Adidas has seen its modelled fair value trimmed from about €202.72 to about €198.56, a reduction of roughly 2.1% that leaves it close to the cluster of analyst price targets around €190 to €210. This small adjustment reflects the mixed analyst debate around how solid current brand momentum is, how much pressure margins might face, and whether the stock should sit near €200 or closer to the €165 to €190 range flagged in some recent downgrades. As you read on, you will see how this evolving narrative could shape the way you track adidas from here.
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What Wall Street Has Been Saying
🐂 Bullish Takeaways
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Several banks still see room in adidas, with Citi, StoneX, JPMorgan, Barclays, Piper Sandler, Morgan Stanley and Telsey Advisory all setting price targets in a tight €190 to €210 range at the upper end. This reinforces the idea that the current valuation sits close to their central scenarios.
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StoneX highlights adidas as being in what it calls a sustainable share gain cycle. If maintained, this could support the case that current execution on product and distribution is feeding through to market share and justifying premium multiples versus some peers.
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Barclays, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Piper Sandler all keep positive ratings alongside their targets. This signals that a number of large firms still back the adidas turnaround story despite recent trims to fair value assumptions.
🐻 Bearish Takeaways
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UBS and Baird have stepped back to Neutral with lower targets of €173 and €165, pointing to a tougher margin backdrop and the risk that earnings revisions may be capped. This can make paying up for the stock less compelling for some investors.
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Telsey Advisory flags that high expectations and pressure on operating margin and EPS remain in focus. Competition from brands like On Holding in key categories such as soccer adds another layer of execution risk for adidas.
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How This Changes the Fair Value For adidas
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Fair value moved from about €202.72 to about €198.56, a reduction of roughly 2.1%.
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Revenue growth was revised from about 6.95% to about 7.14% in the modelled top line profile.
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Net profit margin moved from about 7.60% to about 7.40%.
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Future P/E for adidas eased from about 17.02x to about 16.97x.
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The discount rate was adjusted from about 7.22% to about 7.14% in the valuation work.
Never Miss an Update: Follow The Narrative
Narratives link a company's business story to a set of financial expectations and a fair value range. They refresh as new data, research and risks are added, so you can see how the view on adidas changes over time.
Head over to the Simply Wall St Community and follow the Narrative on adidas to stay up to date on:
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How demand for performance and athleisure products, global diversification and direct to consumer growth feature in adidas' revenue and margin story.
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The role of product relaunches, cultural collaborations and sustainability initiatives in supporting brand strength and pricing power.
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Key risks such as tariff related cost pressure, tougher competition, supply chain exposure and fashion cycle swings that could challenge this thesis.
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