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The S&P 500 shed about $2.4 trillion in market cap in yesterday's trading session. Still, stocks like LW, CNC, KR, FSLR and AWK showed strength.

Lamb Weston's restructuring plan could make the company a takeover target for a larger food company. Lamb Weston is trading at more than half its historical EV/EBITDA (TTM), offering a 30% discount from 2024. The Jana Effect seems to be working, with Q1 2025 net sales increasing by 1% to $1.65Bn.

The markets have succumbed to the tariff-fueled selling pressure, and there is nowhere to hide. President Trump’s tariff plan is intensifying the trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial is spiraling by over 1,160 points, while the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite is suffering a 4.3% drop. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is on track for its single worst performance in two years. No sector of the economy has been left unscathed, and all of them are currently trading in the red. Consumer discretionary stocks are reeling by 5%, while the energy and technology sectors are each seeing declines of 5%. Several of the Magnificent 7 stocks are seeing declines in the ballpark of 6%, including Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA), Meta (Nasdaq: META) and Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). New issue Newsmax (NYSE: NMAX) couldn’t have picked a worse day to ring the opening bell on the NYSE with the stock plummeting by a double-digit percentage. AstraZeneca (Nasdaq: AZN) is bucking today’s downward trend and gaining 2.3% on

Lamb Weston NYSE: LW and Conagra Brands NYSE: CAG are trading at value levels and offering historically high yields for investors in 2025. While Lamb Weston trades at a premium to Conagra, both are at the low ends of their historical ranges and well below broad market averages, and there are reasons.

On a day when tariff concerns were sending many stocks, particularly technology stocks, in the red, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. NYSE: LW stood out after an earnings report that beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. LW stock was up more than 7.5% in early trading, which pushed the stock more than 10% higher in the last week.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 3, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Debbie Hancock - Vice President, Investor Relations Mike Smith - President, Chief Executive Officer Bernadette Madarieta - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Lazar - Barclays Tom Palmer - Citi Ken Goldman - JPMorgan Yasmine Deswandhy - Bank of America Robert Moskow - TD Cowen Max Gumport - BNP Paribas Alexia Howard - Bernstein Matt Smith - Stifel Marc Torrente - Wells Fargo Securities Carla Casella - JPMorgan Operator Good day, and welcome to the Lamb Weston Third Quarter FY 2025 Earnings Call. Today's conference is being recorded.

Shares of consumer staples giants Lamb Weston (LW 9.95%), Conagra (CAG 1.23%), and Philip Morris International (PM 3.96%) all rallied today, up 9.7%, 1.5%, and 4%, respectively. The results were all the more notable as the S&P 500 index plunged 4.8% following yesterday's tariff announcements.

LW's third-quarter fiscal 2025 results reflect higher sales on an improved volume trend and operational improvements. However, earnings declined year over year.

Lamb Weston (LW) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.10 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.20 per share a year ago.

Stock-market investors are playing defense today.