Brokers Set Expectations for Foot Locker FY2025 Earnings

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Foot Locker in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 5th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now forecasts that the athletic footwear retailer will post earnings per share of $1.25 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.60. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Foot Locker’s current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Foot Locker’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS.

Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The athletic footwear retailer reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. Foot Locker had a positive return on equity of 2.91% and a negative net margin of 5.24%. The company’s revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.30 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays cut their target price on Foot Locker from $34.00 to $29.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Foot Locker from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Foot Locker from $27.00 to $23.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Foot Locker from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Guggenheim reduced their price objective on shares of Foot Locker from $34.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $25.29.

Foot Locker Stock Performance

Shares of Foot Locker stock opened at $22.00 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market cap of $2.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.46. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $23.87 and its 200-day moving average is $25.85. Foot Locker has a one year low of $19.33 and a one year high of $35.60.

Institutional Trading of Foot Locker

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FL. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Foot Locker in the third quarter valued at about $58,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Foot Locker in the 3rd quarter worth about $701,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new stake in Foot Locker in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,636,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Foot Locker by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,908,253 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $49,319,000 after purchasing an additional 25,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Foot Locker during the third quarter worth approximately $283,000.

About Foot Locker

Foot Locker, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a footwear and apparel retailer in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East. Its brand portfolio includes Foot Locker, a brand comprising sneakers and apparel; Kids Foot Locker, which offers athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories for children; and Champs Sports that operates as a mall-based specialty athletic footwear and apparel retailer.