Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Outlook of NIKE Q3 Earnings

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for NIKE in a report issued on Monday, March 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now forecasts that the footwear maker will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.82 EPS.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The footwear maker reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.15. NIKE had a net margin of 9.98% and a return on equity of 36.99%. The firm had revenue of $12.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of NIKE from $92.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of NIKE from $77.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of NIKE from $97.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of NIKE in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, China Renaissance began coverage on shares of NIKE in a research note on Wednesday. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.54.

NIKE Price Performance

NKE stock opened at $72.92 on Wednesday. NIKE has a one year low of $68.62 and a one year high of $101.92. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $74.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.22. The company has a market capitalization of $107.86 billion, a PE ratio of 22.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NKE. State Street Corp raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,862,021 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in NIKE by 32.4% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 36,340,736 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $2,749,903,000 after purchasing an additional 8,898,591 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NIKE by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 25,376,558 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,915,110,000 after purchasing an additional 347,178 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its position in shares of NIKE by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 24,545,937 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $1,857,389,000 after purchasing an additional 2,288,627 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in NIKE by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 20,367,993 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $1,541,246,000 after buying an additional 3,121,929 shares during the last quarter. 64.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NIKE news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $65,301,708.56. This represents a 15.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John W. Rogers, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $76.65 per share, for a total transaction of $191,625.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 34,403 shares in the company, valued at $2,636,989.95. This represents a 7.84 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NIKE Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. NIKE’s payout ratio is 49.38%.

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.