Nordstrom FY2025 EPS Forecast Boosted by Zacks Research

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nordstrom in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $1.95 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.93. The consensus estimate for Nordstrom’s current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nordstrom’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The specialty retailer reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.11. Nordstrom had a negative return on equity of 18.04% and a negative net margin of 1.57%. The company had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.25 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on JWN. Evercore ISI increased their price target 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. UBS Group upgraded Nordstrom from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $14.50 to $24.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Nordstrom in a research note on Saturday, January 18th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Argus lowered Nordstrom from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Nordstrom from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Nordstrom presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $22.17.

Nordstrom Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of JWN opened at $24.18 on Thursday. Nordstrom has a 12-month low of $16.78 and a 12-month high of $24.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.40 and a beta of 2.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $23.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.65.

Institutional Trading of Nordstrom

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Spire Wealth Management increased its holdings in Nordstrom by 90.9% during the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 2,100 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. EMC Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Nordstrom by 74.8% during the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 9,153 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $221,000 after buying an additional 3,916 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC raised its holdings in Nordstrom by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 13,346 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $322,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Nordstrom by 36.5% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,816 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $116,000 after acquiring an additional 1,287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Nordstrom by 51.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,832 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $131,000 after acquiring an additional 1,993 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.73% of the company’s stock.

Nordstrom Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 3rd. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.14%. Nordstrom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.41%.

Nordstrom Company Profile

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.