NYSE: CRI

Carter's (CRI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$32.03−0.33 (−1.0%)
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Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Carter's slipped this week after Wells Fargo cut its price target on the stock from $42.00 to $30.00 while maintaining an equal weight rating, sending shares down from a prior close of $32.36 to an open of $30.90. The downgrade follows weaker-than-expected revenue guidance for the next quarter, which had already pressured the stock despite what was described as a solid second quarter. Separately, a consensus target of $42.29 from the 4 firms covering the stock, with 2 at buy and 2 at hold, implies a 32% upside figure as reported by analysts.

CRI closed at $32.03, down 1% on the day, sitting below both its 50-day average of $33.85 and its 200-day average of $36.36, with the shorter average also below the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 57.7, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, up 2.1 over five days. The price sits 44.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $58.15.

Carter's next earnings report is scheduled for 26 October 2026, before the open, 13 days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report on 24 July 2026 beat estimates ($0.17 versus $0.02) with a 3.5% reaction, part of a record of 6 beats in 8 quarters, though average absolute reactions have run 12%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 2.7% gain over 5 years, higher in 3 of them, a pattern worth noting against the upcoming report.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Carter's price vs fair value

▲$58.15$32.03Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $32.03200-day averageGekko Fair Value $58.15

Carter's quick facts

Market cap
$1.18B
P/E ratio
6.1
Forward P/E
16.5
EPS, TTM
$5.36
Revenue, TTM
$2.98B
Profit margin
6.6%
Dividend yield
3.08%
Beta
0.84
Volume
1.52M avg 1.48M
1-year return
+9.3%
Typical daily move
±3.4%
Typical 20-day move
±6.3%
50-day average
$33.85
200-day average
$36.36
Next earnings
Oct 26 before open
Shares outstanding
36.71M
52-week range
$27.15$44.44

Carter's swing-trade checklist

Carter's scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $32.03 is below the 50-day ($33.85) and 200-day ($36.36) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    57.7, Neutral

    Reading 57.7 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    44.9% below

    Price is 44.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 14 days

    Reports on Oct 26, 2026, 14 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +2.7% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.7% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Carter's stock chart and price history

Carter's closed at $32.03 on Oct 12, 2026, +9.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $27.15 to $44.44.

5Y and weekly in Gekko
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Carter's share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$30$35$40$45NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct32.03

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+5.3%
3 months
−15.7%
6 months
−7.6%
1 year
+9.3%
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About Carter's

Carter's makes and markets clothing aimed at infants and young kids, reaching families both within the United States and abroad. The name is closely tied to its own Carter's line and to OshKosh B'gosh, with offerings spanning everyday basics like bodysuits and sleepwear through to dresses, playclothes, outerwear, and seasonal pieces, plus accessories, bedding, toys, and gear used for meals, bathing, and outings.

Operations are split across three segments: retail and wholesale within the U.S., and a separate international arm. Customers can buy directly via company-run stores, its website, and a mobile app, while wholesale partners such as department stores, national chains, and specialty shops carry the merchandise too. Alongside its two best-known labels, the company also sells goods under names including Skip Hop, Child of Mine, Just One You, Simple Joys, Little Planet, and Otter Avenue.

The company dates back to 1865 and keeps its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker CRI.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Retail trade
Industry
Apparel/Footwear retail
Website
carters.com

Carter's GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Carter's’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 57.7, in the Neutral zone, up 2.1 points over five sessions.

010057.7Neutral

Up 2.1 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying71−0.5%−1.0%−0.5%−2.5%
Accumulation276−0.1%−0.6%−2.2%−6.5%
Neutral (current zone)311−0.6%−1.2%−2.7%−4.5%
Distribution23−0.5%−1.5%+3.1%−8.9%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average CRI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →

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Is Carter's stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Carter's trades 44.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $58.15, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Carter's shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$58.15

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

44.9% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 18.9% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$58$32Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Carter's insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Carter's, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CRI in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CRI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Carter's has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Apr 4, 2026
$3.01M
As a share of market cap
0.26%
Trailing four quarters
$7.61M

From company filings.

Carter's earnings: next date and track record

Carter's reports on Oct 26, 2026, before the open (14 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±12%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−14.2%Oct ’24−18.7%Feb ’25−13.9%Apr ’25−19.0%Jul ’25−2.6%Oct ’25−16.9%Feb ’26+7.2%May ’26+3.5%Jul ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 24, 2026$0.17
est $0.02		+750.0%——+3.5%
May 6, 2026$0.39
est $0.13		+200.0%$681.1M
est $660.6M		+3.1%+7.2%
Feb 27, 2026$1.90
est $1.39		+36.7%$925.5M
est $922.4M		+0.3%−16.9%
Oct 27, 2025$0.74
est $0.74		0.0%$757.8M
est $912.4M		−16.9%−2.6%
Jul 25, 2025$0.17
est $0.37		−54.1%$585.3M
est $742.5M		−21.2%−19.0%
Apr 25, 2025$0.66
est $0.52		+26.9%$629.8M
est $555.0M		+13.5%−13.9%
Feb 25, 2025$2.39
est $1.88		+27.1%$859.7M
est $835.8M		+2.9%−18.7%
Oct 25, 2024$1.64
est $1.40		+17.1%——−14.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Carter's stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Carter's is $42.29, +32.0% from the last close, from 4 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$42.29consensus 12-month target, +32.0% from the last close
Low $30High $53
Buy2
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 12Wells FargoHold, maintained$30−6.3%
Sep 28Wells FargoHold, maintained$42+31.1%
Sep 8BMO CapitalBuy, initiated$40+24.9%
Jul 31NeedhamHold, maintained——
Jul 21CitiBuy, maintained$53+65.5%
−2.7%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+2.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Carter's seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Carter's averaged +2.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+14.2%2021−7.5%2022+4.6%2023−13.9%2024+15.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+6.6%5 of 5
Next 10 trading days+7.1%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+2.4%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+2.7%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+2.2%4 of 5

For scale, CRI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.3%.

Carter's market cap and key statistics

Carter's’s market cap is $1.18B, with a P/E ratio of 6.1 and revenue of $2.98B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.18B
P/E ratio
6.1
Forward P/E
16.5
EPS, TTM
$5.36
Gekko Fair Value
$58.15

Trading

Volume
1.52M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.48M
52-week high
$44.44
52-week low
$27.15
Shares outstanding
36.71M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$2.98B
Profit margin
6.6%
Return on equity
20.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+47,146.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.84
Typical daily move
±3.4%
Typical 20-day move
±6.3%
Dividend yield
3.08%

Carter's stock news this week

5 headlines about Carter's from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Carter's peers

Carter's’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
TJXTJX Companies+2.5%Neutral7.9% above
ROSTRoss Stores+1.5%Accumulation13.0% above
TPRTapestry+0.7%Accumulation0.7% above
BURLBurlington Stores−1.6%Neutral16.6% below
GAPGap−1.0%Neutral34.3% below
URBNUrban Outfitters+1.7%Neutral21.1% above

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

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Carter's stock FAQ

What is Carter's’s market cap?

Carter's’s market cap is $1.18B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $32.03, with 36.71M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 6.1.

What is the Carter's stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Carter's is $42.29, +32.0% from the last close. Of the 4 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Carter's stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Carter's is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $32.03 is 44.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $58.15. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Carter's report earnings next?

Carter's is expected to report on Oct 26, 2026, before the market opens (14 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.89 per share on revenue of $753.4M. Carter's beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 12% on average across the report.

What is Carter's’s 52-week high and low?

Carter's’s 52-week high is $44.44 and its 52-week low is $27.15; it closed at $32.03 on Oct 12, 2026, +9.3% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $111.17 on Nov 16, 2021.

Is Carter's stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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