Q4 EPS Estimates for Johnson Outdoors Lifted by Sidoti Csr

Johnson Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ:JOUT) – Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr lifted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Johnson Outdoors in a research note issued on Monday, February 9th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.43) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.45). The consensus estimate for Johnson Outdoors’ current full-year earnings is ($0.58) per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Johnson Outdoors’ Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.16) EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on JOUT. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Johnson Outdoors from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Johnson Outdoors in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Johnson Outdoors from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Johnson Outdoors currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Johnson Outdoors Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:JOUT opened at $48.08 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $500.51 million, a PE ratio of -21.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $44.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.74. Johnson Outdoors has a twelve month low of $21.33 and a twelve month high of $51.03.

Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.33) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.12. Johnson Outdoors had a positive return on equity of 0.83% and a negative net margin of 3.56%.The firm had revenue of $140.94 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $123.95 million.

Johnson Outdoors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 8th were given a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 8th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Johnson Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio is currently -60.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Edward F. Lang sold 2,000 shares of Johnson Outdoors stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.94, for a total value of $87,880.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 32,171 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,413,593.74. The trade was a 5.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 28.21% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Johnson Outdoors by 422.9% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 35,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,501,000 after buying an additional 28,595 shares in the last quarter. Aristides Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Johnson Outdoors by 24.9% in the 4th quarter. Aristides Capital LLC now owns 113,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,797,000 after acquiring an additional 22,564 shares during the last quarter. CSM Advisors LLC grew its position in Johnson Outdoors by 42.0% in the fourth quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 126,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,387,000 after acquiring an additional 37,520 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Johnson Outdoors by 22.9% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 41,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,749,000 after acquiring an additional 7,668 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in Johnson Outdoors by 21.1% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after acquiring an additional 538 shares during the last quarter. 64.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Johnson Outdoors News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson Outdoors this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade — Zacks Research upgraded JOUT from “hold” to “strong-buy,” which supports continued investor interest and helps explain recent buying pressure. Zacks Research Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Raised earnings outlook — Sidoti increased Q4 2026 and Q1 2027 EPS estimates (Q4 to -$0.43, Q1 to -$0.16), narrowing expected losses and signaling slightly improving fundamentals. Sidoti Estimate Revision
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum interest — Zacks published a positive piece highlighting JOUT as attractive to trend investors based on recent price strength, which likely drew momentum buying. Trend Investors Article
• Neutral Sentiment: 52-week-high coverage — multiple outlets (Zacks and MSN) ran pieces noting JOUT hit a 52-week high and discussing whether the rally can continue; this coverage raises visibility but is descriptive rather than fundamentally new. Zacks 52-Week High
• Neutral Sentiment: MSN coverage of the 52‑week high similarly discusses momentum and investor questions but does not add new financials. MSN 52-Week High
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest reports are effectively meaningless this month (entries show 0 shares / NaN changes and a 0.0 days-to-cover), indicating no visible short-squeeze dynamics driving the move.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profit-taking — JOUT trades at a high P/E (~148) and after the 52‑week high some investors appear to be taking profits, which helps explain the intraday pullback from recent highs. MarketBeat Price & Valuation

Johnson Outdoors Company Profile

Johnson Outdoors Inc is a diversified outdoor recreation company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of gear and equipment for marine and land-based activities. The company operates through two primary segments: the Marine Electronics & Boat Group and the Outdoor Products Group. Its marine offerings include electric motors and anchors under the Minn Kota® brand, fish-finding and sonar systems under the Humminbird® brand, and a lineup of recreational watercraft under the Old Town® and Ocean Kayak® names.