Carter's, Inc. (CRI)
NYSE: CRI · Real-Time Price · USD
38.75
+1.31 (3.50%)
Jul 24, 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 $42.67. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 10.12% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $30 (-22.58%) and the highest is $53 (+36.77%).

Price Target: $42.67 (+10.12%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$30$42.67$41.5$53
Change-22.58%+10.12%+7.10%+36.77%

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
RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy122222
Buy000000
Hold223344
Sell111111
Strong Sell221100
Total677777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Citi
Citi
Buy
Maintains
$53
BuyMaintains$53+36.77%Jul 21, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$42
HoldMaintains$42+8.39%Jul 21, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$41
HoldMaintains$41+5.81%Jul 9, 2026
Needham
Needham
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aJun 22, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$38$40
HoldMaintains$38$40+3.23%May 7, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.02B
from 2.90B
Increased by 4.31%
Revenue Next Year
3.06B
from 3.02B
Increased by 1.22%
EPS This Year
3.26
from 3.47
Decreased by -5.92%
EPS Next Year
3.65
from 3.26
Increased by 11.93%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 1, 2022Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Jan 3, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
3.49B3.21B2.95B2.84B2.90B3.02B
Revenue Growth
15.28%-7.85%-8.32%-3.45%1.91%4.31%
Gross Profit
1.66B1.47B1.40B1.37B1.31B1.36B
Gross Margin
47.68%45.83%47.39%48.00%45.36%44.88%
Operating Income
500.45M389.73M327.38M284.28M143.98M192.63M
Net Income
339.75M250.04M232.50M185.51M91.80M115.04M
EPS
----3.473.26
EPS Growth
-----40.28%-5.92%
Forward PE
13.5712.1012.1411.2815.8411.87
Dividend / Share
1.403.003.003.201.551.01
Dividend Growth
-114.29%-6.67%-51.56%-35.13%
Free Cash Flow
260.23M7.07M425.63M201.37M51.15M80.60M
No. Analysts
-----6
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High3.1B
Avg3.0B
Low3.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
5.4%
Avg
4.3%
Low
3.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High3.63
Avg3.26
Low3.07

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
4.5%
Avg
-5.9%
Low
-11.5%