Nike (NYSE:NKE) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Vetr from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. The firm currently has a $54.48 target price on the footwear maker's stock. Vetr's price objective would suggest a potential downside of 2.35% from the stock's previous close.
In other news, EVP Hilary K. Krane sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.99, for a total transaction of $5,699,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 310,795 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,712,207.05. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Also, EVP John F. Slusher sold 72,696 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.75, for a total value of $4,198,194.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 231,861 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,389,972.75. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.
A number of other research analysts have also commented on NKE. Robert W. Baird restated a "buy" rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Nike in a research note on Saturday, April 9th. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $66.00 price target on shares of Nike in a research report on Monday, June 27th.
Deutsche Bank reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Nike in a research report on Sunday, July 17th. Macquarie reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $77.50 price target on shares of Nike in a research report on Tuesday, April 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Nike from $73.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 29th.
Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and twenty-four have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $66.26.
Shares of Nike traded down 1.03% during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $55.79. 10,295,407 shares of the company's stock traded hands. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.59 billion and a P/E ratio of 25.83. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $55.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.34. Nike has a 52-week low of $47.25 and a 52-week high of $68.19.
Nike last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 28th. The footwear maker reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.01. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. The firm earned $8.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.28 billion.
The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Nike will post $2.40 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 6th were issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.15%.
Other institutional investors have bought and sold shares of the company. CapWealth Advisors boosted its position in Nike by 183.3% in the first quarter. CapWealth Advisors now owns 1,700 shares of the footwear maker's stock, worth $104,000, after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Cribstone Capital Management acquired a new position in Nike during the second quarter worth approximately $106,000.
Brick & Kyle Associates boosted its position in Nike by 12.5% in the first quarter. Brick & Kyle Associates now owns 1,800 shares of the footwear maker's stock, worth $111,000, after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Gierl Augustine Investment Management boosted its position in Nike by 0.3% in the second quarter. Gierl Augustine Investment Management now owns 2,003 shares of the footwear maker's stock, worth $111,000, after buying an additional 6 shares during the period.
Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in Nike by 0.3% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,227 shares of the footwear maker's stock, worth $123,000, after buying an additional 7 shares during the period.
Company
NIKE, Inc is engaged in the design, development, marketing and selling of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services. The Company sells its products to retail accounts, through NIKE-owned retail stores and Internet Websites (which the Company refers to as its Direct to Consumer or DTC operations), and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees throughout the world.