Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for Carter’s Q1 Earnings

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Carter’s in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Carter’s’ current full-year earnings is $5.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carter’s’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The textile maker reported $2.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.52. The company had revenue of $859.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $835.82 million. Carter’s had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 27.15%. Carter’s’s revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.76 EPS.

CRI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Carter’s from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Carter’s from $57.00 to $49.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Carter’s from $65.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.00.

Carter’s Stock Performance

Shares of CRI opened at $39.81 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 2.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s fifty day moving average is $49.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.37. Carter’s has a 1 year low of $39.25 and a 1 year high of $86.60.

Carter’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.04%. Carter’s’s dividend payout ratio is presently 62.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carter’s

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Carter’s by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,895,549 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $211,100,000 after acquiring an additional 366,293 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Carter’s by 155.0% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,851,079 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $154,500,000 after acquiring an additional 1,732,857 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Carter’s by 33.3% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,919,953 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $104,042,000 after acquiring an additional 479,961 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Carter’s by 124.4% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,739,522 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $93,134,000 after acquiring an additional 964,494 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Carter’s by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,545,436 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $100,422,000 after acquiring an additional 60,089 shares during the last quarter.

Carter’s Company Profile

Carter’s, Inc engages in the business of brand marketing of young children’s apparel. It operates through the following segments: the United States (US) Retail, US Wholesale, and International. The US Retail segment includes selling products through retail stores and ecommerce websites. The US Wholesale segment focuses on wholesale partners.