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In the latest session, Carters Inc (NYSE: CRI) closed at $35.43 down -1.34% from its previous closing price of $35.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. CRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.16.
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 3.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 2.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.17.
Wedbush Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on January 26, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $78.
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 1283880448 and an Enterprise Value of 1993128832. As of this moment, Carters’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.701 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.803.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRI is 1.05, which has changed by -0.503851 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05279863 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CRI has reached a high of $74.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.21%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CRI has traded an average of 1.51M shares per day and 2088760 over the past ten days. A total of 36.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 34.81M. Insiders hold about 3.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 117.06% stake in the company. Shares short for CRI as of 1743379200 were 4269860 with a Short Ratio of 2.84, compared to 1740700800 on 4907049. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4269860 and a Short% of Float of 15.47.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CRI is 3.20, from 3.2 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08911167The 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 2025-03-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1741564800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-07 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
