GFS Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in NIKE, Inc. $NKE

GFS Advisors LLC grew its stake in NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKEFree Report) by 9.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 139,393 shares of the footwear maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,371 shares during the period. GFS Advisors LLC’s holdings in NIKE were worth $8,881,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of NIKE by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 116,993,541 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $7,453,658,000 after purchasing an additional 1,702,342 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of NIKE by 16.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 49,069,951 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $3,126,246,000 after purchasing an additional 6,830,938 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of NIKE by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,442,879 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $1,677,251,000 after purchasing an additional 233,925 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of NIKE during the fourth quarter worth $829,956,000. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE increased its holdings in NIKE by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 12,753,317 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $812,514,000 after buying an additional 2,886,856 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.25% of the company’s stock.

NIKE Stock Up 3.2%

NKE opened at $44.61 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 2.14. NIKE, Inc. has a one year low of $41.35 and a one year high of $80.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.12.

NIKE (NYSE:NKEGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The footwear maker reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $11.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.23 billion. NIKE had a return on equity of 16.41% and a net margin of 4.84%.The business’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.54 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NIKE, Inc. will post 1.49 EPS for the current year.

NIKE Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be issued a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio is presently 108.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIKE

In other NIKE news, Director John W. Rogers, Jr. bought 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $43.34 per share, for a total transaction of $173,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 41,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,777,893.48. The trade was a 10.80% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Elliott Hill purchased 23,660 shares of NIKE stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $42.27 per share, with a total value of $1,000,108.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 265,247 shares in the company, valued at $11,211,990.69. The trade was a 9.79% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 64,441 shares of company stock valued at $2,734,204. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NKE. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $50.00 price target (down from $60.00) on shares of NIKE in a report on Friday, April 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective on shares of NIKE in a report on Friday. Williams Trading cut their target price on NIKE from $80.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. China Renaissance decreased their target price on NIKE from $74.60 to $50.30 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of NIKE from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.19.

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About NIKE

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Nike, Inc (NYSE: NKE) is a global designer, marketer and distributor of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories. Founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman and renamed Nike in 1971, the company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon. Nike develops and commercializes products across performance and lifestyle categories for sports including running, basketball, soccer and training, and is known for signature technologies and design-driven product lines.

The company markets products under several primary brands, including Nike, Jordan and Converse, and sells through a combination of wholesale relationships, branded retail stores and direct-to-consumer channels such as company-operated stores and digital platforms (e.g., Nike.com and mobile apps).

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