Carter's, Inc. (CRI)
NYSE: CRI · Real-Time Price · USD
35.77
-0.47 (-1.30%)
Aug 21, 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 19.29% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $30 (-16.13%) and the highest is $53 (+48.17%).

Price Target: $42.67 (+19.29%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$30$42.67$41.5$53
Change-16.13%+19.29%+16.02%+48.17%
* Price targets were last updated on Jul 21, 2026.

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
RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy222222
Buy000000
Hold233444
Sell111111
Strong Sell211000
Total777777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Needham
Needham
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aJul 31, 2026
Citi
Citi
Buy
Maintains
$53
BuyMaintains$53+48.17%Jul 21, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$42
HoldMaintains$42+17.42%Jul 21, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$41
HoldMaintains$41+14.62%Jul 9, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$38$40
HoldMaintains$38$40+11.83%May 7, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.98B
from 2.90B
Increased by 2.69%
Revenue Next Year
3.02B
from 2.98B
Increased by 1.57%
EPS This Year
3.26
from 3.47
Decreased by -6.03%
EPS Next Year
3.64
from 3.26
Increased by 11.49%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 1, 2022Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Jan 3, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
3.49B3.21B2.95B2.84B2.90B2.98B
Revenue Growth
15.28%-7.85%-8.32%-3.45%1.91%2.69%
Gross Profit
1.66B1.47B1.40B1.37B1.31B1.34B
Gross Margin
47.68%45.83%47.39%48.00%45.36%45.04%
Operating Income
500.45M389.73M327.38M284.28M143.98M187.89M
Net Income
339.75M250.04M232.50M185.51M91.80M182.18M
EPS
----3.473.26
EPS Growth
-----40.28%-6.03%
Forward PE
13.5712.1012.1411.2815.8410.97
Dividend / Share
1.403.003.003.201.551.00
Dividend Growth
133.33%114.29%-6.67%-51.56%-35.31%
Free Cash Flow
260.23M7.07M425.63M201.37M51.15M181.30M
No. Analysts
-----6
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
3.3%
Avg
2.7%
Low
2.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High3.57
Avg3.26
Low3.10

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
2.8%
Avg
-6.0%
Low
-10.7%