{"id":77464,"date":"2024-03-12T11:58:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equitynewsreport.com\/ubs-maintains-buy-rating-on-nike-with-138-stock-target\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T11:58:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:58:40","slug":"ubs-maintains-buy-rating-on-nike-with-138-stock-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equitynewsreport.com\/h\/ubs-maintains-buy-rating-on-nike-with-138-stock-target\/","title":{"rendered":"UBS maintains Buy rating on Nike with $138 stock target"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"72\">\n<div id=\"imgCarousel\" class=\"imgCarousel\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UBS maintains Buy rating on Nike with $138 stock target\" id=\"carouselImage\" src=\"https:\/\/i-invdn-com.investing.com\/news\/LYNXNPEE7L0VW_L.jpg\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"text\">\u00a9 Reuters. <\/span><br \/>\n<i class=\"imgGrad\"><\/i>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, UBS has reaffirmed its Buy rating on <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Corporation\"><span itemprop=\"name\"> Nike <\/span><\/span> shares (NYSE:), maintaining a stock price target of $138.00. According to the firm&#8217;s analysis, Nike&#8217;s third-quarter performance is expected to align with current sell-side expectations, which are already factoring in modest results. The report suggests that Nike&#8217;s fundamentals for the quarter are not robust but should meet the consensus.<\/p>\n<p>The market is currently not anticipating a significant shift in Nike&#8217;s sales growth trend based on the upcoming earnings report. UBS also does not foresee Nike altering its full-year 2024 guidance or providing preliminary insights into fiscal year 2025. As a result, changes to sell-side earnings per share (EPS) estimates are unlikely to occur following the report.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Nike&#8217;s stock performance, the options market is predicting a potential earnings-related price move of approximately +\/- 6.9%, which exceeds the historical average movement of 5.7%. UBS concurs with this market sentiment, suggesting that expectations may be more optimistic than widely perceived.<\/p>\n<p>UBS&#8217;s Quant Team has identified an increase in Nike&#8217;s crowding score, which has risen to 27.0, surpassing the five-year average of 19.2. This data indicates that despite Nike&#8217;s year-to-date underperformance compared to the , the stock is considered crowded with long positions. This reflects a belief among investors that Nike, as an exceptional company, is currently trading at a relative discount.<\/p>\n<p>The firm&#8217;s outlook for Nike&#8217;s third-quarter earnings and sales is that they will likely be consistent with consensus estimates, with no significant deviations expected for the fourth-quarter guidance. This balanced perspective acknowledges both the potential for better-than-expected margins as an upside risk and the possibility of sales falling short as a downside risk.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&#038;C.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Reuters. On Tuesday, UBS has reaffirmed its Buy rating on Nike shares (NYSE:), maintaining a stock price target of $138.00. According to the firm&#8217;s analysis, Nike&#8217;s third-quarter performance is expected to align with current sell-side expectations, which are already factoring in modest results. The report suggests that Nike&#8217;s fundamentals for the quarter are not robust but should meet the consensus. The market is currently not anticipating a significant shift in Nike&#8217;s sales growth trend based on the upcoming earnings report. UBS also does not foresee Nike altering its full-year 2024 guidance or providing preliminary insights into fiscal year 2025. 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