NIKE, Inc. Expected to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.51 Per Share (NYSE:NKE)

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NIKE in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, September 26th. KeyCorp analyst A. Owens expects that the footwear maker will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.51 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of NIKE from $112.00 to $109.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of NIKE from $118.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 28th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of NIKE from $115.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of NIKE from $83.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their target price on NIKE from $75.00 to $71.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $96.52.

NIKE Price Performance

NKE stock opened at $89.44 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.40. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $79.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.57. NIKE has a one year low of $70.75 and a one year high of $123.39. The company has a market capitalization of $135.00 billion, a PE ratio of 23.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.02.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 27th. The footwear maker reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $12.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.86 billion. NIKE had a net margin of 11.10% and a return on equity of 42.63%. The company’s revenue was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.66 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Annapolis Financial Services LLC raised its stake in shares of NIKE by 440.0% during the 1st quarter. Annapolis Financial Services LLC now owns 270 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in shares of NIKE by 106.4% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 291 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NIKE during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Core Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in NIKE by 408.5% in the 4th quarter. Core Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 300 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pineridge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in NIKE during the 4th quarter worth $38,000. 64.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 52,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.00, for a total transaction of $4,093,986.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 1,031,226 shares in the company, valued at $80,435,628. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 52,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.00, for a total transaction of $4,093,986.00. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 1,031,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $80,435,628. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 110,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.97, for a total value of $8,026,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 1,102,090 shares in the company, valued at $80,419,507.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

NIKE Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be paid a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.65%. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.68%.

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.