12/5/2025, 12:00:00 AM | www.marketbeat.com | news

Vanguard Group Inc. Grows Stake in Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW)

Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) by 2.6% to approximately 12.10%, valuing the holding at $909.99 million after acquiring 426,045 shares. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, exceeding expectations by $0.23, with $1.68 billion in revenue, up 4.0% year-over-year. Lamb Weston declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share, resulting in an annual yield of 2.9%, to be paid on August 29, with an ex-dividend date of August 1. The payout ratio is 58.96%. Analyst ratings have shifted: Wells Fargo and Barclays raised their price targets to $66.00 and $68.00 respectively with 'overweight' ratings; Bank of America lowered its target to $56.00 with a 'neutral' rating; one analyst upgraded from 'sell' to 'hold'; and Stifel Nicolaus set a $56.00 target with a 'hold' rating. Eight analysts have a 'hold' rating and three have a 'buy' rating, leading to a consensus rating of 'Hold' and a consensus target price of $67.40. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. operates globally in frozen potato products, commercial ingredients, and appetizers across Global, Foodservice, Retail, and Other segments. The company has a market cap of $7.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.58, a P/E-G ratio of 2.04, and a beta of 0.49. Its debt-to-equity ratio is 2.12, current ratio is 1.38, and quick ratio is 0.68. The stock opened at $51.65, with a 1-year range of $47.87 to $83.98, and moving averages at $53.72 (50-day) and $53.97 (200-day). The company reported a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 5.54% in the latest quarter, with analysts expecting 3.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.