The world’s largest athletic footwear and apparel seller Nike is expected to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $0.51 per share, which represents year-over-year growth of 200%, up from a loss of -$0.51 per share seen in the same period a year ago.
The Beaverton, Oregon-based footwear retailer would post year-over-year revenue growth of over 75% to $11.8 billion.
Nike shares slumped over 6% so far this year. The stock was trading 0.34% higher at $132.95 on Wednesday.
“There are many moving pieces in the Nike (NKE) model including an easy comparison from Q4:20 and shipment shifts into Q4:21 but our proprietary data on China through May 2021 is pointing to a continued deceleration in Tmall GMV, negative social media sentiment in China, and poor Baidu search trends. FY22 consensus EPS estimates appear too high. We are lowering our price target to $145,” noted John Kernan, equity analyst at Cowen.
Eighteen analysts who offered stock ratings for Nike in the last three months forecast the average price in 12 months of $164.00 with a high forecast of $192.00 and a low forecast of $140.00.
The average price target represents 23.44% from the last price of $132.86. Of those 18 analysts, 15 rated “Buy”, two rated “Hold” while one rated “Sell”, according to Tipranks.
Morgan Stanley raised the stock price forecast to $185 from $172 with a high of $354 under a bull scenario and $97 under the worst-case scenario. The firm gave an “Overweight” rating on the footwear company’s stock.
“Revenue is a well-understood risk in 4Q, & our predictive model’s outlook has improved. Our online discount tracker suggests GM upside, & SG&A guidance appears conservative, which could drive an EPS beat. ST risk appears priced in per YTD underperformance. Stay OW & raise PT to $185 on lower WACC,” noted Kimberly C Greenberger, equity analyst at Morgan Stanley.
Several other analysts have also updated their stock outlook. UBS cut the price target to $170 from $175. Jefferies raised the target price to $192 from $140. Barclays cut the target price to $165 from $174. Cowen and company slashed the price target to $145 from $155.
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