The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Lowe’s Cos., Inc shares valued at $10,564,071 were sold by Ellison Marvin R on Aug 20 ’25. At $264.10 per share, Ellison Marvin R sold 40,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 249,043 shares worth approximately $63.67 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ellison Marvin R purchased 40,000 shares, netting a total of over 10,564,070 in proceeds.
Before that, Dupre Janice had sold 1,560 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $350,039, the EVP, Human Resources traded Lowe’s Cos., Inc shares for $224.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,560 shares, worth approximately $9.29 million.
As published in a research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets on April 25, 2025, Lowe’s Cos., Inc [LOW] has been rated up from a Sector weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $266. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 22, 2024, Bernstein has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for LOW. Earlier on October 09, 2024, Loop Capital upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for LOW stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing LOW Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lowe’s Cos., Inc [NYSE: LOW] plunged -0.58% to $255.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $254.3201, but it reached a high of $258.6686 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.03%. Over the course of the year, Lowe’s Cos., Inc shares have jumped approximately 5.11%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $269.19 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $206.38 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lowe’s Cos., Inc (LOW)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 253.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 251.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 258.11. The next price resistance is at 260.56. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.27 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Lowe’s Cos., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lowe’s Cos., Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.86 million shares to 8.08 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 7.23 million shares. A jump of 10.61% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.15.
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In terms of Lowe’s Cos., Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 267.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 4.03% from the previous closing price of $257.14. Analysts anticipate Lowe’s Cos., Inc stock to reach 280 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 264. In spite of this, 20 analysts ranked Lowe’s Cos., Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 02, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $275.
