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

Company Overview

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) is a specialty retailer and branded marketer of apparel, accessories and related products for babies and young children. The company’s portfolio includes Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip Hop and Little Planet, offering items such as bodysuits, sleepwear, playwear, footwear, outerwear, accessories, baby gear and nursery products.

Founded in 1865 by William Carter, the company has developed into a major children’s apparel business. Carter’s products are sold through company-operated retail stores, e-commerce websites and wholesale partners, including department stores, mass merchants, specialty retailers and other distribution channels.

The company primarily serves customers in the United States and Canada, while also reaching international markets through select wholesale, licensing and distribution arrangements. Carter’s is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.66 to $30.48
• 50-Day Range: $29.13 to $40.37
• 52-Week Range: $27.15 to $44.44
• Volume: 1.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.66
• Dividend Yield: 3.31%
• Price Target: $40.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Carter's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carter's scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 130th out of 474 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Carter's has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Carter's has a consensus price target of $40.88, representing about 35.3% upside from its current price of $30.21.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Carter's has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.88%

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 5.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carter's is 5.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Carter's has a PEG Ratio of 3.48. 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 1.19. 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

16.27% 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 3.45, 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 26.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Carter's pays a meaningful dividend of 3.24%, 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Carter's has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 5 news articles for Carter's this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for CRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Carter's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 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

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.

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
• Today: 9/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• 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: 15,400
• Year Founded: 1865

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Carter's: $40.88
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.21
• P/E Growth: 3.48
• 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: $2.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.38
• Cash Flow: $4.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.14
• Book Value: $25.38 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,710,000
• Free Float: 35,536,000
• Market Cap: $1.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.84