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

Company Overview

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE: CRI) is a leading designer and marketer of infant and young children’s apparel in North America. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company’s core business focuses on creating clothing and accessories for babies and children, including bodysuits, sleepwear, layette, outerwear and accessories that blend comfort, safety and style. Carter’s flagship brand is complemented by its OshKosh B’gosh line, which offers heritage-inspired designs and durable fabrics for toddlers and young kids.

The company distributes its products through a diversified platform that includes wholesale partnerships with major department stores and mass merchandisers, direct‐to‐consumer e-commerce sites, and an extensive network of company-operated retail stores. Carter’s operates more than 1,100 stores across the United States and Canada under both the Carter’s and OshKosh B’gosh banners. Its integrated omnichannel approach allows it to serve customers through in-store experiences, online shopping and mobile applications.

Founded in 1865 by William Carter as a small knitting operation in Massachusetts, the business has grown into one of North America’s largest suppliers of children’s apparel. Over its long history, the company has expanded through strategic brand acquisitions—most notably OshKosh B’gosh in 2005—ongoing supply‐chain enhancements and investments in digital capabilities. Today, Carter’s continues to reach millions of families each year, maintaining its commitment to quality, safety and value.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $38.62 to $39.54
• 50-Day Range: $37.50 to $43.42
• 52-Week Range: $24.71 to $44.44
• Volume: 640,189 shs
• Average Volume: 1.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.32
• Dividend Yield: 2.56%
• Price Target: $41.17
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Carter's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carter's scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 261st out of 486 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Carter's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

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: 6.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Carter's are expected to grow by 6.41% in the coming year, from $3.12 to $3.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Carter's is 7.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carter's is 7.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 46.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Carter's has a PEG Ratio of 4.63. 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 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.75% 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 3.11, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carter's has recently decreased by 16.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Carter's pays a meaningful dividend of 2.56%, 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 30.12% next year. This indicates that Carter's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Carter's has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Carter's this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for CRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,800% compared to the previous 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

• Record date for 6/5 Dividend: 5/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend: 5/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/05/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 8/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• 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: $41.17
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.22
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.53
• P/E Growth: 4.63
• 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: 0.49
• Cash Flow: $5.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.77
• Book Value: $27.98 per share
• Price / Book: 1.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,710,000
• Free Float: 35,536,000
• Market Cap: $1.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86