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NYSE:CRI

Carter's (CRI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.87 -0.73 (-2.24%)
Closing price 10/26/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$31.82 -0.06 (-0.18%)
As of 10/26/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Carter's Stock (NYSE:CRI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$31.71
▼
$32.61
50-Day Range
$29.13
▼
$38.00
52-Week Range
$27.86
▼
$44.44
Volume
990,662 shs
Average Volume
1.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.17 billion
P/E Ratio
5.97
Dividend Yield
3.14%
Price Target
$39.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) is a major designer, source and marketer of apparel and related products for babies and young children. The company offers clothing, accessories, footwear, gifts and other products for infants, toddlers and children through brands including Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Little Planet and Skip Hop.

Founded in 1865, Carter’s has built a long-standing presence in the children’s apparel market. Its products are sold through company-operated retail stores, e-commerce websites and wholesale partners, including department stores, mass merchants and specialty retailers. The company also markets certain products through retail partners and digital platforms under exclusive or private-label arrangements.

Carter’s serves customers primarily in the United States and Canada, with additional international distribution. Its product portfolio spans everyday clothing, sleepwear, seasonal apparel, footwear, accessories, baby gear and nursery products, allowing the company to address multiple stages of early childhood.

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Carter's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

CRI MarketRank™: 
4.095392602205 of 5 stars

Carter's scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 235th 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    Carter's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Carter's has a consensus price target of $39.00, representing about 22.4% upside from its current price of $31.87.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Carter's has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Carter's' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Carter's are expected to grow by 4.88% in the coming year, from $3.28 to $3.44 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Carter's is 5.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.89.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Carter's is 5.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Carter's has a PEG Ratio of 3.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Carter's has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Carter's' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    19.17% of the float of Carter's has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Carter's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.16.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Carter's has recently decreased by 10.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Carter's pays a meaningful dividend of 2.95%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Carter's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Carter's is 18.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Carter's will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.07% next year. This indicates that Carter's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Carter's' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Carter's has a news sentiment score of 0.13. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Carter's this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 23 people have searched for CRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -12% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Carter's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Carter's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    3.20% of the stock of Carter's is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Carter's has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Carter's' insider trading history.
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CRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Carter's' stock was trading at $32.37 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, CRI stock has decreased by 1.5% and is now trading at $31.8710.

Carter's, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July, 31st. The textile maker reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.20. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Carter's subsidiaries include these companies: Skip Hop.

Top institutional shareholders of Carter's include SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.03%), Angeles Wealth Management LLC (0.03%), Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.03%) and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard F Westenberger, Brian Lynch, Kendra Krugman, Julie D'emilio and Mark Hipp.
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Shares of CRI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Carter's investors own include Home Depot (HD), CVS Health (CVS), Alphabet (GOOG), Intel (INTC), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Pfizer (PFE) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2026
Record date for 9/25 Dividend
9/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend
9/01/2026
Dividend Payable
9/25/2026
Today
10/27/2026
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
10/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Sub-Industry
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
Current Symbol
NYSE:CRI
CIK
1060822
Employees
15,400
Year Founded
1865

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$50.00
Low Price Target
$26.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+22.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.34
Trailing P/E Ratio
5.97
Forward P/E Ratio
9.72
P/E Growth
3.67
Net Income
$91.80 million
Net Margins
6.55%
Pretax Margin
8.30%
Return on Equity
12.78%
Return on Assets
4.67%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.55
Current Ratio
2.47
Quick Ratio
1.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.98 billion
Price / Sales
0.39
Cash Flow
$4.91 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.49
Book Value
$25.38 per share
Price / Book
1.26

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
36,711,000
Free Float
35,536,000
Market Cap
$1.17 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.84

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This page (NYSE:CRI) was last updated on 10/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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