NIKE FY2025 EPS Estimate Reduced by Telsey Advisory Group

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for NIKE in a report issued on Friday, March 21st. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the footwear maker will post earnings per share of $2.10 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.11. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $80.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.65 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of NIKE from $67.00 to $66.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. UBS Group decreased their price objective on NIKE from $73.00 to $66.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on NIKE from $73.00 to $64.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on NIKE from $105.00 to $99.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on NIKE from $90.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NIKE currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $87.38.

NIKE Trading Down 1.1 %

NKE opened at $66.64 on Monday. NIKE has a 1-year low of $65.17 and a 1-year high of $98.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.57 billion, a PE ratio of 20.57, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $74.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.21.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The footwear maker reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.02 billion. NIKE had a return on equity of 36.99% and a net margin of 9.98%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share.

NIKE Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.40%. NIKE’s payout ratio is presently 53.16%.

Insider Activity at NIKE

In related news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The stock was 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 directly owns 896,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $65,301,708.56. The trade was a 15.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John W. Rogers, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The shares were bought 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. This trade represents a 7.84 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIKE

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of NIKE by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 66,417 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $5,875,000 after buying an additional 2,843 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in NIKE by 19.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,028,131 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $90,887,000 after acquiring an additional 166,127 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NIKE by 3.2% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 111,285 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $9,838,000 after acquiring an additional 3,464 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NIKE by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,698 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,476,000 after purchasing an additional 4,440 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of NIKE during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $261,000. 64.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.