Lowe's stock falls 1.16 percent as analysts keep Moderate Buy

Published on 10/07/2026 at 16:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Lowe's stock carries a USD 255.97 consensus target from 36 analysts on October 6, 2026. Second-quarter revenue reached USD 25.96 billion.

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Lowe's stock (ISIN US5486611073) was trading at USD 181.54 on the NYSE at 10:14 a.m. ET on October 7, 2026, down USD 2.12 or 1.16 percent from the prior close. The move leaves the shares 1.73 percent above their 52-week low of USD 178.45, while the latest analyst consensus remains Moderate Buy.

Shares sit near the yearly low

The price is 38.05 percent below Lowe's 52-week high of USD 293.06, a gap that puts the current market value in sharper perspective than the daily move alone. Market capitalization stood at USD 101.8 billion on October 7, 2026, and trading volume reached 240,131 shares at the recorded time.

MarketBeat reported on October 5, 2026, that Lowe's reached a new 52-week low at USD 178.45 and that analysts had reduced several price targets. The evidence points to valuation pressure rather than a collapse in the latest operating result.

Q2 revenue grew while margins narrowed

For the quarter ended July 31, 2026, Lowe's generated USD 26.0 billion in net sales versus USD 24.0 billion a year earlier, an 8.3 percent increase. Diluted EPS was USD 4.27, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 1.6 percent to USD 4.40, according to StockTitan in its summary of the August 19, 2026 filing.

The comparison is important because comparable sales grew only 0.2 percent, while online sales increased 15.7 percent. Operating margin fell to 13.67 percent from 14.48 percent in the year-earlier quarter, showing that sales growth has not translated into wider profitability.

Consensus target remains far higher

According to MarketBeat on October 6, 2026, 36 analysts assigned Lowe's a Moderate Buy consensus, with 22 buys, 12 holds and two sells. The average 12-month price target was USD 255.97, which lies 41.0 percent above the USD 181.54 price used for this article.

The next checkpoints are scheduled on Lowe's investor calendar. The company lists its Q3 2026 earnings conference call for November 18, 2026, and its 2026 Analyst and Investor Conference for December 9, 2026, on its Lowe's investor page.

Stock trades close to support

Lowe's stock was last at USD 181.54 on the NYSE on October 7, 2026, at 10:14 a.m. ET. The combination of a USD 101.8 billion market capitalization, a 1.73 percent distance above the 52-week low and a 41.0 percent consensus gap leaves the upcoming November results as the next measurable test.