Q2 EPS Estimates for NIKE Reduced by Telsey Advisory Group

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NIKE in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 16th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now forecasts that the footwear maker will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.63. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $93.00 price target 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on NKE. Needham & Company LLC started coverage on NIKE in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on NIKE from $92.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on NIKE from $112.00 to $109.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. TD Cowen reduced 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. Finally, Daiwa America lowered shares of NIKE from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $91.73.

NIKE Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NKE opened at $77.10 on Wednesday. NIKE has a 1 year low of $70.75 and a 1 year high of $123.39. 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.77.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The footwear maker reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.15. NIKE had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 39.84%. The company had revenue of $12.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.03 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of NIKE

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its holdings in NIKE by 1,209,638.7% in the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 6,508,394 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $575,342,000 after purchasing an additional 6,507,856 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of NIKE by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 57,916,789 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $5,140,796,000 after purchasing an additional 1,862,021 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of NIKE in the 3rd quarter valued at about $148,635,000. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG bought a new stake in NIKE in the 3rd quarter valued at about $144,927,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in NIKE by 351.7% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,991,519 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $150,101,000 after buying an additional 1,550,611 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.25% of the company’s stock.

NIKE Increases Dividend

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

About NIKE

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.