Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Lowe’s Cos., Inc shares valued at $11,942,440 were sold by McFarland Joseph Michael on Sep 11 ’25. At $272.60 per share, McFarland Joseph Michael sold 43,810 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 66,566 shares worth approximately $16.51 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOSEPH M MCFARLAND purchased 43,810 shares, netting a total of over 11,942,440 in proceeds.
Before that, Sink Brandon J had sold 8,192 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,200,199, the EVP, Chief Financial Officer traded Lowe’s Cos., Inc shares for $268.58 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,192 shares, worth approximately $5.36 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 -1.32% to $247.99. The stock’s lowest price that day was $246.455, but it reached a high of $251.26 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.63%. Over the course of the year, Lowe’s Cos., Inc shares have dropped approximately -7.17%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $274.98 on 09/17/25 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 245.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 243.76. In the upper region, resistance lies at 250.68. The next price resistance is at 253.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 34.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral 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 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.8 million shares to 9.48 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 8.68 million shares. A jump of 8.44% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.23.
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In terms of Lowe’s Cos., Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 267 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.24% from the previous closing price of $251.31. Analysts anticipate Lowe’s Cos., Inc stock to reach 308 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.
