Q3 EPS Estimates for NIKE Lifted by Telsey Advisory Group

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Telsey Advisory Group upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for NIKE in a report released on Monday, December 16th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now forecasts that the footwear maker will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.46. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $93.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 19th. The footwear maker reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.15. NIKE had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 39.84%. The business had revenue of $12.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.11 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.03 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of NIKE from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of NIKE from $82.00 to $80.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on NIKE from $82.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays dropped their target price on NIKE from $81.00 to $79.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price target on NIKE from $105.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.73.

NIKE Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NKE stock opened at $77.10 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $115.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.02. NIKE has a 12-month low of $70.75 and a 12-month high of $123.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $78.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.77.

NIKE Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. This is an increase from NIKE’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. NIKE’s payout ratio is presently 45.85%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NIKE

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NKE. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NIKE by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 47,057 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $3,561,000 after buying an additional 1,589 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in NIKE by 3.9% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 36,532 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $2,753,000 after acquiring an additional 1,367 shares during the period. My Legacy Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NIKE in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $465,000. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of NIKE by 1,068.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 29,926 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $2,256,000 after purchasing an additional 27,364 shares during the period. Finally, Diversified LLC increased its holdings in shares of NIKE by 36.2% during the 2nd quarter. Diversified LLC now owns 4,962 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $374,000 after purchasing an additional 1,319 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.25% of the company’s stock.

NIKE Company Profile

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.