NIKE FY2025 EPS Forecast Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NIKE in a report issued on Friday, March 21st. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now forecasts that the footwear maker will post earnings of $2.10 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.11. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Market Perform" rating and a $80.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for NIKE's current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for NIKE's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.65 EPS.

NKE has been the topic of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of NIKE from $79.00 to $75.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 20th. Dbs Bank upgraded NIKE from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on NIKE from $73.00 to $64.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Cfra Research upgraded NIKE to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Citigroup cut NIKE from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $102.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $87.38.

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NIKE Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NKE traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $65.87. 16,420,606 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,461,253. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.13. NIKE has a 1 year low of $64.95 and a 1 year high of $98.04. The company has a market cap of $97.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.33, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.22.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The footwear maker reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.02 billion. NIKE had a net margin of 9.98% and a return on equity of 36.99%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIKE

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Range Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NIKE during the fourth quarter valued at $642,000. Cacti Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NIKE during the 4th quarter worth about $9,987,000. Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of NIKE during the fourth quarter worth about $5,384,000. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of NIKE by 31.1% in the fourth quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. now owns 25,835 shares of the footwear maker's stock valued at $1,955,000 after buying an additional 6,124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of NIKE by 5,745.9% during the fourth quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 8,652 shares of the footwear maker's stock valued at $654,000 after buying an additional 8,504 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.25% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at NIKE

In other NIKE news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.83, for a total value of $12,361,581.56. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 896,632 shares of the company's stock, valued at $65,301,708.56. This represents a 15.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John W. Rogers, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $76.65 per share, with a total value of $191,625.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 34,403 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,636,989.95. This represents a 7.84 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

NIKE Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.43%. NIKE's dividend payout ratio is presently 53.16%.

NIKE Company Profile

NIKE, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.