Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Foot Locker FY2025 Earnings

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Foot Locker in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the athletic footwear retailer will earn $1.25 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.60. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Foot Locker’s current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Foot Locker’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS.

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

FL has been the subject of several other reports. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Foot Locker from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Barclays dropped their price objective on Foot Locker from $34.00 to $29.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Foot Locker from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com lowered Foot Locker from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Foot Locker from $27.00 to $22.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $25.29.

Foot Locker Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FL opened at $21.65 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.80, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.46. Foot Locker has a one year low of $19.33 and a one year high of $35.60.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Foot Locker

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FL. Kessler Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in Foot Locker by 25.9% during the second quarter. Kessler Investment Group LLC now owns 7,613 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 1,567 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Foot Locker by 1.2% during the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 41,541 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $1,035,000 after buying an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in Foot Locker by 116.0% during the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,365 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 733 shares during the last quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Foot Locker by 2.5% during the second quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 27,671 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $690,000 after buying an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in Foot Locker by 2.0% during the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 41,400 shares of the athletic footwear retailer’s stock worth $1,032,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the last quarter.

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.