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After finishing at $57.54 in the prior trading day, Nike, Inc (NYSE: NKE) closed at $56.40, down -1.98%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17.15 million shares were traded. NKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $56.581 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $54.75.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NKE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.52 and its Current Ratio is at 2.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.
On April 15, 2025, Berenberg started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $58.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on March 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $80 to $75.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 24 ’25 when Nielsen Johanna sold 138 shares for $57.81 per share. The transaction valued at 7,978 led to the insider holds 844 shares of the business.
Nielsen Johanna bought 138 shares of NKE for $7,978 on Apr 24 ’25. On Apr 04 ’25, another insider, SWAN ROBERT HOLMES, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 8,600 shares for $58.46 each. As a result, the insider paid 502,756 and bolstered with 31,983 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NKE now has a Market Capitalization of 84928249856 and an Enterprise Value of 84767866880. As of this moment, Nike,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.773 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.661.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NKE is 1.23, which has changed by -0.38967645 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NKE has reached a high of $98.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $52.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.76%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 19.90M shares per day over the past 3-months and 16892100 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.18B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.16B. Insiders hold about 21.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.20% stake in the company. Shares short for NKE as of 1744675200 were 50416527 with a Short Ratio of 2.53, compared to 1741910400 on 36574550. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 50416527 and a Short% of Float of 5.37.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NKE’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.54, compared to 1.54 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026763989The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.2. The current Payout Ratio is 38.91% for NKE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-12-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
