--- title: "Weekly Recap | Lowes -3.73%, consensus target above spot" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298793090.md" description: "Lowes fell 3.73% to $196.82, underperforming the S&P 500 by about 2.93 percentage points. The four-session trading week was a choppy drift lower: Tuesday (Sep 8) opened at $204.00 and touched $204.75 before fading; Thursday (Sep 10) marked the week’s low at $195.06, also the bottom of the past 60 sessions; Friday (Sep 11) nudged back to $196.82 but stayed below the 20-day moving average of $208.19. The week’s amplitude was 4.75%, and average daily volume of 2.77m shares ran roughly 6." datetime: "2026-09-12T06:21:16.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298793090.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298793090.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298793090.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Lowes -3.73%, consensus target above spot ## The Week Lowes fell 3.73% to $196.82, underperforming the S&P 500 by about 2.93 percentage points. The four-session trading week was a choppy drift lower: Tuesday (Sep 8) opened at $204.00 and touched $204.75 before fading; Thursday (Sep 10) marked the week’s low at $195.06, also the bottom of the past 60 sessions; Friday (Sep 11) nudged back to $196.82 but stayed below the 20-day moving average of $208.19. The week’s amplitude was 4.75%, and average daily volume of 2.77m shares ran roughly 6.6% below the median, a subdued pace. ## Key Events The news flow centred on company activity and industry updates. On Sep 8, Lowes confirmed its participation in the Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference. On the product side, a report on Sep 9 said Lowe’s now carries the Paslode Universal Heavy-Duty Stapling Program, extending its presence in professional tools and building materials. Intraday market commentary also flagged that Lowes outperformed some peers on Sep 10 despite losses, after underperforming the prior day, matching the week’s choppy pattern. On Sep 11, several outlets summarised analyst views, with Lowes carrying a consensus recommendation of ‘Moderate Buy’. Filings showed no material announcements this week beyond routine executive ownership disclosures. ## Analyst Ratings Lowes is covered by 35 analysts: 19 rate it buy, 5 rate it overweight, 10 rate it hold, and 1 rates it underweight, with no sell ratings. The consensus recommendation is buy, and the consensus target price of $252.30 sits about 28.2% above the latest price of $196.82. Targets range from $191 to $290, reflecting a wide spread of views. Within the Furniture/Home Furnishings/Home Improvement Retailers industry, Lowes ranks second among 16 covered names, and its coverage count of 35 is well above the industry median of 13. ## The Week Ahead Macro data picks up next week. The New York Fed manufacturing index lands on Tuesday, Sep 15, with a prior reading of 20.6. Wednesday, Sep 16, brings retail sales, retail sales ex-autos, the NAHB housing market index, and import prices. Retail sales had a prior reading of -0.6% and a consensus estimate of 0.9%; a softer print could weigh on home improvement sentiment. Lowes itself is scheduled to report fiscal Q3 2027 earnings on Nov 18. ## In Short Lowes pulled back this week in choppy trading, underperforming the market and sliding to the lower end of its 60-session range, with volume slightly below its median and limited follow-through. Against that, sell-side views remain constructive: the consensus is buy, and the consensus target sits above spot by roughly 28.2%, though the wide target range signals disagreement about the pace of a fundamental recovery. Next week’s retail sales and housing data will test the strength of home improvement demand, leaving the gap between institutional conviction and near-term fund flow as the key tension to watch. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [LOW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LOW.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Will Lowe's (LOW) Stock Rise or Fall After Q2 Earnings?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296255676.md) - [These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Lowe’s After Q2 Earnings](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296517275.md) - [What Is Going On With BlackBerry Stock Ahead Of Earnings?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299790881.md) - [ANALYSIS-Big to get bigger: India's UPI fee shift to entrench dominant incumbents](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299727281.md) - [Viking Therapeutics' obesity drug shows durable weight-loss benefit, shares jump](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299757599.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**