Carter’s (CRI) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Posted by on Nov 6th, 2026

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Carter’s (NYSE: CRI) recently:

  • 11/2/2026 – Carter’s had its price target lowered by Bank of America from $30.00 to $28.00. They now have an “underperform” rating on the stock.
  • 11/2/2026 – Carter’s had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $38.00 to $33.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 10/20/2026 – Carter’s had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
  • 10/20/2026 – Carter’s was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
  • 10/19/2026 – Carter’s had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $41.00 to $38.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 10/19/2026 – Carter’s had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $41.00 to $38.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 10/12/2026 – Carter’s had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $42.00 to $30.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
  • 9/26/2026 – Carter’s was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
  • 9/12/2026 – Carter’s was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
  • 9/8/2026 – Carter’s is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock.
  • 9/8/2026 – Carter’s was given a new $40.00 price target by Capital One Financial.
  • 9/8/2026 – Carter’s is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock.
  • 9/8/2026 – Carter’s was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to “strong-buy”.

Carter’s Stock Down 2.0%

CRI stock traded down $0.67 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $31.97. The company had a trading volume of 418,512 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,206,497. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a current ratio of 2.78. The company has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.85. Carter’s, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $27.86 and a fifty-two week high of $44.44.

Carter’s (NYSE:CRI – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 30th. The textile maker reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.18. Carter’s had a net margin of 7.40% and a return on equity of 13.25%. The company had revenue of $752.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $747.34 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.74 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Carter’s, Inc. will post 3.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Carter’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. Carter’s’s dividend payout ratio is 16.61%.

Carter’s, Inc (NYSE:CRI) is a major designer, source and marketer of apparel and related products for babies and young children. The company offers clothing, accessories, footwear, gifts and other products for infants, toddlers and children through brands including Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Little Planet and Skip Hop.

Founded in 1865, Carter’s has built a long-standing presence in the children’s apparel market. Its products are sold through company-operated retail stores, e-commerce websites and wholesale partners, including department stores, mass merchants and specialty retailers.

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