Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) Shares Unloaded Sen. Shelley Moore Capito

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.

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 Performance

Shares of LOW stock opened at $248.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $239.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $238.41. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $206.38 and a twelve month high of $280.64. The company has a market capitalization of $139.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60, a PEG ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 0.96.

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

Lowe’s Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 21st will be paid a $1.20 dividend. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 21st. Lowe’s Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.80%.

Institutional Trading of Lowe’s Companies

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LOW. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 6.0% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 29,960 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $7,529,000 after purchasing an additional 1,690 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in Lowe’s Companies by 16.5% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 89,042 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $22,377,000 after buying an additional 12,583 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment bought a new stake in Lowe’s Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,631,000. Investment Research Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lowe’s Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,240,000. Finally, Cambria Investment Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 112.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cambria Investment Management L.P. now owns 3,395 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $853,000 after acquiring an additional 1,794 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.06% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Joseph Michael Mcfarland sold 43,810 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.60, for a total value of $11,942,606.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 66,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,145,891.60. This 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 at this hyperlink. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on LOW. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $267.00 to $256.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $260.00 to $252.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Barclays set a $267.00 price objective on Lowe’s Companies in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $282.00 to $284.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $320.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.88.

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.