NIKE (NKE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NIKE, Inc. designs, develops, markets and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for sports and fitness, as well as lifestyle products. Its portfolio includes the Nike and Jordan brands, and it owns Converse, which sells casual footwear, apparel and accessories.

The company sells products worldwide through wholesale partners and its own retail stores and digital platforms. Its offerings serve customers across a range of sports and activities, including running, basketball, soccer and training.

NIKE traces its roots to Blue Ribbon Sports, founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. The company adopted the Nike name in 1971 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.63 to $38.33
• 50-Day Range: $33.89 to $40.48
• 52-Week Range: $31.97 to $69.14
• Volume: 12.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 22.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $56.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.24
• Dividend Yield: 4.32%
• Price Target: $40.83
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

NIKE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NIKE scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 132nd out of 480 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

NIKE has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.93, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 21 hold ratings, and 12 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for NIKE is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NIKE has been the subject of 35 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NIKE are expected to grow by 18.55% in the coming year, from $1.24 to $1.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NIKE is 18.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NIKE is 18.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NIKE has a PEG Ratio of 4.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NIKE has a P/B Ratio of 3.79. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.33% of the float of NIKE has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NIKE has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NIKE has recently decreased by 10.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

NIKE is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

NIKE has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NIKE is 78.85%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, NIKE will have a dividend payout ratio of 111.56% in the coming year. This indicates that NIKE may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

NIKE has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 41 news articles for NIKE this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 59 people have searched for NKE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -64% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 25 people have added NIKE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NIKE insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $234,186.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.10% of the stock of NIKE is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.25% of the stock of NIKE is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 11/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Footwear
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NKE
• CIK: 320187
• Web: www.nike.com
• Phone: (503) 671-6453
• Fax: 503-671-6300
• Employees: 73,000
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NIKE: $40.83
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.93
• Research Coverage: 41 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.81
• P/E Growth: 4.33
• Net Income: $3.11 billion
• Net Margins: 6.74%
• Pretax Margin: 8.50%
• Return on Equity: 15.94%
• Return on Assets: 6.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39
• Current Ratio: 2.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $46.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.21
• Cash Flow: $2.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.86
• Book Value: $10.02 per share
• Price / Book: 3.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,485,310,000
• Free Float: 1,468,971,000
• Market Cap: $56.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01