NIKE (NKE) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

NIKE (NYSE: NKE) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 8/26/2026 – NIKE was given a new $42.00 price target by Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/25/2026 – NIKE had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 8/25/2026 – NIKE had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/19/2026 – NIKE was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 8/4/2026 – NIKE had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, down from $47.00.
• 7/29/2026 – NIKE had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $68.00 price target on the stock, down from $72.00.
• 7/22/2026 – NIKE had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 7/22/2026 – NIKE had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by BNP Paribas Exane.
• 7/17/2026 – NIKE was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 7/17/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $45.00 to $37.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – NIKE had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $43.00 to $45.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – NIKE was upgraded by Argus to “strong-buy”.
• 7/13/2026 – NIKE had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 7/9/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by Sanford C. Bernstein from $80.00 to $72.00.
• 7/3/2026 – NIKE was given a new $49.00 price target by Berenberg Bank. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/3/2026 – NIKE had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Berenberg Bank.
• 7/2/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by CICC Research from $58.00 to $44.80. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by China Renaissance from $50.30 to $47.30. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE was given a new $48.00 price target by UBS Group AG. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE was given a new $45.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE was given a new $47.00 price target by Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE was given a new $72.00 price target by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock, down from $74.00.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by BNP Paribas Exane. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Robert W. Baird. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $47.00 to $45.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $48.00 price target on the stock, down from $50.00.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $90.00 to $75.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $46.00 to $42.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $45.00 to $40.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $55.00 to $47.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $67.00 to $52.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $50.00 to $45.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – NIKE had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – NIKE had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by DZ Bank AG.
• 6/29/2026 – NIKE had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $52.00 to $47.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

NIKE Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio is presently 78.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIKE

In other news, COO Venkatesh Alagirisamy sold 890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.60, for a total value of $37,024.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 74,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,112,512. This trade represents a 1.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Matthew Friend sold 2,463 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.60, for a total transaction of $102,460.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 82,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,418,064. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 26,142 shares of company stock worth $1,169,380. 1.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Nike, Inc (NYSE: NKE) is a global designer, marketer and distributor of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories. Founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman and renamed Nike in 1971, the company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon. Nike develops and commercializes products across performance and lifestyle categories for sports including running, basketball, soccer and training, and is known for signature technologies and design-driven product lines.

The company markets products under several primary brands, including Nike, Jordan and Converse, and sells through a combination of wholesale relationships, branded retail stores and direct-to-consumer channels such as company-operated stores and digital platforms (e.g., Nike.com and mobile apps).