Why Nike (NKE) Stock Is Up Today | Quiver Quantitative

Nike (NKE) is up 3.2% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be a rebound trade rather than a single new headline. Investors may be revisiting Nike after its recent selloff, while the company’s latest results showed improving wholesale demand, better profitability, and management commentary centered on a longer-term turnaround.

Details:

Nike’s fiscal fourth-quarter results showed revenue slipping modestly year over year, but wholesale revenue increased, helped by growth in North America.

Gross margin improved sharply in the quarter, and earnings were helped by an expected recovery tied to prior tariff-related costs, which made profitability look materially better than the prior-year period.

Management said fiscal 2026 included structural changes meant to strengthen product innovation, marketplace execution, and long-term growth, which may be supporting renewed turnaround optimism.

This could also be a technical bounce: after sustained weakness and very negative sentiment around the stock, even a modest improvement in the outlook can trigger bargain-hunting.

Sources:

Nike Investor Relations, SEC, Yahoo Finance

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$NKE Insider Trading Activity

$NKE insiders have traded $NKE stock on the open market 10 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NKE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

TIMOTHY D COOK purchased 25,000 shares for an estimated $1,060,750
ELLIOTT HILL (PRESIDENT & CEO) purchased 23,660 shares for an estimated $999,999
PHILIP MCCARTNEY (EVP: CHIEF INN,PROD&DSG OFCR) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 17,922 shares for an estimated $825,238.
ROBERT HOLMES SWAN purchased 11,781 shares for an estimated $500,002
AMY MONTAGNE (PRESIDENT, NIKE) sold 4,867 shares for an estimated $204,657
JOHN W JR ROGERS purchased 4,000 shares for an estimated $173,360
MATTHEW FRIEND (EVP: CFO) sold 2,463 shares for an estimated $102,460
VENKATESH ALAGIRISAMY (EVP: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER) sold 890 shares for an estimated $37,024
ROBERT LEINWAND (EVP: Chief Legal Officer) sold 821 shares for an estimated $34,153

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$NKE Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 782 institutional investors add shares of $NKE stock to their portfolio, and 1,289 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 21,578,067 shares (+42.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $885,779,650
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 16,143,310 shares (-42.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $662,682,875
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 12,382,490 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $508,301,214
BLACKROCK, INC. removed 9,984,473 shares (-10.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $409,862,616
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP removed 8,307,074 shares (-54.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $341,005,387
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 6,758,095 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $277,419,799
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 5,772,780 shares (-81.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $236,972,618

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$NKE Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $NKE stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NKE stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 04/14.
SENATOR ALAN ARMSTRONG purchased up to $15,000 on 03/27.

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$NKE Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $NKE recently. We have seen 22 analysts offer price targets for $NKE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $47.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Peter McGoldrick from Stifel set a target price of $45.0 on 07/01/2026
Nick Anderson from Bernstein set a target price of $72.0 on 07/01/2026
Randal Konik from Jefferies set a target price of $75.0 on 07/01/2026
Laurent Vasilescu from BNP Paribas set a target price of $23.0 on 07/01/2026
Cristina Fernandez from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $47.0 on 07/01/2026
Jay Sole from UBS set a target price of $48.0 on 07/01/2026
Paul Lejuez from Citigroup set a target price of $45.0 on 07/01/2026

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