Nike shares rip toward record high, as investors see digital bets paying off

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Nike shares jumped more than 6% Monday, despite a broader market selloff, as investors rallied behind the sneaker maker's latest quarterly results.

that not many retail companies have been able to offer during the Covid health crisis.

"We foresee the shift toward digital being a multi-year sales and earnings driver, supporting the stock's premium valuation multiple," said Joseph Feldman, an analyst at Telsey Advisory Group, in a client note.Nike's plans to further cull its wholesale partners and sell more directly to customers are also viewed as a positive, as outlets like department stores increasingly struggle to lure shoppers inside.

For fiscal 2021, Nike is now calling for revenue to rise at a low-teens percentage year over year, compared with a prior outlook of up high-single to low-double digits. Analysts had been calling for growth of 12.3%, according to Refinitiv.

 

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