Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for NIKE (NKE)

Posted by Defense World Staff on Apr 22nd, 2025

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of NIKE (NYSE: NKE) recently:

4/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Williams Trading from $93.00 to $73.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/15/2025 – NIKE is now covered by analysts at Berenberg Bank. They set a “hold” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock.
4/11/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $90.00 to $70.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/10/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $75.00 to $64.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
4/4/2025 – NIKE had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock.
3/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $67.00 to $66.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
3/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $90.00 to $85.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
3/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $95.00 to $92.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
3/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $105.00 to $99.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
3/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $73.00 to $64.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
3/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $73.00 to $66.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
3/21/2025 – NIKE was upgraded by analysts at Cfra Research to a “moderate buy” rating.
3/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $72.00 to $70.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
3/21/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $90.00 to $82.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
3/19/2025 – NIKE is now covered by analysts at China Renaissance. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.
3/17/2025 – NIKE had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $80.00 price target on the stock.
3/17/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $84.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
3/13/2025 – NIKE had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $74.00 to $72.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
3/5/2025 – NIKE was upgraded by analysts at Dbs Bank from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
2/24/2025 – NIKE was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $115.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $75.00.

NIKE Stock Performance

Shares of NKE stock opened at $56.24 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $68.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.55. The stock has a market cap of $83.19 billion, a PE ratio of 17.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.15. NIKE, Inc. has a 12 month low of $52.28 and a 12 month high of $98.04.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The footwear maker reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.26. NIKE had a net margin of 9.98% and a return on equity of 36.99%. The business had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.98 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that NIKE, Inc. will post 2.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NIKE Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. NIKE’s payout ratio is 53.16%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NIKE news, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 169,732 shares of NIKE stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.83, for a total value of $12,361,581.56. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 896,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $65,301,708.56. The trade was a 15.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert Holmes Swan bought 8,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $58.46 per share, with a total value of $502,756.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 31,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,869,726.18. This represents a 36.78 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in NIKE in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Caitlin John LLC grew its stake in shares of NIKE by 117.0% during the fourth quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 371 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of NIKE during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA boosted its holdings in NIKE by 110.5% during the 4th quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 400 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in NIKE in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.25% of the company’s stock.

NIKE, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.