FY2025 EPS Estimates for Carter’s Lifted by Zacks Research

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Carter’s in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the textile maker will earn $3.60 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.37. Zacks Research currently 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 announced its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The textile maker reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $757.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $760.11 million. Carter’s had a net margin of 3.15% and a return on equity of 16.71%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.64 EPS.

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

Carter’s Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of CRI stock traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $33.16. 55,278 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,464,412. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 2.26. Carter’s has a fifty-two week low of $23.38 and a fifty-two week high of $58.13.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carter’s

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Amalgamated Bank grew its stake in Carter’s by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 10,756 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $304,000 after buying an additional 360 shares during the last quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Carter’s by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 12,998 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in Carter’s by 18.6% in the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,575 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Carter’s by 45.0% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,408 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 437 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in 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 buying an additional 548 shares in the last quarter.

Carter’s Company Profile

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.