Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Outlook for NIKE Q3 Earnings

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NIKE in a report issued on Monday, March 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now anticipates that the footwear maker will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.82 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on NKE. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on NIKE from $84.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on NIKE from $95.00 to $92.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on NIKE from $79.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Jefferies Financial Group raised NIKE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $75.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on NIKE from $92.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NIKE presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.54.

NIKE Stock Performance

NKE opened at $73.28 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $108.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.02. NIKE has a 52-week low of $68.62 and a 52-week high of $101.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.22. The business’s fifty day moving average is $74.73 and its 200-day moving average is $77.64.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The footwear maker reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $12.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.11 billion. NIKE had a return on equity of 36.99% and a net margin of 9.98%. NIKE’s quarterly revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.03 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIKE

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its stake in NIKE by 9.6% in the fourth quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 2,258 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $171,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the period. Aegis Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in NIKE in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new stake in NIKE in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $358,000. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in NIKE in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Finally, Probity Advisors Inc. grew its stake in NIKE by 49.4% in the fourth quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 12,221 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $925,000 after acquiring an additional 4,042 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.25% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NIKE news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of NIKE stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.83, for a total value of $12,361,581.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 896,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $65,301,708.56. The trade was a 15.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director John W. Rogers, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of NIKE stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $76.65 per share, with a total value of $191,625.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 34,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,636,989.95. This trade represents a 7.84 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NIKE Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. NIKE’s payout ratio is currently 49.38%.

NIKE Company Profile

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.