Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Nordstrom Q4 Earnings

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nordstrom in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Nordstrom’s current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nordstrom’s Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.02) EPS.

Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The specialty retailer reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.34 billion. Nordstrom had a negative return on equity of 18.04% and a negative net margin of 1.57%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.25 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on JWN. StockNews.com started coverage on Nordstrom in a research note on Saturday, January 18th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup raised their target price on Nordstrom from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Nordstrom from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Nordstrom from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Nordstrom from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $22.17.

Nordstrom Trading Up 0.1 %

JWN opened at $24.18 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.87. Nordstrom has a fifty-two week low of $16.78 and a fifty-two week high of $24.99. The company has a market cap of $3.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.40 and a beta of 2.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.35.

Nordstrom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.14%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 3rd. Nordstrom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.41%.

Institutional Trading of Nordstrom

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hennessy Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Nordstrom during the fourth quarter worth about $56,026,000. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its position in Nordstrom by 147.4% during the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 1,218,365 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $27,401,000 after acquiring an additional 725,803 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of Nordstrom by 38.4% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,479,414 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $31,393,000 after acquiring an additional 410,152 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nordstrom by 46.0% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 1,100,864 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $24,456,000 after purchasing an additional 346,994 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nordstrom in the third quarter worth $6,248,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.73% of the company’s stock.

About Nordstrom

Nordstrom, Inc, a fashion retailer, provides apparels, shoes, beauty, accessories, and home goods for women, men, young adults, and children. It offers a range of brand-name and private-label merchandise through various channels, such as Nordstrom branded stores and online at Nordstrom.com; Nordstrom.ca; Nordstrom stores; Nordstrom Rack stores; Nordstrom Locals; ASOS; Nordstromrack.com; mobile application; and clearance stores under the Last Chance name.