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

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for NIKE in a research 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 forecast 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.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup cut shares of NIKE from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $102.00 to $72.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and set a $80.00 target price on shares of NIKE in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of NIKE from $79.00 to $70.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 20th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on NIKE from $105.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on NIKE from $73.00 to $64.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NIKE has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $87.38.

NIKE Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of NKE stock opened at $57.17 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $72.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $76.27. The firm 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 company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.51. NIKE has a 1-year low of $52.50 and a 1-year high of $98.04.

NIKE Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.16%.

Insider Activity at NIKE

In other NIKE news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of NIKE 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 transaction, the chairman now directly owns 896,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $65,301,708.56. The trade was a 15.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIKE

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NKE. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in NIKE in the 4th quarter valued at $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 acquired a new stake in shares of NIKE in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA raised its holdings in shares of NIKE by 110.5% during the 4th 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. acquired a new position in NIKE during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. 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.