Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Foot Locker in a research note issued to investors on Friday, September 22nd. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhattacharjee now anticipates that the athletic footwear retailer will post earnings per share of $0.78 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Foot Locker’s current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Foot Locker’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Foot Locker from $25.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 24th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Foot Locker from $30.00 to $21.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 25th. Williams Trading upgraded Foot Locker from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 17th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Foot Locker in a research report on Thursday, August 17th. They set a “sell” rating on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Foot Locker from $27.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.83.
Foot Locker Stock Down 1.5 %
Foot Locker stock opened at $17.76 on Monday. Foot Locker has a 1-year low of $14.84 and a 1-year high of $47.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a PE ratio of 11.53 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $22.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.03.
Foot Locker (NYSE:FL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 23rd. The athletic footwear retailer reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.04. Foot Locker had a return on equity of 8.65% and a net margin of 1.76%. The business had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.88 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.10 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Foot Locker Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 13th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 12th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.01%. Foot Locker’s payout ratio is 103.90%.
Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Mary N. Dillon acquired 5,510 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $18.17 per share, for a total transaction of $100,116.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 27,649 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $502,382.33. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FL. ETF Managers Group LLC increased its holdings in Foot Locker by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. ETF Managers Group LLC now owns 24,693 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock valued at $933,000 after purchasing an additional 1,106 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of Foot Locker by 294.2% during the first quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 41,297 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock valued at $1,383,000 after acquiring an additional 30,822 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Foot Locker by 294.6% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,103,407 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock valued at $83,484,000 after acquiring an additional 1,570,295 shares in the last quarter. Mork Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Foot Locker during the fourth quarter valued at about $860,000. Finally, EMC Capital Management grew its stake in shares of Foot Locker by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 5,544 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock valued at $210,000 after acquiring an additional 745 shares in the last quarter.
Foot Locker Company Profile
Foot Locker, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a footwear and apparel retailer in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East. Its brand portfolio includes Foot Locker, a youth culture brand comprising sneakers and apparel; Kids Foot Locker, which offers athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories for children; and Champs Sports that operates as a mall-based specialty athletic footwear and apparel retailer.
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