Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Carter’s Earnings

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Carter’s in a report released on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the textile maker will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Carter’s’ current full-year earnings is $5.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carter’s’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on CRI. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Carter’s from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Carter’s from $65.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Carter’s from $57.00 to $49.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Carter’s presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Carter’s Stock Performance

Shares of CRI stock opened at $39.81 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 2.21. The company has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $49.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.28. Carter’s has a 52 week low of $39.25 and a 52 week high of $86.24.

Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The textile maker reported $2.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.52. The business had revenue of $859.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $835.82 million. Carter’s had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 27.15%. Carter’s’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.76 EPS.

Carter’s Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.04%. Carter’s’s dividend payout ratio is presently 62.62%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carter’s

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CRI. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of Carter’s by 114.4% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 506 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Carter’s by 2,112.5% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 507 shares in the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC bought a new position in shares of Carter’s in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Carter’s by 221.2% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 726 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Carter’s by 173.0% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 901 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 571 shares in the last quarter.

Carter’s Company Profile

Carter’s, Inc engages in the business of brand marketing of young children’s apparel. It operates through the following segments: the United States (US) Retail, US Wholesale, and International. The US Retail segment includes selling products through retail stores and ecommerce websites. The US Wholesale segment focuses on wholesale partners.