Q1 EPS Estimates for Signet Jewelers Reduced by Analyst

Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Signet Jewelers in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.02 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.08. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $55.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Signet Jewelers’ current full-year earnings is $8.73 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Signet Jewelers’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.69 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on SIG. UBS Group upped their price target on Signet Jewelers from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Signet Jewelers from $95.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Signet Jewelers from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on Signet Jewelers from $95.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Signet Jewelers has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.60.

Signet Jewelers Stock Performance

NYSE:SIG opened at $56.31 on Friday. Signet Jewelers has a 52-week low of $45.55 and a 52-week high of $112.06. The business’s fifty day moving average is $54.89 and its 200 day moving average is $78.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market cap of $2.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.48, a PEG ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 2.20.

Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported $6.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.39 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $2.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.33 billion. Signet Jewelers had a net margin of 8.57% and a return on equity of 28.69%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $6.73 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Grace & White Inc. NY lifted its stake in Signet Jewelers by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Grace & White Inc. NY now owns 207,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,728,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund increased its stake in Signet Jewelers by 22.3% in the 4th quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 61,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,969,000 after purchasing an additional 11,218 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Signet Jewelers by 30.5% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 36,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,958,000 after purchasing an additional 8,574 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in Signet Jewelers by 99.6% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 19,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,582,000 after purchasing an additional 9,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royce & Associates LP boosted its stake in shares of Signet Jewelers by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 202,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,326,000 after purchasing an additional 9,559 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at Signet Jewelers

In other news, Director Eugenia Ulasewicz sold 3,333 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.13, for a total value of $180,415.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 22,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,231,565.76. This represents a 12.78 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 3.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Signet Jewelers Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 25th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 25th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.27%. This is a boost from Signet Jewelers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. Signet Jewelers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.35%.

About Signet Jewelers

Signet Jewelers Limited operates as a diamond jewelry retailer. It operates through three segments: North America, International, and Other. The North America segment operates jewelry stores in jewelry stores in malls, mall-based kiosks, and off-mall locations in the United States and Canada primarily under the Kay Jewelers, Kay Jewelers Outlet, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry, Jared Vault, Zales Outlet, Zales Jewelers, Diamonds Direct, James Allen, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, and Peoples Jewellers names, as well as operates online through its digital banners, James Allen and Blue Nile.