William Blair Estimates Nordstrom’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:JWN)

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) – Investment analysts at William Blair lifted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Nordstrom in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Nordstrom’s current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Nordstrom’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS.

JWN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Nordstrom from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Nordstrom from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Nordstrom from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of Nordstrom in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Nordstrom from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.36.

Nordstrom Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JWN opened at $24.39 on Thursday. Nordstrom has a 12 month low of $16.78 and a 12 month high of $24.99. The company has a market cap of $4.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.53 and a beta of 2.51. The business’s 50 day moving average is $24.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.65.

Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 4th. The specialty retailer reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.20. Nordstrom had a negative return on equity of 18.04% and a negative net margin of 1.57%. The business had revenue of $4.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.32 billion.

Institutional Trading of Nordstrom

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in Nordstrom by 49.3% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 145,146 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,264,000 after acquiring an additional 47,923 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Nordstrom by 17.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,422,856 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $32,000,000 after purchasing an additional 208,193 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Nordstrom by 29.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 388,796 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $8,744,000 after purchasing an additional 89,114 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Nordstrom by 190.1% in the third quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 59,678 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,342,000 after buying an additional 39,104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nordstrom by 160.9% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 51,071 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,187,000 after buying an additional 31,498 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.73% of the company’s stock.

Nordstrom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.12%. Nordstrom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.41%.

About Nordstrom

Nordstrom, Inc, a fashion retailer, provides apparels, shoes, beauty, accessories, and home goods for women, men, young adults, and children. It offers a range of brand-name and private-label merchandise through various channels, such as Nordstrom branded stores and online at Nordstrom.com; Nordstrom.ca; Nordstrom stores; Nordstrom Rack stores; Nordstrom Locals; ASOS; Nordstromrack.com; mobile application; and clearance stores under the Last Chance name.