LOW NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Lowe's Companies Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement Retail

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Latest close 207.8 USD
0.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a -8.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 39/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 16d.

Setup score 28 out of 100
Latest Close 207.8 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.1% latest completed week
4W Return -8.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -9.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 50.0% 26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 0.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -8.1%. Indicator stack 28/33 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 39/100 conviction; expected move 3.7%. News sentiment 52/100 25 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 16d Next report is scheduled for 19 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a -8.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0912-week average 0.07

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.09Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -8.1% over four weeks, -9.3% over 12 weeks, and -6.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.1%
4W-8.1%
12W-9.3%
26W-21.8%
52W-6.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.72Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-55.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.00Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-38.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 02 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength62/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Value71/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum13/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework66/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
17.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
33.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
13.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
23.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-3.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
11.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

LOW shows bullish options pressure with a 39/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.29, expected move of 3.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction39/100
Expected move3.7%
Put/call volume0.29
Pressure52
Speculation41
Volatility38
Trend agreement16
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Insider activity9 / 11

9 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

6 positive · 17 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings16dNext report is scheduled for 19 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move3.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-28.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.0%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week+0.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -3.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape29/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis10/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.09; No reversal markers Factors53/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 38 SVQF66/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 341.0 of 1014 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options45/100

LOW shows bullish options pressure with a 39/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.29, expected move of 3.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 3.7% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

Price to earnings forward of Lowe's Companies, Inc. – NYSE:LOW Insiders9 / 11

9 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings16d

Next report is scheduled for 19 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026207.8 USD0.1%237.9 USD230.2 USD-0.72-21.0016.1MOff
24 Jul 2026207.6 USD0.1%239.1 USD230.2 USD-0.69-20.5617.5MOff
17 Jul 2026207.5 USD-1.4%240.3 USD230.3 USD-0.58-21.4118.0MOff
10 Jul 2026210.3 USD-7.0%241.3 USD230.4 USD-0.52-21.8411.4MOff
3 Jul 2026226.1 USD2.3%242.5 USD230.4 USD-0.46-15.1810.6MOff
26 Jun 2026221.1 USD0.1%243.1 USD230.3 USD-0.59-15.5215.5MOff
19 Jun 2026220.8 USD0.0%243.8 USD230.3 USD-0.87-17.8915.7MOff
12 Jun 2026220.8 USD4.8%244.1 USD230.2 USD-0.99-17.4113.9MOff
5 Jun 2026210.7 USD-1.7%244.3 USD230.1 USD-1.05-20.9915.7MOff
29 May 2026214.4 USD-0.3%245.0 USD230.0 USD-0.97-22.0012.5MOff
22 May 2026215.0 USD-1.6%245.7 USD229.9 USD-0.85-21.0219.2MOff
15 May 2026218.4 USD-4.7%246.6 USD229.7 USD-0.81-19.4613.5MOff
8 May 2026229.2 USD-1.8%247.3 USD229.6 USD-0.73-15.7313.3MOff
1 May 2026233.3 USD-4.5%247.3 USD229.3 USD-0.77-12.5612.6MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.