Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Outlook for NIKE Q3 Earnings

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for NIKE in a research report issued on Monday, March 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now expects that the footwear maker will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.36. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.82 EPS.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The footwear maker reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $12.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.11 billion. NIKE had a return on equity of 36.99% and a net margin of 9.98%. The firm’s revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.03 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on NKE. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on NIKE from $95.00 to $92.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Citigroup lowered NIKE from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $102.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on NIKE from $97.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 20th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on NIKE from $92.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on NIKE from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NIKE has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.54.

NIKE Price Performance

Shares of NKE opened at $73.28 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $108.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.02. NIKE has a 1 year low of $68.62 and a 1 year high of $101.92. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $74.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.64. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

NIKE Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.38%.

Insider Transactions at NIKE

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIKE

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Range Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in NIKE in the 4th quarter valued at $642,000. Cacti Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in NIKE in the 4th quarter valued at $9,987,000. Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd acquired a new position in NIKE in the 4th quarter valued at $5,384,000. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. grew its holdings in NIKE by 31.1% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC grew its holdings in NIKE by 5,745.9% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.25% of the company’s stock.

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.