Signet Jewelers FY2025 EPS Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Signet Jewelers in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $8.61 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $9.85. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Signet Jewelers’ current full-year earnings is $9.88 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Signet Jewelers’ Q4 2025 earnings at $6.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.11 EPS.

Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Signet Jewelers had a return on equity of 28.69% and a net margin of 8.57%. The business’s revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on SIG. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Signet Jewelers from $110.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Signet Jewelers from $95.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Signet Jewelers from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Signet Jewelers currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.20.

Signet Jewelers Price Performance

SIG opened at $57.29 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.59, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 2.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $85.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $87.19. Signet Jewelers has a 12-month low of $54.44 and a 12-month high of $112.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Select Equity Group L.P. lifted its holdings in Signet Jewelers by 2.9% in the second quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 6,949,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $622,562,000 after buying an additional 193,977 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Signet Jewelers by 6.7% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,386,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,809,000 after purchasing an additional 149,934 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Signet Jewelers by 6.5% in the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,069,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,347,000 after purchasing an additional 126,726 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Signet Jewelers by 1.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,756,075 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,122,000 after purchasing an additional 16,912 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eminence Capital LP lifted its position in Signet Jewelers by 71.3% during the second quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 844,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,644,000 after buying an additional 351,588 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Signet Jewelers

In other news, Director Eugenia Ulasewicz sold 3,333 shares of Signet Jewelers stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.63, for a total value of $332,066.79. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 26,085 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,598,848.55. This trade represents a 11.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Joan M. Hilson sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.57, for a total value of $756,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 200,844 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,993,817.08. This represents a 3.83 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Signet Jewelers Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, January 24th will be paid a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 24th. Signet Jewelers’s payout ratio is 13.35%.

Signet Jewelers Company Profile

Signet Jewelers Limited operates as a diamond jewelry retailer. It operates through three segments: North America, International, and Other. The North America segment operates jewelry stores in jewelry stores in malls, mall-based kiosks, and off-mall locations in the United States and Canada primarily under the Kay Jewelers, Kay Jewelers Outlet, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry, Jared Vault, Zales Outlet, Zales Jewelers, Diamonds Direct, James Allen, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, and Peoples Jewellers names, as well as operates online through its digital banners, James Allen and Blue Nile.