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

Company Overview

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. The International segment is involved in selling in retail stores and ecommerce websites in Canada and Mexico, and to international wholesale customers and licensees. The company was founded by William Carter in 1865 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.32 to $35.04
• 50-Day Range: $32.79 to $44.02
• 52-Week Range: $32.04 to $72.11
• Volume: 1.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.55
• Dividend Yield: 9.15%
• Price Target: $36.20
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Carter's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carter's scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 276 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Carter's has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.40, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Carter's has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Carter's are expected to decrease by -7.38% in the coming year, from $5.15 to $4.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Carter's is 5.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.96.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carter's is 5.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Carter's has a PEG Ratio of 3.37. 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 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.43% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carter's has recently increased by 25.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Carter's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.45%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Carter's is 70.80%. 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 67.09% next year. This indicates that Carter's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.31

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.43% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carter's has recently increased by 25.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Carter's has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Carter's this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for CRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

Only 2.00% of the stock of Carter's is held by insiders.

CRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CRI shares performed this year?

Carter's' stock was trading at $54.19 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CRI stock has decreased by 35.5% and is now trading at $34.96.
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How were Carter's' earnings last quarter?

Carter's, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) posted its earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The textile maker reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.13. The company's revenue was down 4.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Carter's have any subsidiaries?

Carter's subsidiaries include these companies: Skip Hop.

Who are Carter's' major shareholders?

Carter's' top institutional shareholders include RWWM Inc. (6.08%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.69%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.66%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.50%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Dennis Casey, Richard F Westenberger, Brian Lynch, Kendra Krugman, Julie D'emilio, William J Montgoris, Jeff Jenkins, Jill Wilson, Ben Pivar and Mark Hipp.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Carter's?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Carter's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Carter's investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Home Depot (HD), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/28 Dividend: 3/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend: 3/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/28/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/25/2025
• Today: 5/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Accessories & Luxury Goods
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CRI
• CIK: 1060822
• Web: www.carters.com
• Phone: (678) 791-1000
• Fax: 404-892-3079
• Employees: 15,500
• Year Founded: 1865

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $36.20
• High Stock Price Target: $54.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.5%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.79
• P/E Growth: 3.37
• Net Income: $232.50 million
• Net Margins: 8.11%
• Pretax Margin: 10.31%
• Return on Equity: 27.15%
• Return on Assets: 9.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.60
• Current Ratio: 2.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.44
• Cash Flow: $5.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.38
• Book Value: $22.95 per share
• Price / Book: 1.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,011,000
• Free Float: 34,850,000
• Market Cap: $1.26 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.09