Lowe’s (LOW) Isn’t as Bad as People Think, Says Jim Cramer

Published on May 23, 2026 at 7:17 pm by Ramish Cheema in News

We recently published Jim Cramer Took A Side On Biggest AI Debate & Discussed These 13 Stocks. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) is one of the largest home improvement retailers in America. Its shares are down by 4.3% over the past year and by 11.9% year-to-date. Several analysts have discussed Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)’s shares in May. For instance, Truist cut the share price target to $280 from $293 and kept a Buy rating on the stock on May 14th. The bank remarked that it had adjusted Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)’s price target as part of its first-quarter preview for some retailers. Citi also discussed the share price target as it upgraded the rating to Buy from Neutral and reiterated a $285 share price target. The bank remarked that Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) could benefit from the recent pullback in its share price and added that it expected the firm to surpass earnings estimates. The bank’s commentary proved insightful as the retailer beat its first quarter revenue and earnings estimates of $22.97 billion and $2.97 by posting $23.08 billion and $3.03. Cramer praised Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) after the earnings:

“TJX great, Lowe’s not as bad as people think.

“I have to tell you that I thought that Marvin Ellison did a little better job than the stock indicates.”