Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Kontoor Brands has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS of $1.350 against a consensus estimate of $1.594, and revenue guidance of $855.0 million compared to $864.2 million.
• The company's FY 2025 guidance has been updated to an EPS of $5.450.
• Several brokerages have recently adjusted their price targets on Kontoor Brands, with Stifel Nicolaus lowering their target to $72.00 while Goldman Sachs set their target at $85.00.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.350-1.350 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.594. The company issued revenue guidance of $855.0 million-$855.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $864.2 million. Kontoor Brands also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.450-5.450 EPS.

Kontoor Brands Stock Performance

KTB traded down $0.09 on Monday, hitting $67.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 497,709 shares, compared to its average volume of 735,901. The firm has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.11. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $65.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $67.83. Kontoor Brands has a 12 month low of $50.00 and a 12 month high of $96.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 2.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.35. The company had revenue of $658.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $632.97 million. Kontoor Brands had a return on equity of 68.76% and a net margin of 9.48%. Kontoor Brands's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. Analysts forecast that Kontoor Brands will post 4.82 EPS for the current year.

Kontoor Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 9th will be given a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 9th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Kontoor Brands's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KTB has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $85.00 target price on shares of Kontoor Brands and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Kontoor Brands from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Kontoor Brands from $92.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Kontoor Brands from $72.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Kontoor Brands from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $89.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kontoor Brands

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in shares of Kontoor Brands in the first quarter worth $205,000. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Kontoor Brands by 21.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 6,188 shares of the company's stock valued at $408,000 after buying an additional 1,078 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Kontoor Brands by 250.8% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 9,388 shares of the company's stock worth $602,000 after buying an additional 6,712 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 49.3% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 14,641 shares of the company's stock worth $939,000 after acquiring an additional 4,836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Kontoor Brands by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 32,779 shares of the company's stock worth $2,102,000 after purchasing an additional 1,432 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

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.