Here's What History Says October Will Bring for Nike Stock
Nike's performance in October this decade has been a mixed bag. Market sentiment is extremely negative, as the consumer discretionary stock's price is near a 13-year low.
NKE - NIKE, Inc.
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
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PRICE TARGET:
$36.80
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HIGH:
$60.00
LOW:
$19.00
MEDIAN:
$35.00
CONSENSUS:
$36.80
DOWNSIDE:
0.89%
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Price Targets
Nike price target lowered to $33 from $37 at Deutsche Bank
$33.00
(was $35.02)
Krisztina Katai
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Deutsche Bank
Nike downgraded to Sell from Hold at Berenberg
$27.50
(was $33.96)
Berenberg Bank
Nike price target lowered to $37 from $48 at Barclays
$37.00
(was $33.87)
Barclays
Nike price target lowered to $34 from $42 at UBS
$34.00
(was $33.09)
Jay Sole
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UBS
Nike price target lowered to $28 from $34 at Evercore ISI
$28.00
(was $33.22)
Michael Binetti
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Evercore ISI
Nike price target lowered to $27 from $31 at Morgan Stanley
$27.00
(was $33.21)
Alex Straton
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Morgan Stanley
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $45 at Bernstein SocGen
$45.00
(was $35.15)
Nick Anderson
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Bernstein
Nike price target lowered to $36 from $44 at Baird
$36.00
(was $35.15)
Jonathan Komp
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Robert W. Baird
Nike price target lowered to $28 from $38 at Piper Sandler
$28.00
(was $35.15)
Piper Sandler
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $50 at Guggenheim
$50.00
(was $35.15)
Simon Siegel
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Guggenheim
Nike price target lowered to $19 from $23 at BNP Paribas
$19.00
(was $35.15)
BNP Paribas
Nike price target lowered to $30 from $40 at Wells Fargo
$30.00
(was $35.15)
Ike Boruchow
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Wells Fargo
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $25 at BMO Capital
$25.00
(was $35.15)
Simeon Siegel
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BMO Capital
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $35 at Telsey
$35.00
(was $35.15)
Christina Fernandez
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Telsey Advisory
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $29 at Truist Securities
$29.00
(was $35.15)
Joseph Civello
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Truist Financial
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $30 at Goldman Sachs
$30.00
(was $35.15)
Brooke Roach
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Goldman Sachs
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $50 at BTIG
$50.00
(was $35.15)
Robert Drbul
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BTIG
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $36 at Stifel
$36.00
(was $35.15)
Peter McGoldrick
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Stifel Nicolaus
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $24 at BofA Securities
$24.00
(was $35.15)
Truist Financial
Nike (NKE) PT Lowered to $60 at Jefferies
$60.00
(was $35.15)
Randal Konik
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Jefferies