Free Trial
NYSE:CRI

Carter's (CRI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Carter's logo
$26.30 +0.98 (+3.88%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended 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.

About Carter's Stock (NYSE:CRI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.48
$26.97
50-Day Range
$23.62
$33.90
52-Week Range
$23.38
$71.99
Volume
1.14 million shs
Average Volume
1.86 million shs
Market Capitalization
$958.18 million
P/E Ratio
6.98
Dividend Yield
3.80%
Price Target
$30.25
Consensus Rating
Strong Sell

Company Overview

Carter's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks
66th Percentile Overall Score

CRI 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    Carter'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 Coverage

    Carter'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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The 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. Sector

    The 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 Ratio

    Carter'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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.85% of the float of Carter's has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Carter'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 month

    Short interest in Carter's has recently decreased by 1.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Carter'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 Growth

    Carter's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Carter's is 26.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.85% of the float of Carter's has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Carter'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 month

    Short interest in Carter's has recently decreased by 1.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Carter'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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Carter's this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 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 Follows

    Only 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.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Carter's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 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.

CRI Stock News Headlines

1 Profitable Stock to Target This Week and 2 We Avoid
Elon Musk’s New Technology
Elon 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.tc pixel
Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for Carter's Q3 Earnings
3 Reasons to Avoid CRI and 1 Stock to Buy Instead
Head-To-Head Review: NIKE (NYSE:NKE) & Carter's (NYSE:CRI)
Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Carter's Q3 Earnings
See More Headlines

CRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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
.

Carter's subsidiaries include Skip Hop.

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
.

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.

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 Dividend
6/02/2025
Record date for 6/20 Dividend
6/03/2025
Dividend Payable
6/20/2025
Last Earnings
7/25/2025
Today
8/22/2025
Record date for 9/12 Dividend
8/26/2025
Dividend Payable
9/12/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
SHOES&REL APPRL
Sub-Industry
Apparel Accessories & Luxury Goods
Current Symbol
NYSE:CRI
CIK
1060822
Employees
15,350
Year Founded
1865

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$45.00
Low Price Target
$22.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.0%
Consensus Rating
Strong Sell
Rating Score (0-4)
1.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.77
Trailing P/E Ratio
6.98
Forward P/E Ratio
5.11
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$185.51 million
Net Margins
4.79%
Pretax Margin
5.98%
Return on Equity
20.68%
Return on Assets
7.29%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.58
Current Ratio
2.20
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.84 billion
Price / Sales
0.34
Cash Flow
$8.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.04
Book Value
$23.44 per share
Price / Book
1.12

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
36,430,000
Free Float
35,703,000
Market Cap
$958.18 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.99

Social Links

 The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to Buy Cover

Nuclear energy stocks are roaring. It's the hottest energy sector of the year. Cameco Corp, Paladin Energy, and BWX Technologies were all up more than 40% in 2024. The biggest market moves could still be ahead of us, and there are seven nuclear energy stocks that could rise much higher in the next several months. To unlock these tickers, enter your email address below.

Get This Free Report

This page (NYSE:CRI) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners