Equities Analysts Set Expectations for NIKE FY2025 Earnings

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of NIKE in a report issued on Friday, March 21st. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the footwear maker will earn $2.10 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.11. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $80.00 price target 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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on NKE. Bank of America cut their price target on NIKE from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 20th. China Renaissance started coverage on NIKE in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of NIKE in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of NIKE from $73.00 to $66.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of NIKE from $79.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.38.

NIKE Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NKE opened at $67.45 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $99.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.02. NIKE has a 12 month low of $65.17 and a 12 month high of $98.04. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $74.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.31. 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 (NYSE:NKE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The footwear maker reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.26. NIKE had a return on equity of 36.99% and a net margin of 9.98%. The firm had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NIKE

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JNBA Financial Advisors increased its position in NIKE by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 10,045 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $760,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Frisch Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in NIKE by 4.7% in the third quarter. Frisch Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,036 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its position in NIKE by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 20,446 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,547,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. Elgethun Capital Management increased its stake in NIKE by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Elgethun Capital Management now owns 1,236 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of NIKE by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 15,014 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $1,136,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. 64.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John W. Rogers, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $76.65 per share, with a total value of $191,625.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 34,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,636,989.95. This trade represents a 7.84 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.83, for a total transaction of $12,361,581.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 896,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,301,708.56. This 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.

NIKE Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 53.16%.

About NIKE

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.