William Blair Issues Negative Estimate for Zumiez Earnings

Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Zumiez in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the apparel and footwear maker will post earnings per share of ($0.63) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.39). The consensus estimate for Zumiez’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Zumiez’s FY2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.71) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Zumiez Stock Up 8.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ZUMZ opened at $13.82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $264.97 million, a PE ratio of -5.38 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $15.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.71. Zumiez has a fifty-two week low of $12.67 and a fifty-two week high of $31.37.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The apparel and footwear maker reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.01). Zumiez had a negative return on equity of 2.67% and a negative net margin of 5.60%. The company had revenue of $279.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $276.47 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.40 earnings per share. Zumiez’s revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Zumiez

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Zumiez in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Quarry LP increased its position in shares of Zumiez by 315.1% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,764 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,339 shares in the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Zumiez in the third quarter worth approximately $110,000. US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of Zumiez by 67,262.5% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,389 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock worth $115,000 after acquiring an additional 5,381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Zumiez by 362.7% in the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,659 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 4,436 shares in the last quarter. 95.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Zumiez Company Profile

Zumiez Inc operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men and women. The company provides hardgoods, including skateboards, snowboards, bindings, components, and other equipment. It operates stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia under the names of Zumiez, Blue Tomato, and Fast Times.