Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) Stock Analysis
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Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $45.09 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5.
Lamb Weston Holdings is the number one frozen potato product supplier in North America, with two segments—North America and International—serving restaurant chains, foodservice distributors, and retailers in over 100 countries. McDonald's Corporation represented approximately... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $45.09 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 66. Score 4.8/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 36d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Lamb Weston Holdings Plans To Close Production Facility In Broekhuizenvorst To Align Global Supply Chain Footprint With — benzinga Jun 4, 2026 negative
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $45.09 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 66. Prior stop was $42.89. Score 4.8/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $45.07 (0.0% upside). Prior stop was $42.89. Stop-loss: $42.89.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5; Weak overall score: 4.8/10.
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. trades at a P/E of 21.3 (forward 15.1). TrendMatrix value score: 6.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts cover LW with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $47.
What does Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. do?Lamb Weston Holdings is the number one frozen potato product supplier in North America, with two segments—North America...
Lamb Weston Holdings is the number one frozen potato product supplier in North America, with two segments—North America and International—serving restaurant chains, foodservice distributors, and retailers in over 100 countries. McDonald's Corporation represented approximately 15% of fiscal 2025 consolidated net sales; the top 10 customers totaled approximately 50%. The company operates 26 production facilities in eight countries.