What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Nordstrom Q1 Earnings?

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Nordstrom in a report released on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of ($0.14) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.10). The consensus estimate for Nordstrom’s current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nordstrom’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.28 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on JWN. UBS Group raised shares of Nordstrom from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $14.50 to $24.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Nordstrom in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Nordstrom from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Argus cut shares of Nordstrom from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $22.00 price objective (down previously from $25.00) on shares of Nordstrom in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.80.

Nordstrom Stock Down 0.1 %

JWN stock opened at $23.82 on Monday. Nordstrom has a 1-year low of $17.21 and a 1-year high of $24.99. The stock has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.17 and a beta of 2.31. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.65.

Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The specialty retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $4.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.32 billion. Nordstrom had a negative return on equity of 18.04% and a negative net margin of 1.57%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JWN. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Nordstrom by 40.9% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,618 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama increased its holdings in Nordstrom by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 117,801 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,845,000 after acquiring an additional 512 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Nordstrom by 48.6% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,690 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Nordstrom by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 19,252 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $465,000 after purchasing an additional 558 shares during the period. Finally, Amalgamated Bank grew its position in shares of Nordstrom by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 45,083 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.73% of the company’s stock.

Nordstrom Company Profile

Nordstrom, Inc, a fashion retailer, provides apparels, shoes, beauty, accessories, and home goods for women, men, young adults, and children. It offers a range of brand-name and private-label merchandise through various channels, such as Nordstrom branded stores and online at Nordstrom.com; Nordstrom.ca; Nordstrom stores; Nordstrom Rack stores; Nordstrom Locals; ASOS; Nordstromrack.com; mobile application; and clearance stores under the Last Chance name.