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In the latest session, Carters Inc (NYSE: CRI) closed at $29.51 down -0.07% from its previous closing price of $29.53. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.48 million shares were traded. CRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.1916 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.435.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Carters Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.03 and its Current Ratio is at 2.20. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.17.
On April 28, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $25. Citigroup Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on November 12, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $50.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’25 when Jenkins Jeff bought 10,853 shares for $25.52 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CRI now has a Market Capitalization of 1075842176 and an Enterprise Value of 1861267456. As of this moment, Carters’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.657 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.726.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRI is 1.08, which has changed by -0.5543642 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CRI has reached a high of $68.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.62%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CRI has traded an average of 1.58M shares per day and 1430170 over the past ten days. A total of 36.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.07M. Insiders hold about 0.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 124.94% stake in the company. Shares short for CRI as of 1756425600 were 4242304 with a Short Ratio of 2.69, compared to 1753920000 on 4863174. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4242304 and a Short% of Float of 15.260000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CRI is 2.10, from 2.65 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08973925. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.66. The current Payout Ratio is 62.52% for CRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-26 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-26. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-07 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Carters Inc (CRI) reflects the collective analysis of 5.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.53, with high estimates of $1.64 and low estimates of $1.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.47 and $2.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.11. EPS for the following year is $2.29, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $3.01 and $1.8.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $760.11M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $779M to a low estimate of $727.36M. As of the current estimate, Carters Inc’s year-ago sales were $758.46MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $860.57M. There is a high estimate of $902M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $792.93M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CRI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.9B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.74B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.84B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.84BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.81B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.85B and the low estimate is $2.71B.
