Brokers Set Expectations for NIKE’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:NKE)

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for NIKE in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 16th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now forecasts that the footwear maker will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.46. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $93.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on NKE. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of NIKE from $105.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of NIKE from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of NIKE from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of NIKE from $88.00 to $79.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on NIKE from $95.00 to $92.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.15.

NIKE Stock Performance

NKE traded up $0.30 during trading on Thursday, hitting $77.20. The stock had a trading volume of 1,733,165 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,455,634. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $78.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.80. NIKE has a one year low of $70.75 and a one year high of $123.39. The firm has a market cap of $115.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.02.

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

Institutional Trading of NIKE

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NKE. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America purchased a new stake in shares of NIKE in the third quarter worth $30,000. VitalStone Financial LLC lifted its position in NIKE by 52.6% in the 3rd quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 435 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC boosted its stake in NIKE by 52.2% in the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 493 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIKE during the second quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, Ecofi Investissements SA purchased a new stake in shares of NIKE in the 2nd quarter valued at $49,000. 64.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NIKE Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.07%. This is a positive change from NIKE’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.85%.

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.