Lamb Weston Holdings

44.57USD+2.22%

LWConsumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · US

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of frozen potato products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally.

Where it stands

5 Oct

Trend: Trending down7.0% below its 200-day average since 9 Sept, 26 days
Value: #7 of 20Cheap for a reason · Consumer Defensive
Analysts: Buy · +21.9%to the mean target · 12 analysts
Earnings: 6 Octtomorrow

Checks

Fail: Below its 200-day average44.57 vs 47.94
Fail: Revenue growing in line with the Consumer Defensive median+5.6% vs +6.2%
Pass: Analysts' mean target above the price54.33, +21.9%
Pass: Forward P/E at or below the Consumer Defensive median13.2× vs 15.2×
Pass: Beat the estimate last quarterEPS 0.87 vs 0.63, 24 Jul

Pass or fail by rule, from the figures on this page.

What to watch

Risk: Earnings tomorrow: results can swing the stock price sharply.
Risk: Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. is cheaper than its sector peers but growing slower than them, or shrinking. Often cheap because the business is deteriorating.

Compare with NESN.SW, JBS

What's happening?

LW is lagging Consumer Defensive this month: -10.6% against -5.2% for the average Consumer Defensive stock.

Below its 200-day average since 9 Sept, 26 days · 5 of 21 Consumer Defensive stocks are trending up.

1D: +2.22%
7D: +3.22%
1M: -10.63%
3M: -2.59%
6M: +12.77%
YTD: +9.04%

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What is the market expecting?

Priced below the Consumer Defensive median on forward earnings; analysts' mean target sits 21.9% above the price.

Forward P/E13.2×Consumer Defensive median 15.2×

Value#7 of 20Cheap for a reason in Consumer Defensive

AnalystsBuy12

Mean target54.33+21.91%range 46.00–65.00

Value score vs Consumer Defensive peers

Fwd P/E13.265
P/B3.450
Yield3.4%53
P/E21.447
Rev growth+5.6%40

Is the business delivering?

Revenue growing in line with the Consumer Defensive median: +5.6% against +6.2%; EPS down 6.0% on a year ago; met or beat the estimate in 4 of the last 4 quarters.

Revenue YoY+5.63%Consumer Defensive median +6.2%

EPS YoY-5.95%latest quarter

Beat / miss4 of 4met or beat the estimate