What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for NIKE FY2025 Earnings?

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of NIKE in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the footwear maker will post earnings of $2.12 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.08. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The footwear maker reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.02 billion. NIKE had a net margin of 9.98% and a return on equity of 36.99%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.98 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on NKE. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of NIKE in a report on Monday, March 17th. Cfra Research raised shares of NIKE to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of NIKE from $73.00 to $64.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Citigroup lowered shares of NIKE from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $102.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of NIKE from $67.00 to $66.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NIKE currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $87.38.

NIKE Trading Down 4.8 %

Shares of NIKE stock opened at $52.95 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $71.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.69. The company has a market capitalization of $78.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.51. NIKE has a 1 year low of $52.37 and a 1 year high of $98.04.

NIKE Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.16%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIKE

In other news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.83, for a total value of $12,361,581.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 896,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $65,301,708.56. This represents a 15.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Robert Holmes Swan purchased 8,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $58.46 per share, with a total value of $502,756.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 31,983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,869,726.18. This represents a 36.78 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NIKE

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NIKE during the fourth quarter worth about $1,126,288,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in NIKE by 32.4% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 36,340,736 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $2,749,903,000 after purchasing an additional 8,898,591 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in NIKE by 6,029.6% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 6,821,270 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $516,166,000 after purchasing an additional 6,709,985 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of NIKE by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 20,367,993 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,541,246,000 after purchasing an additional 3,121,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of NIKE by 1,302.7% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,602,101 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $196,901,000 after buying an additional 2,416,601 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.25% of the company’s stock.

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.