A packaged-food business with a perfect four-quarter earnings beat record and exceptional cash generation has risen slightly above its near-term resistance target within a confirmed technical downtrend, carries a dividend payout of 335% of earnings, and shows very weak revenue growth of roughly 3% — the cash conversion is real but the current price already reflects the positives.
Thesis pillars
- Strong Fcf Conversion Without Moat→Stable
- Dividend Payout Far Above Earnings↑Improving
- Price Above Target In Downtrend↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $53.55, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5.
Lamb Weston Holdings is the number one supplier of value-added frozen potato products in North America and holds a strong position internationally, selling french fries and other frozen potato products in over 100 countries through North America and International segments. The... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $53.55, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 78. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Passes 8/11 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news boost earnings 0.70, news boost analyst 0.50, news boost analyst cluster(4), earnings proximity 61d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and 8k serious 2.05. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-30Recent Developments — Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Lamb Weston $LW - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Fifth Third Bancorp Acquires 45,790 Shares of Lamb Weston $LW - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors - MarketWatch — MarketWatch negative
- NEWS Is Lamb Weston Positioned for a Beat in Its Q4 Earnings Release? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Goods Companies: PepsiCo (PEP) and Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail neutral
Generated 2026-07-30T22:29:13Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomerMcDonald's Corporation15%10-K Item 1: 'our largest customer, McDonald's Corporation, accounted for approximately 15%, 14%, and 13%, respectively, of our consolidated net sales'
- MEDIUMCustomertop ten customers50%10-K Item 1: 'our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 50% of our net sales'
- MEDIUMGeographicsales outside the United States35%10-K Item 1A: 'net sales outside the U.S., primarily in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan, accounted for approximately 35%, 34%, and 23% of our net sales, respectively'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-06-04Item 2.05MEDIUMLamb Weston's board committed to closing its Broekhuizenvorst, Netherlands manufacturing facility, expecting $80-110 million in pre-tax charges mostly recognized in fiscal 2027, to align its global manufacturing footprint with customer needs.SEC filing →
- 2026-05-26Item 1.01LOWChinese subsidiary Ulanqab Lamb Weston Food Co. entered a new RMB 700 million (~$103 million) term loan facility with HSBC China, guaranteed by the parent, to refinance existing debt; matures May 2031. Routine financing.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $53.55, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 78. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $54.58 (+1.9%), stop $49.80 (−7.5%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $54.58 (-10.2% upside). Target $54.58 (+1.9%), stop $49.80 (−7.5%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Stop-loss: $49.80.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5; Weak growth.
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. trades at a P/E of 26.2 (forward 15.9). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Hold.
21 analysts cover LW with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $55.
What does Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. do?Lamb Weston Holdings is the number one supplier of value-added frozen potato products in North America and holds a...
Lamb Weston Holdings is the number one supplier of value-added frozen potato products in North America and holds a strong position internationally, selling french fries and other frozen potato products in over 100 countries through North America and International segments. The company's largest customer, McDonald's Corporation, accounted for approximately 15% of fiscal 2025 consolidated net sales, and its ten largest customers combined for approximately 50%. Lamb Weston operates 26 production facilities, employs approximately 10,100 people, and generated approximately 35% of fiscal 2025 net sa