LOW Lowe’s released its 10-Q report this week, revealing a 1% drop in Q3 revenue to $20.2 billion, exceeding expectations by $260 million. Comparable sales dipped just 1%, better than the anticipated 3% decline. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) reached $2.89, beating estimates by $0.08. High interest rates and a weak housing market continued to impact big-ticket DIY projects, mirroring trends seen at The Home Depot last week. Despite these challenges, Lowe’s experienced growth in Pro sales, e-commerce, and storm-related repair spending, with smaller outdoor DIY projects adding further support.
The company revised its full-year comparable sales decline forecast to 3.5%–4% (narrowed from 3.5%–4.5%) and raised its profit outlook. CEO Marvin Ellison emphasized ongoing investments in Pro services and efforts to meet changing customer needs. Analysts remain cautious, noting that pressures on large-scale projects are unlikely to ease until the housing market stabilizes, potentially not until late 2025.
Charts are showing very bullish for the week. 6 SMA is holding, and bollinger bands have opened to the upside. Remember, we are going into an important holiday, and there is usually optimism and buying going into holidays like 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
LOW sometimes I feel like I’m living in an alternate universe. LOW just gave a damn weather report like Home Depot did last week after horrible earnings/guidance and the stock is holding at an extremely high level. This is insanity! What is going on here! The higher interest rate environment has only crushed the American consumer. By the time the fed does lower rates, it will be too late. The damage is done. The American consumer will not heal from the damage of the treasury’s absurd bond auctions and higher interest rates for 36 months. You will see in the coming months what I am talking about regarding yellens financial malpractice. Lowe’s and Hd should be trading at 70% of what they are trading at now. A company gives a weather report and their stock doesn’t crash?!??! It’s not a ski resort! It’s a home improvement store that is worth hundreds of billions of dollars! Sales are down because the consumer doesn’t have any damn money and their cc is maxed. (Short capital one….fyi)
LOW Deep into daily sell wave, and 4H having issues pushing any bullish trend. We are entering the trendline buy zone, it could turn around at 232ish with a kumo cloud bounce on daily.
Not sure why people would dump such a high paying dividend before payout, but this has a tendency to dip going into dividends also., may be a bigger dip buy opportunity for entry. at 220 range