Lowe's Companies: Dividend Stock Analysis

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada. This Dividend Aristocrat has increased distributions for 48 consecutive years. The company was one of original Dividend Aristocrats that joined the elite dividend index in 1989.Over the past decade, this dividend stock has delivered an annual total return of 6.90%. At the same time earnings per share have increased only by 9.80% per year since 2001. Earnings per share have been weak since hitting $1.99 in 2007 as sales have stagnated and same store sales drifted lower. For 2010 analysts estimate an increase in EPS by 16.20% to $1.41. For FY 2011 analysts expect the company to earn $1.67/share, which would represent an increase of 18.40% in comparison with the results in FY 2010.... Read more

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