Caleres, Inc. (NYSE:CAL) Expected to Earn Q1 2026 Earnings of $0.99 Per Share

Caleres, Inc. (NYSE:CAL) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Caleres in a report issued on Thursday, May 23rd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Caleres’ current full-year earnings is $4.40 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Caleres’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Caleres from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. KeyCorp started coverage on Caleres in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Finally, Loop Capital upped their price objective on Caleres from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Caleres has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.00.

Caleres Price Performance

Caleres stock opened at $37.60 on Friday. Caleres has a 12 month low of $16.85 and a 12 month high of $41.94. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $37.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.32 billion, a PE ratio of 7.82 and a beta of 2.01.

Caleres (NYSE:CAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 19th. The textile maker reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.86. Caleres had a return on equity of 29.77% and a net margin of 6.10%. The business had revenue of $697.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $694.32 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.65 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Caleres Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 5th. Caleres’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Caleres news, CEO John W. Schmidt sold 25,332 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.71, for a total value of $980,601.72. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 335,663 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,993,514.73. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Caleres news, CEO John W. Schmidt sold 25,332 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.71, for a total value of $980,601.72. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 335,663 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,993,514.73. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark A. Schmitt sold 18,373 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.01, for a total value of $753,476.73. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 50,847 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,085,235.47. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 124,790 shares of company stock valued at $4,728,538 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Caleres

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CAL. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Caleres by 87.1% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,433,509 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $44,052,000 after buying an additional 667,195 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Caleres by 55.6% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 382,557 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $11,002,000 after buying an additional 136,705 shares during the period. Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd purchased a new position in Caleres during the fourth quarter worth about $3,697,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in Caleres during the third quarter worth about $1,752,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management lifted its position in Caleres by 792.6% during the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 67,100 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,753,000 after buying an additional 59,583 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.44% of the company’s stock.

About Caleres

Caleres, Inc engages in the retail and wholesale of footwear business in the United States, Canada, East Asia, and internationally. It operates through Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio segments. The company offers licensed, branded, and private-label athletic, casual, and dress footwear products. The company provides brand name athletic, casual, and dress shoes, including Nike, Skechers, adidas, Vans, Crocs, Converse, Puma, Birkenstock, New Balance, Under Armour, Dr.