What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for NIKE FY2025 Earnings?

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NIKE in a report issued on Thursday, April 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the footwear maker will post earnings of $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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on NKE. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of NIKE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. DA Davidson raised NIKE to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 23rd. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on NIKE from $105.00 to $99.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on NIKE from $90.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of NIKE in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $87.38.

NIKE Trading Up 2.9 %

NKE opened at $57.17 on Monday. NIKE has a 12-month low of $52.50 and a 12-month high of $98.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.57 billion, a PE ratio of 17.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $72.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $76.27.

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

NIKE Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio is currently 53.16%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIKE

In related news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.83, for a total transaction of $12,361,581.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 896,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $65,301,708.56. This trade represents a 15.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NIKE in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Caitlin John LLC boosted its position in shares of NIKE by 117.0% in the fourth quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 371 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIKE during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA raised its position in NIKE by 110.5% during the fourth quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 400 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the period. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in NIKE in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. 64.25% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About NIKE

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.