The Latest Breaking News from NKE

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Nike (NYSE:NKE). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) has not renewed agreements with its largest franchisee in Russia, Reuters reported, quoting Vedomosti daily newspaper. The U.S. sportswear maker suspended its Russia operations temporarily in March due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The head of Inventive Retail Group (IRG), which operates Nike-branded stores in Russia, reportedly said Nike…

Nike (NYSE:NKE) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 8.1% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.5%. Currently, Nike has a market capitalization of $167.20 billion.

Although retail sales surged in April, the inflationary pressures might dampen consumer demand. Consumer spending has been shifting away from discretionary retail toward staples in the face of the soaring inflation. Hence, we think discretionary retail stocks NIKE (NKE), Starbucks (SBUX), Five Below (FIVE), and Williams-Sonoma (WSM) might be avoided…

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Nike. Looking at options history for Nike (NYSE:NKE) we detected 29 strange trades.

Nike’s (NKE) recent acquisition of RTFKT should help accelerate its digital transformation. It is already more profitable than its peers and analysts expect its revenue and EPS to increase. However, given its stretched valuation and mixed financials, is it worth adding the stock to one’s portfolio now? Read on to…

Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) has ended its sponsorship deal with Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow, Reuters reported. The move comes after UEFA, the governing body of European soccer, decided Russia will not have its team's club competitions in the 2022-23 season due to the invasion of Ukraine. Spartak has been sponsored by…

Within the last quarter, Nike (NYSE:NKE) has observed the following analyst ratings:

Nike, Inc (NYSE:NKE) asked a federal judge to let it add counterfeiting claims and false advertising to the current trademark-infringement lawsuit against sneaker marketplace StockX, Bloomberg reports. Nike prosecuted StockX in February in federal court in Manhattan for “blatantly freeriding” on Nike’s trademarks and goodwill with a service called Vault NFTs.  StockX argued that…

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Nike. Looking at options history for Nike (NYSE:NKE) we detected 11 strange trades.

Nike (NYSE:NKE) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.5% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.65%. Currently, Nike has a market capitalization of $198.75 billion.