NIKE, Inc. $NKE Shares Sold by Intelligent Financial Strategies
by Scott Moore · The Cerbat GemIntelligent Financial Strategies reduced its position in shares of NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE – Free Report) by 48.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,165 shares of the footwear maker’s stock after selling 1,089 shares during the quarter. Intelligent Financial Strategies’ holdings in NIKE were worth $83,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NKE. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in NIKE during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in NIKE during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC increased its position in NIKE by 952.6% during the second quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 400 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 362 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in NIKE during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Matrix Trust Co increased its position in NIKE by 53.1% during the second quarter. Matrix Trust Co now owns 441 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. 64.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity at NIKE
In related news, EVP Treasure Heinle sold 4,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.27, for a total transaction of $306,461.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 29,396 shares in the company, valued at $2,095,052.92. The trade was a 12.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Mark G. Parker sold 86,078 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.93, for a total value of $6,535,902.54. Following the sale, the chairman owned 744,988 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $56,566,938.84. The trade was a 10.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.
NIKE Stock Performance
NYSE NKE opened at $69.68 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $103.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $72.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $67.67. NIKE, Inc. has a 1-year low of $52.28 and a 1-year high of $82.44.
NIKE (NYSE:NKE – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, September 30th. The footwear maker reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $11.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.96 billion. NIKE had a return on equity of 21.16% and a net margin of 6.23%.NIKE’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.70 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that NIKE, Inc. will post 2.05 EPS for the current year.
NIKE Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. NIKE’s payout ratio is presently 82.05%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of NIKE in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Citigroup raised NIKE from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised NIKE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on NIKE from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of NIKE in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $82.21.
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NIKE Company Profile
NIKE, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.
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