Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL – Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have given a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $25.94.
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Gordon Haskett assumed coverage on shares of Foot Locker in a report on Monday, October 7th. They set an “accumulate” rating and a $27.00 price target on the stock. Barclays raised shares of Foot Locker from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $27.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Foot Locker from $35.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of Foot Locker in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Foot Locker from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Foot Locker
Institutional Trading of Foot Locker
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FL. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Foot Locker in the 1st quarter valued at $100,000. Fortis Group Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Foot Locker during the first quarter valued at about $298,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Foot Locker by 12.9% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 47,598 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock valued at $1,357,000 after purchasing an additional 5,454 shares during the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp increased its stake in shares of Foot Locker by 1.3% in the first quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 71,696 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $2,043,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Foot Locker by 22.8% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 339,557 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $9,677,000 after purchasing an additional 63,058 shares during the last quarter.
Foot Locker Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE FL opened at $24.67 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.37, a PEG ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Foot Locker has a 52-week low of $19.44 and a 52-week high of $35.60.
Foot Locker (NYSE:FL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 28th. The athletic footwear retailer reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.03. Foot Locker had a positive return on equity of 2.73% and a negative net margin of 4.48%. The firm had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.88 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Foot Locker will post 1.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Foot Locker
Foot Locker, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a footwear and apparel retailer in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East. Its brand portfolio includes Foot Locker, a brand comprising sneakers and apparel; Kids Foot Locker, which offers athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories for children; and Champs Sports that operates as a mall-based specialty athletic footwear and apparel retailer.
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