Zacks Research Forecasts NIKE’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:NKE)

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of NIKE in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the footwear maker will earn $2.12 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.08. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on NKE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on NIKE from $73.00 to $64.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Piper Sandler upgraded NIKE from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $72.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Dbs Bank raised shares of NIKE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. China Renaissance began coverage on shares of NIKE in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of NIKE in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $87.38.

NIKE Price Performance

Shares of NKE opened at $55.62 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $72.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.09. The company has a market capitalization of $82.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.15. NIKE has a fifty-two week low of $52.50 and a fifty-two week high of $98.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.22.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 20th. The footwear maker reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.02 billion. NIKE had a net margin of 9.98% and a return on equity of 36.99%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NIKE

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of NIKE by 8,726.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,325,272 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $84,128,000 after purchasing an additional 1,310,258 shares during the period. Exeter Financial LLC boosted its position in NIKE by 14.4% in the 1st quarter. Exeter Financial LLC now owns 5,135 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 645 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of NIKE by 16.2% in the first quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 2,631 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $167,000 after acquiring an additional 366 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of NIKE by 156.6% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 6,017 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $382,000 after acquiring an additional 3,672 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs & Co. CA increased its position in shares of NIKE by 1.7% during the first quarter. Jacobs & Co. CA now owns 159,631 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $10,133,000 after acquiring an additional 2,676 shares during the period. 64.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at NIKE

In other news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $65,301,708.56. This trade represents a 15.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robert Holmes Swan acquired 8,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $58.46 per share, for a total transaction of $502,756.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 31,983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,869,726.18. This trade represents a 36.78 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NIKE Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.88%. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.16%.

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.