NIKE, Inc. Expected to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.63 Per Share (NYSE:NKE)

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for NIKE in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the footwear maker will post earnings of $0.63 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.84. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.80 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NIKE’s FY2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 1st. The footwear maker reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $11.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.64 billion. NIKE had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 39.84%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.94 earnings per share.

NKE has been the topic of several other reports. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of NIKE in a report on Friday, September 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of NIKE from $118.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 28th. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of NIKE in a research note on Friday, June 28th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on shares of NIKE from $85.00 to $82.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lowered their target price on shares of NIKE from $100.00 to $96.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NIKE has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $96.56.

NIKE Trading Up 2.2 %

NKE opened at $83.94 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $126.70 billion, a PE ratio of 22.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $82.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $85.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.58. NIKE has a 12-month low of $70.75 and a 12-month high of $123.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIKE

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ballast Inc. lifted its stake in NIKE by 3.3% during the third quarter. Ballast Inc. now owns 14,096 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,246,000 after buying an additional 444 shares in the last quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in NIKE by 4.1% during the third quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC now owns 19,162 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after buying an additional 759 shares in the last quarter. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NIKE during the third quarter valued at about $1,314,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its stake in NIKE by 12.8% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 20,159 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,782,000 after buying an additional 2,289 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in NIKE by 39.8% during the third quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,664 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,208,000 after buying an additional 3,889 shares in the last quarter. 64.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIKE

In other NIKE news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 52,487 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.00, for a total value of $4,093,986.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 1,031,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $80,435,628. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NIKE Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.37 dividend. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. NIKE’s payout ratio is 39.68%.

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.