Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sells Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) Stock

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of Lowe's Companies, Inc. NYSE: LOW. In a filing disclosed on December 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Lowe's Companies stock on November 13th.

• These 3 Housing Stocks Are Laying the Foundation for a Comeback

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Paychex NASDAQ: PAYX on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of International Business Machines NYSE: IBM on 10/29/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 10/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY on 10/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 10/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lowe's Companies NYSE: LOW on 10/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Paychex NASDAQ: PAYX on 10/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lowe's Companies NYSE: LOW on 10/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Chevron NYSE: CVX on 10/17/2025.

Lowe's Companies Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:LOW opened at $245.98 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $137.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.40, a PEG ratio of 4.09 and a beta of 0.96. Lowe's Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $206.38 and a 52 week high of $280.64. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $239.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $238.26.

• Retail Earnings Roundup: Walmart Scores, Target Slumps in Q3

Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.97 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $20.81 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.88 billion. Lowe's Companies had a negative return on equity of 55.86% and a net margin of 8.05%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.89 earnings per share. Lowe's Companies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.250-12.250 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Lowe's Companies, Inc. will post 11.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Lowe's Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 21st will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 21st. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Lowe's Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.80%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

• Holiday Spending to Hit $1 Trillion—Time to Buy This Retail ETF?

LOW has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Lowe's Companies from $325.00 to $316.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Lowe's Companies from $260.00 to $252.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Lowe's Companies from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Lowe's Companies from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Gordon Haskett raised shares of Lowe's Companies to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lowe's Companies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $275.08.

Read Our Latest Stock Report on Lowe's Companies

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lowe's Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Lowe's Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $1,773,624,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Lowe's Companies during the 1st quarter valued at about $681,215,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Lowe's Companies by 102.0% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,204,311 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $1,056,585,000 after acquiring an additional 2,122,622 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Lowe's Companies by 207.2% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,058,086 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock valued at $517,218,000 after acquiring an additional 1,388,133 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tableaux LLC purchased a new stake in Lowe's Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $282,884,000. 74.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Lowe's Companies

In other Lowe's Companies news, EVP Joseph Michael Mcfarland sold 43,810 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.60, for a total value of $11,942,606.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 66,566 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,145,891.60. This trade represents a 39.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Lowe's Companies Company Profile

Lowe's Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical.

Featured Stories

• Five stocks we like better than Lowe's Companies
• 3 Natural Gas Stocks That Offer Great Dividend Yields
• The Trade Desk: After a 70% Plunge, This Could Be The Time to Buy
• Stocks with Unusual Volume: How to Find Unusual Volume Stocks in Real Time
• Tap Into 2026 AI Infrastructure Gains With This High-Growth ETF
• Top Stocks Investing in 5G Technology
• Strong Quarter, Weak Reaction: Why GitLab Shares Dropped

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.

Should You Invest $1,000 in Lowe's Companies Right Now?

Before you consider Lowe's Companies, you'll want to hear this.

MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Lowe's Companies wasn't on the list.

While Lowe's Companies currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.

View The Five Stocks Here