Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.450-0.550 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.860. The company issued revenue guidance of $615.0 million-$625.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $653.0 million. Carter’s also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.200-3.800 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Carter’s from $72.00 to $65.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Carter’s from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $50.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $65.60.

Carter’s Stock Performance

Shares of Carter’s stock traded down $8.42 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $43.65. 1,103,771 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 914,144. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business has a 50-day moving average of $53.36 and a 200-day moving average of $58.50. Carter’s has a 1 year low of $43.03 and a 1 year high of $88.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.94, a P/E/G ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.21.

Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The textile maker reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.52. Carter’s had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 27.15%. The company had revenue of $859.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $835.82 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.76 EPS. Carter’s’s quarterly revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Carter’s will post 5.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Carter’s

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.