Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.500-5.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.450. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.1 billion-$3.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.1 billion. Kontoor Brands also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 1.640-1.640 EPS.

Kontoor Brands Stock Down 9.0%

Kontoor Brands stock opened at $73.67 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $80.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $71.48. Kontoor Brands has a 1-year low of $50.00 and a 1-year high of $96.80. The company has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.18, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.09. Kontoor Brands had a net margin of 9.48% and a return on equity of 68.76%. The company had revenue of $853.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $879.10 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.37 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 27.3% on a year-over-year basis. Kontoor Brands has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.500-5.500 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.640-1.640 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Kontoor Brands will post 4.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kontoor Brands Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 8th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. This is a boost from Kontoor Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. Kontoor Brands’s dividend payout ratio is 46.43%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KTB has been the subject of a number of research reports. Baird R W upgraded shares of Kontoor Brands to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of Kontoor Brands in a research note on Friday, October 17th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $105.00 target price for the company. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of Kontoor Brands in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Kontoor Brands from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Kontoor Brands from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Kontoor Brands has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kontoor Brands

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Man Group plc increased its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 23.7% in the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 765,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,501,000 after buying an additional 146,858 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 134.3% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 468,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,916,000 after buying an additional 268,604 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 10.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 394,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,048,000 after buying an additional 37,773 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 38.9% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 379,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,060,000 after buying an additional 106,421 shares during the period. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 194,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,813,000 after buying an additional 11,797 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kontoor Brands Company Profile

Kontoor Brands, Inc, a lifestyle apparel company, designs, produces, procures, markets, distributes, and licenses denim, apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler and Lee brands. The company operates through two segments: Wrangler and Lee. It licenses and sells apparel under the Rock & Republic brand name.