What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Carter’s Q1 Earnings?

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Carter’s in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Carter’s’ current full-year earnings is $5.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carter’s’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Carter’s from $65.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Carter’s from $57.00 to $49.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Carter’s from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Carter’s currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Carter’s Stock Down 4.0 %

Carter’s stock opened at $39.91 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of 6.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 2.21. Carter’s has a one year low of $39.48 and a one year high of $87.97. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $50.22 and a 200 day moving average of $56.68.

Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The textile maker reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.52. The company had revenue of $859.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $835.82 million. Carter’s had a return on equity of 27.15% and a net margin of 8.11%. Carter’s’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.76 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Carter’s

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Carter’s by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,895,549 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $211,100,000 after purchasing an additional 366,293 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Carter’s by 155.0% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,851,079 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $154,500,000 after purchasing an additional 1,732,857 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Carter’s by 33.3% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,919,953 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $104,042,000 after purchasing an additional 479,961 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Carter’s by 124.4% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,739,522 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $93,134,000 after purchasing an additional 964,494 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Carter’s by 4.0% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,545,436 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $100,422,000 after purchasing an additional 60,089 shares in the last quarter.

Carter’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.02%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. Carter’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.62%.

About Carter’s

Carter’s, Inc engages in the business of brand marketing of young children’s apparel. It operates through the following segments: the United States (US) Retail, US Wholesale, and International. The US Retail segment includes selling products through retail stores and ecommerce websites. The US Wholesale segment focuses on wholesale partners.