Carter's, Inc. (CRI)
NYSE: CRI · Real-Time Price · USD
31.54
-1.84 (-5.51%)
Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Carter's Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 analysts polled by S&P Global, Carter's stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $37.33. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 18.36% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $28 (-11.22%) and the highest is $50 (+58.53%).

Price Target: $37.33 (+18.36%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$28$37.33$38$50
Change-11.22%+18.36%+20.48%+58.53%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Carter's stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingMay '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
Strong Buy222232
Buy000000
Hold344444
Sell111111
Strong Sell100000
Total777787

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$40 → $38
HoldMaintains$40 → $38+20.48%Oct 30, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aOct 29, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Reiterates
$41 → $38
HoldReiterates$41 → $38+20.48%Oct 19, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$40
BuyMaintains$40+26.82%Oct 13, 2026
Needham
Needham
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aJul 31, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.94B
from 2.90B
Increased by 1.41%
Revenue Next Year
2.95B
from 2.94B
Increased by 0.52%
EPS This Year
3.17
from 3.47
Decreased by -8.77%
EPS Next Year
3.40
from 3.17
Increased by 7.50%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 1, 2022Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Jan 3, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
3.49B3.21B2.95B2.84B2.90B2.94B
Revenue Growth
15.28%-7.85%-8.32%-3.45%1.91%1.41%
Gross Profit
1.66B1.47B1.40B1.37B1.31B1.33B
Gross Margin
47.68%45.83%47.39%48.00%45.36%45.14%
Operating Income
500.45M389.73M327.38M284.28M143.98M181.71M
Net Income
339.75M250.04M232.50M185.51M91.80M213.91M
EPS
----3.473.17
EPS Growth
-----40.28%-8.77%
Forward PE
13.5712.1012.1411.2815.849.96
Dividend / Share
1.403.003.003.201.551.00
Dividend Growth
133.33%114.29%-6.67%-51.56%-35.25%
Free Cash Flow
----68.63M259.75M
No. Analysts
-----6
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High3.0B
Avg2.9B
Low2.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
3.1%
Avg
1.4%
Low
0.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High3.50
Avg3.17
Low2.95

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
0.9%
Avg
-8.8%
Low
-15.0%