Carter's (CRI)

• Market cap: $1.35B
• 1 day: -2.51%
• 5 days: -11.91%
• 1 month: -19.19%
• 3 months: -39.70%
• 6 months: -40.56%
• Year to date: -38.58%
• 1 year: -51.69%
• 5 years: -57.74%
• 10 years: -66.90%
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Apparel Retail

About: Carter's Inc makes apparel for babies and children under brand names including Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh. It sells its products through a multi-channel business model, which includes retail stores, eCommerce, and wholesale sales channels, as well as retail omnichannel capabilities in the United States and Canada, which enables it to reach a broad range of consumers around the world. The company operates in three segments; U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. The majority of revenue is derived from U.S. Wholesale segment. The company predominantly sources products through contract manufacturers in Asia. It has multiple distribution centers in the U.S., in addition to distribution centers in Canada and Asia that serve international customers.

Employees: 15,350

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 123 | Existing positions reduced: 103

8.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 109.38% [Q3] → 118.11% (+8.73%) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 326 [Q3] → 312 (-14) [Q4]

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.57B [Q3] → $2.31B (-$262M) [Q4]

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 67

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.48M | Put options by funds: $22.8M

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $25 24% downside
• Avg. target: $32 4% downside
• High target: $45 36% upside

4 analyst ratings

• positive: 0 0%
• neutral: 2 50%
• negative: 2 50%

Wells Fargo Ike Boruchow 37% 1-year accuracy 22 / 60 met price target	24% downside $25	Underweight Downgraded	30 Apr 2025
UBS Jay Sole 33% 1-year accuracy 20 / 61 met price target	3% downside $32	Neutral Maintained	28 Apr 2025
Barclays Paul Kearney 60% 1-year accuracy 9 / 15 met price target	24% downside $25	Underweight Initiated	28 Apr 2025
Citigroup Paul Lejuez 43% 1-year accuracy 21 / 49 met price target	36% upside $45	Neutral Maintained	26 Feb 2025