FY2025 EPS Estimates for Carter’s Boosted by Zacks Research

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Carter’s in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings per share of $3.60 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.37. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carter’s’ current full-year earnings is $5.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carter’s’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The textile maker reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $757.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $760.11 million. Carter’s had a return on equity of 16.71% and a net margin of 3.15%.Carter’s’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.64 earnings per share.

CRI has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Carter’s from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Citigroup upped their price target on Carter’s from $28.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Carter’s from $26.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays increased their target price on Carter’s from $23.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Carter’s in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Carter’s has an average rating of “Strong Sell” and an average price target of $29.50.

Carter’s Trading Down 0.2%

CRI stock traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $33.16. The stock had a trading volume of 55,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,464,412. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $30.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.42. Carter’s has a 12-month low of $23.38 and a 12-month high of $58.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a PE ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 1.08.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of Carter’s by 313.1% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 723 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 548 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in Carter’s by 269.0% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 729 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Carter’s by 1,208.1% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,295 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 1,196 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Carter’s by 45.0% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,408 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Carter’s during the first quarter worth about $58,000.

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.