Kontoor Brands - KTB Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kontoor Brands in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" KTB shares.
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8 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Kontoor Brands' shares. Their KTB share price forecasts range from $43.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $55.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.9% from the stock's current price.
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Kontoor Brands' stock was trading at $39.99 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, KTB stock has increased by 21.0% and is now trading at $48.39.
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Kontoor Brands saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 4,280,000 shares, an increase of 9.7% from the February 13th total of 3,900,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 460,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 9.3 days. Currently, 7.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 4th 2023.
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Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE:KTB) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 28th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $731.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $666.78 million. Kontoor Brands had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 124.39% and a net margin of 9.33%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 earnings per share.

Kontoor Brands announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share on Monday, March 20th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 9th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P Spin-Off ETF (CSD), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (PSCD), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS), Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF (XSHQ), Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF (DSMC), Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF (SQLV), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (CSB) and SPDR S&P 600 Small CapValue ETF (SLYV).

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.01%. KTB has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 44.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, KTB will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.91% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Kontoor Brands updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.55-$4.75 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.36. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

4 employees have rated Kontoor Brands Chief Executive Officer Apisak Tantivorawong on Glassdoor.com. Apisak Tantivorawong has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.

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Kontoor Brands trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KTB."

Kontoor Brands' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (19.44%), Cullen Capital Management LLC (5.92%), Jennison Associates LLC (3.23%), Morgan Stanley (2.17%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (1.93%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.86%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher Waldeck, Laurel Krueger, Richard Carucci, Susan Denise Sumner and Thomas E Waldron.
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Shares of KTB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of KTB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.39.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) has a market capitalization of $2.69 billion and generates $2.63 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $245.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.30 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 14,400 workers across the globe.

Kontoor Brands' mailing address is 400 N. ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC, 27401. The official website for the company is www.kontoorbrands.com. The company can be reached via phone at (336) 332-3400 or via email at ir@kontoorbrands.com.