• LOWES COS INC Profile

    No longer a low-profile company, Lowe's Companies has evolved from a regional hardware store operator into a nationwide chain of home improvement superstores. The #2 US home improvement chain (after The Home Depot), Lowe's has more than 1,500 superstores in 50 states and expanded into Canada in late 2007. The company's stores sell about 40,000 products for do-it-yourselfers and professionals for home improvement and repair projects, such as gardening products, home fashion items, lumber, millwork, plumbing and electrical supplies, and tools, as well as appliances and furniture. Lowe's is the second-largest US home appliance retailer after Sears.
    Robert A. Niblock
    CEO
    1000 Lowe's Blvd.

    Mooresville, NC 28117

    http://www.lowes.com

    Phone: 704-758-1000

    Fax: 336-658-4766
    Sector: Services Industry: Retail
  • 2008 Sales 2008 Sales Growth 2008 Net Income 2008 Employees
    $48,283,000,000 2.9% $2,809,000,000 216,000
  • Key Executives: LOW

    Name Title Officer Since
    Robert A. Niblock CEO 1/1/04
    Larry D. Stone COO -
    Robert F. Hull Jr. CFO -
    Matthew V. Hollifield Chief Accounting Officer -
    Steven M. Stone Chief Information Officer -
    Gaither M. Keener, Jr. General Counsel -
    Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D. Director 1/1/98
    Robert A. Ingram Director 1/1/01
  • Top Competitors: LOW

  • Insider Trends: LOW

    Sentiment for LOW is NEUTRAL

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: LOW

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    06/18/08 NIBLOCK ROBERT A 800 Stock Gift $0.00
    06/10/08 NIBLOCK ROBERT A 668 Stock Gift $0.00
    05/21/08 INGRAM ROBERT ALEXANDER 8,000 Sale $191,485.39
  • Ownership Breakdown : LOW

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 1,016.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,439.00
    Other Major 17.00
  • Short Interest Volume: LOW

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 4.40
    Float 1.46 B
    Short Interest as % of Float 3.40
    Average Daily Volume 13.46 M
    Outstanding Shares 1.46 B