Signet Jewelers Q1 EPS Cut by Telsey Advisory Group

Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Signet Jewelers in a report issued 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 has a “Market Perform” rating and a $55.00 price objective 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.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Signet Jewelers from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Signet Jewelers from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Signet Jewelers from $95.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Signet Jewelers from $95.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $81.60.

Signet Jewelers Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SIG opened at $58.46 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion, a PE ratio of 6.73, a PEG ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 2.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Signet Jewelers has a 1-year low of $45.55 and a 1-year high of $112.06. The business’s 50 day moving average is $54.52 and its 200-day moving average is $78.31.

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

Signet Jewelers Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 25th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. This is a positive change from Signet Jewelers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 25th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.19%. Signet Jewelers’s dividend payout ratio is presently -168.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Signet Jewelers news, Director Eugenia Ulasewicz sold 3,333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.13, for a total value of $180,415.29. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 22,752 shares in the company, valued at $1,231,565.76. The trade was a 12.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co acquired a new stake in Signet Jewelers during the 4th quarter valued at $565,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in shares of Signet Jewelers during the fourth quarter worth $297,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Signet Jewelers by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 15,227 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,229,000 after purchasing an additional 706 shares during the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Signet Jewelers by 22.3% in the fourth quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 24,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,967,000 after buying an additional 4,436 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in shares of Signet Jewelers by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 111,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,008,000 after buying an additional 13,769 shares during the last quarter.

Signet Jewelers Company Profile

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.