Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.640-1.640 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.660. The company issued revenue guidance of $970.0 million-$980.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $958.6 million. Kontoor Brands also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.500-5.500 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on KTB. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of Kontoor Brands in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kontoor Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Kontoor Brands from $72.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $91.00 price target (up from $86.00) on shares of Kontoor Brands in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Kontoor Brands from $99.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kontoor Brands presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.71.

Kontoor Brands Trading Down 11.5%

Kontoor Brands stock traded down $9.32 during trading on Monday, reaching $71.61. The company had a trading volume of 225,263 shares, compared to its average volume of 697,296. Kontoor Brands has a 12-month low of $50.00 and a 12-month high of $96.80. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $80.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 2.18.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $853.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $879.10 million. Kontoor Brands had a net margin of 9.48% and a return on equity of 68.76%. Kontoor Brands’s revenue was up 27.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.37 earnings per share. Kontoor Brands has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.500-5.500 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.640-1.640 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Kontoor Brands will post 4.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kontoor Brands Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 8th will be given a dividend of $0.53 per share. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. This is a positive change from Kontoor Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 8th. Kontoor Brands’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.43%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KTB. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Kontoor Brands by 118.6% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 797 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in Kontoor Brands during the first quarter valued at $205,000. Walleye Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Kontoor Brands during the second quarter worth about $278,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Kontoor Brands during the second quarter worth about $297,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Kontoor Brands in the second quarter worth about $341,000. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands, Inc, a lifestyle apparel company, designs, produces, procures, markets, distributes, and licenses denim, apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler and Lee brands. The company operates through two segments: Wrangler and Lee. It licenses and sells apparel under the Rock & Republic brand name.