view

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