CRI — Carter’s Inc

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates CRI Bearish with a Setup Score of 44, net conviction 28, actionability 70. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score44
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction28
Actionability70 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Carter’s Inc

Carter's, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, and markets branded childrenswear in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Retail, U.S. Wholesale, and International. The company's products include babies and young children's products, such as bodysuits, layette essentials, sleep and play, pants, tops and t-shirts, multipiece sets, dresses, and sleepwear; and playclothes, such as denim je… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$33.91
Market Cap$1.37B
Float34.8M
Shares Outstanding36.7M
P/E (Forward)15.41
P/E (TTM)7.01
Price/Sales (TTM)0.45
vs. Analyst Target+25.8% to analyst PT
Profit Margin6.55%
Operating Margin (TTM)23.68%
Revenue (TTM)$2.98B
Earnings Growth (YoY)47146.40%
Dividend Rate1.0%
Analyst Target Price$42.67 (6 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $3.02B $110M $1.31B $329M
2021 $3.49B $340M $1.66B $593M
2022 $3.21B $250M $1.47B $425M
2023 $2.95B $233M $1.40B $400M
2024 $2.84B $186M $1.37B $343M
2025 $2.90B $91.8M $1.31B $203M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $758M $11.6M
Dec 2025 $925M $64.2M
Mar 2026 $681M $14.3M
Jun 2026 $615M $105M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership4.8%
Institutional Ownership113.0%
Short Float8.9%
% of All Funds Holding3.25%
Number of Funds Holding286

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$38.80Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$36.61Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$34.66Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$55.00Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$35.66Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$34.98Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$51.38Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$52.00 resistance 1.16x 17 months ago
$64.00 resistance 1.51x 21 months ago
$68.00 resistance 1.07x 25 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (91 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.17% 0.07% 53.85% 14.75% -20.04%
1 Day 0.03% 0.33% 50.55% 13.71% -24.00%
1 Week -0.70% -0.69% 46.15% 19.16% -32.73%
2 Weeks 0.02% -0.54% 48.35% 28.46% -35.84%
1 Month 0.72% 1.10% 52.22% 30.10% -27.29%

Next earnings: October 19, 2026 (54 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan0.9%47.8%23
Feb0.4%52.2%23
Mar0.9%65.2%23
Apr1.9%60.9%23
May-0.0%47.8%23
Jun0.4%43.5%23
Jul-1.5%30.4%23
Aug0.3%50.0%22
Sep0.8%40.9%22
Oct2.1%59.1%22
Nov2.6%60.9%23
Dec0.5%60.9%23

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.02% 51.1% 1076
Tuesday 0.05% 50.2% 1179
Wednesday 0.09% 51.4% 1180
Thursday 0.08% 51.9% 1155
Friday -0.04% 51.0% 1150

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 113.0%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 4.8%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings5
Net Value-$144,028.95
Net Shares Change87,190
% of Float0.3%
C-Suite Filings5
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Westenberger Richard F. CFO & COO -$60,323.7 2 2 sell
Smith Karen Marie Chief Supply Chain Officer -$31,140.45 1 1 sell
D'Emilio Julie Chief Sales Officer -$31,140.45 1 1 sell
Robinson Antonio Chf Admin & Comp Ofc Corp Sec -$21,424.35 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-03-04 – 2026-03-04 4 4 -$144,028.95 4 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-06-15 Westenberger Richard F. CFO & COO +N/A N/A
2026-03-04 Westenberger Richard F. CFO & COO -$60,323.7 Transaction at $34.95, now -3.0%
2026-03-04 Smith Karen Marie Chief Supply Chain Officer -$31,140.45 Transaction at $34.95, now -3.0%
2026-03-04 Robinson Antonio Chf Admin & Comp Ofc Corp Sec -$21,424.35 Transaction at $34.95, now -3.0%
2026-03-04 D'Emilio Julie Chief Sales Officer -$31,140.45 Transaction at $34.95, now -3.0%

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AI Consult Analysis

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