Kontoor Brands (KTB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kontoor Brands, Inc. is a global lifestyle apparel company focused primarily on denim and casualwear. Its portfolio includes Wrangler, a denim and western-inspired apparel brand, and Lee, a denim and casualwear brand with a long history in the United States and international markets. The company also offers products under other brands, including Rock & Republic, and sells jeans, tops, jackets, shirts, shorts and related apparel.

Kontoor Brands serves consumers through wholesale partners, department stores, specialty retailers, mass merchants, company-operated and brand-specific retail locations, and e-commerce channels. Its products are sold across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets, with offerings designed for everyday wear, workwear, outdoor activities and lifestyle use.

The company was established as an independent public company in 2019 following its separation from VF Corporation. Kontoor Brands is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, and manages its business through its global brand portfolio, product development, sourcing, marketing and distribution operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $70.43 to $74.49
• 50-Day Range: $63.11 to $84.87
• 52-Week Range: $56.19 to $88.96
• Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 707,075 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.19
• Dividend Yield: 2.91%
• Price Target: $97.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kontoor Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kontoor Brands scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 103rd out of 482 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kontoor Brands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Kontoor Brands has a consensus price target of $97.40, representing about 33.6% upside from its current price of $72.92.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kontoor Brands has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kontoor Brands are expected to grow by 20.30% in the coming year, from $5.27 to $6.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kontoor Brands is 11.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kontoor Brands is 11.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kontoor Brands has a P/B Ratio of 7.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.99% of the float of Kontoor Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kontoor Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.11.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kontoor Brands has recently increased by 4.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kontoor Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 3.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kontoor Brands has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kontoor Brands is 44.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kontoor Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.44% next year. This indicates that Kontoor Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.14

News Sentiment

Kontoor Brands has a news sentiment score of -0.14. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Kontoor Brands this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for KTB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kontoor Brands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $16,018,284.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.80% of the stock of Kontoor Brands is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.06% of the stock of Kontoor Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• 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:KTB
• CIK: 1760965
• Web: www.kontoorbrands.com
• Phone: (336) 332-3400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,600
• Year Founded: 2019

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kontoor Brands: $97.40
• High Price Target: $136.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.84
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $227.45 million
• Net Margins: 8.21%
• Pretax Margin: 10.68%
• Return on Equity: 59.71%
• Return on Assets: 12.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.82
• Current Ratio: 1.83
• Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.26
• Cash Flow: $6.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.71
• Book Value: $10.16 per share
• Price / Book: 7.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 54,650,000
• Free Float: 53,670,000
• Market Cap: $3.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87