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LOWES COS INC (NYSE)
LOW 22.01 0.13 (0.59%) Vol.  13,409,349 16:00 ET

Day Low - High 21.84 - 22.10
52wk Low - High 13.00 - 24.09
Avg Volume 16,968,944
Industry BLDG PRD-RT/WHL
Market Cap 32.32 B
Div - Yield 0.36 - 1.65
PE (forward) 18.04
PEG Ratio 1.73
Current Year Est. 1.21
EPS Last Year 1.20
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#2 Buy 16.63%
#3 Hold 7.53%
#4 Sell 2.01%
#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
S&P 500 8.70%
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RICHELIEU HARDW T.RCH PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.84
ABR (Last Week) 1.84
# of Recs in ABR 29
Average Target Price 24.81
Industry Rank by ABR 114 out of 217
Rank in Industry 1 out of 7
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR LOW
Zacks Blog: Lowe’s Earnings Tumble
Nov 16, 2009
Zacks Blog: Company News for November 16, 2009
Nov 16, 2009
Zacks Blog: Stock Market News for November 16, 2009
Nov 16, 2009
Zacks Equity Research: Report for LOW
Nov 16, 2009
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Nov 09, 2009
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NEWS
Lowe's Scouts Sites for Distribution Center in North Georgia, anIndustrial Info News Alert
Nov 24, 2009
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Nov 20, 2009
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Lowe's Promotes Woods to Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Nov 20, 2009
Sector Wrap: Gold, Shipping, Retail
Nov 19, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
01/2010
Next Quarter
04/2010
This Year
01/2010
Next Year
01/2011
Average Estimate 0.12 0.32 1.21 1.34
Number of Estimates 21 14 23 24
Low Estimates 0.10 0.30 1.17 1.27
High Estimate 0.15 0.33 1.25 1.55
Year Ago EPS 0.11 0.32 1.49 1.21
EPS Growth 6.49% 0.22% -18.62% 10.85%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Lowe's Companies Inc. is a retailer of home improvement products in the world, with specific emphasis on retail do-it-yourself and commercial business customers. Lowe's specializes in offering products and services for home improvement, home decor, home maintenance, home repair and remodeling and maintenance of commercial buildings. Lowe's principal customer groups are do-it-yourself retail customers and commercial business customers.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.2
Sales 48230
Net Income 1741
Price/Earnings 18.23
Price/Book 1.66
Price/Cash Flow 8.33
Price/Sales .69


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