Zacks Research Weighs in on Foot Locker FY2025 Earnings

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) – Zacks Research issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Foot Locker in a report released on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst V. Bagree forecasts that the athletic footwear retailer will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the year. The consensus estimate for Foot Locker’s current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Foot Locker’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Foot Locker from $38.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price objective on shares of Foot Locker from $30.00 to $24.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Foot Locker from $27.00 to $22.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Foot Locker from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Foot Locker from $26.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $25.18.

Foot Locker Stock Performance

NYSE FL opened at $22.28 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.94, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.46. Foot Locker has a twelve month low of $19.33 and a twelve month high of $35.60. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The athletic footwear retailer reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. Foot Locker had a positive return on equity of 2.91% and a negative net margin of 5.24%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.30 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Foot Locker

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Foot Locker in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Foot Locker by 116.0% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,365 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 733 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Foot Locker by 156.1% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,616 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 985 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Foot Locker during the second quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in Foot Locker during the third quarter worth about $47,000.

About Foot Locker

Foot Locker, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a footwear and apparel retailer in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East. Its brand portfolio includes Foot Locker, a brand comprising sneakers and apparel; Kids Foot Locker, which offers athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories for children; and Champs Sports that operates as a mall-based specialty athletic footwear and apparel retailer.