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As of close of business last night, Carters Inc’s stock clocked out at $31.68, down -0.09% from its previous closing price of $31.71. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. CRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.31.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CRI’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 2.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on December 11, 2025, initiated with a Sell rating and assigned the stock a target price of $26. On April 30, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $25. On April 28, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $25.Barclays initiated its Underweight rating on April 28, 2025, with a $25 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 1154668416 and an Enterprise Value of 2148903424. As of this moment, Carters’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.759 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.18.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRI is 1.07, which has changed by -0.39977264 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CRI has reached a high of $56.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.56%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CRI traded 1.10M shares on average per day over the past three months and 882130 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 36.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.10M. Insiders hold about 0.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 111.04% stake in the company. Shares short for CRI as of 1765756800 were 3968872 with a Short Ratio of 3.60, compared to 1763078400 on 3923938. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3968872 and a Short% of Float of 14.27.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.1, CRI has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.55. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06622516. 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 2025-11-24 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-24. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-07 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 6.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.24, with high estimates of $0.4 and low estimates of $0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.23 and $2.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.91. EPS for the following year is $2.33, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $3.01 and $2.0.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $882.74M. It ranges from a high estimate of $899.58M to a low estimate of $867.3M. As of. The current estimate, Carters Inc’s year-ago sales were $859.71MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $641.55M. There is a high estimate of $660.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $631.64M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CRI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.87B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.84B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.84BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.84B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.92B and the low estimate is $2.78B.
