Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, are committing $1 billion to the Knight College of Engineering at the University of Oregon, the university announced Wednesday.
Nike's turnaround is looking like it might take a lot longer than expected, according to Bank of America.
BofA analysts say they now expect falling sales through May, dashing prior hopes for a “spring inflection.”
Bank of America (BofA) has downgraded Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE, XETRA:NKE) to 'underperform', citing worsening channel and macroeconomic pressures. The bank cut its price objective to $30 from $47, based on a price-to-earnings multiple of 16 times, down from 22 times and in line with the peer average.
Nike falls after Bank of America downgrades the stock on concerns about innovation, wholesale revenues, and softening demand.
Nike (NYSE:NKE | NKE Price Prediction) is slipping after Bank of America concluded that the sneaker giant's turnaround will arrive a full fiscal year later than expected, and the selling looks specific to the brand.
A 72-year-old who pulls $10,000 from her IRA to write a check to her church faces a tax outcome that looks nothing like the one who skips that step entirely, and the difference runs deeper than the donation itself.
Nike Inc. is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Thursday, October 1, with Visible Alpha consensus pointing to another quarter of declining sales. Analysts expect revenue of $11.3 billion in Q1, down 3.2% year-on-year, as weakness in Greater China and Europe, Middle East and Africa offsets modest growth in North America. Nike's shares have fallen about 43% year-to-date and 49% over the past year, leaving the company with a market capitalization of roughly $54 billion at the September 21 close.
Kylian Mbappé is leaving Nike for Swiss sportswear company On, giving the brand a major new foothold in global soccer. A source familiar with the matter said Nike chose not to renew Mbappé's deal as his contract expired, deciding to put its endorsement money elsewhere.
The move adds to pressure on Nike, which has recently lost other high-profile players to rivals as newer brands make inroads into the global sportswear market.
On CNBC's Squawk Box Friday, anchor Joe Kernen floated Berkshire Hathaway as a potential buyer for Nike (NYSE:NKE | NKE Price Prediction) after Swiss sportswear brand On signed French superstar Kylian Mbappé away from Nike.
Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) stock is 0.4% lower to trade at $36.30 this morning, after soccer superstar Kylian Mbappe signed with footwear peer On Holding (ONON) as a global ambassador.