NYSE:CRI Carter's (CRI) Stock Price, News & Analysis $26.30 +0.98 (+3.88%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.23 -0.07 (-0.27%) As of 06:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Carter's Stock (NYSE:CRI) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Carter's alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$25.48▼$26.9750-Day Range$23.62▼$33.9052-Week Range$23.38▼$71.99Volume1.14 million shsAverage Volume1.86 million shsMarket Capitalization$958.18 millionP/E Ratio6.98Dividend Yield3.80%Price Target$30.25Consensus RatingStrong Sell Company Overview Carter's, Inc. engages in the business of brand marketing of young children’s apparel. It operates through the following segments: the United States (US) Retail, US Wholesale, and International. The US Retail segment includes selling products through retail stores and ecommerce websites. The US Wholesale segment focuses on wholesale partners. The International segment is involved in selling in retail stores and ecommerce websites in Canada and Mexico, and to international wholesale customers and licensees. The company was founded by William Carter in 1865 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Read More Carter's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks66th Percentile Overall ScoreCRI MarketRank™: Carter's scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 138th out of 290 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.7 / 5Analyst RatingStrong Sell Consensus RatingCarter's has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.40, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCarter's has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Carter's' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-7.38% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Carter's are expected to decrease by -7.38% in the coming year, from $5.15 to $4.77 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Carter's is 6.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.40.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Carter's is 6.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.02.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCarter's has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Carter's' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted13.85% of the float of Carter's has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCarter's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Carter's has recently decreased by 1.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipCarter's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.95%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthCarter's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Carter's is 26.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Carter's will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.96% next year. This indicates that Carter's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Carter's' dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.6 / 5Environmental Score-3.31 Percentage of Shares Shorted13.85% of the float of Carter's has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCarter's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Carter's has recently decreased by 1.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment0.17 News SentimentCarter's has a news sentiment score of 0.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Carter's this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for CRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Carter's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Carter's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.00% of the stock of Carter's is held by insiders.Read more about Carter's' insider trading history. Receive CRI Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Carter's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CRI Stock News Headlines1 Profitable Stock to Target This Week and 2 We AvoidAugust 22 at 7:23 AM | finance.yahoo.comCarter’s Empowers Youth Creativity with Exclusive Capsule Collection Designed by Boys & Girls Clubs of America ArtistsAugust 20 at 4:38 PM | finance.yahoo.comElon Musk’s New TechnologyElon Musk is building something in Memphis that could eclipse even Tesla and SpaceX. At the heart of it is a new AI supercomputer—what one industry CEO calls “the most powerful in the world.” Musk says this tech will drive the next wave of American innovation. You can’t invest in the supercomputer directly—but there’s a backdoor way to access the company powering it. It’s smaller than Tesla or Nvidia, but both rely on it for future growth.August 22 at 2:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)Carter's Empowers Youth Creativity with Exclusive Capsule Collection Designed by Boys & Girls Clubs of America ArtistsAugust 20 at 6:45 AM | businesswire.comZacks Research Has Negative Outlook for Carter's Q3 EarningsAugust 20 at 3:05 AM | americanbankingnews.com3 Reasons to Avoid CRI and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadAugust 19 at 11:30 AM | msn.comHead-To-Head Review: NIKE (NYSE:NKE) & Carter's (NYSE:CRI)August 18, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comZacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Carter's Q3 EarningsAugust 16, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines CRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CRI shares performed this year? Carter's' stock was trading at $54.19 at the start of the year. Since then, CRI shares have decreased by 51.5% and is now trading at $26.3020. How were Carter's' earnings last quarter? Carter's, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July, 25th. The textile maker reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.26. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Carter's have any subsidiaries? Carter's subsidiaries include Skip Hop. Who are Carter's' major shareholders? Carter's' top institutional shareholders include RWWM Inc. (11.19%), AQR Capital Management LLC (7.04%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.47%) and LSV Asset Management (2.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Dennis Casey, Richard F Westenberger, Brian Lynch, Kendra Krugman, Julie D'emilio, Jeff Jenkins, Jill Wilson and Mark Hipp. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Carter's? Shares of CRI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Carter's own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Carter's investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Home Depot (HD), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 6/20 Dividend6/02/2025Record date for 6/20 Dividend6/03/2025Dividend Payable6/20/2025Last Earnings7/25/2025Today8/22/2025Record date for 9/12 Dividend8/26/2025Dividend Payable9/12/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/24/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry SHOES&REL APPRL Sub-IndustryApparel Accessories & Luxury Goods Current SymbolNYSE:CRI CIK1060822 Webwww.carters.com Phone(678) 791-1000Fax404-892-3079Employees15,350Year Founded1865Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Carter's$30.25 High Price Target$45.00 Low Price Target$22.00 Potential Upside/Downside+15.0%Consensus RatingStrong Sell Rating Score (0-4)1.40 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$3.77 Trailing P/E Ratio6.98 Forward P/E Ratio5.11 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$185.51 million Net Margins4.79% Pretax Margin5.98% Return on Equity20.68% Return on Assets7.29% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.58 Current Ratio2.20 Quick Ratio1.03 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.84 billion Price / Sales0.34 Cash Flow$8.65 per share Price / Cash Flow3.04 Book Value$23.44 per share Price / Book1.12Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares36,430,000Free Float35,703,000Market Cap$958.18 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.99 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy stocks are roaring. 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