Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing
Sell if holding. At $72.65, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (30.0%); Concentration risk — Customer: top-10 customers (53.0%).
Kontoor Brands is a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio led by Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen (acquired May 2025 for ~$957.5M). Products are sold through wholesale and DTC channels in the US and internationally, with presence in 90+ countries. In 2025, ~77% of... Read more
Sell if holding. At $72.65, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (30.0%); Concentration risk — Customer: top-10 customers (53.0%). Chart setup: RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerWalmart30%10-K Item 1A: 'our top customer, Walmart, accounted for 30% of our total net revenues in 2025, 2024 and 2023'
- HIGHCustomertop-10 customers53%10-K Item 1A: 'Sales to our ten largest customers accounted for 53% of total net revenues in 2025'
- HIGHSupplierAsia manufacturers77%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 77% of our units were purchased from independent manufacturers primarily located in Asia'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-13Item 5.02LOWTalent and Compensation Committee approved new Executive Severance Plan for eligible employees including named executive officers. Compensatory arrangement; no departures.SEC filing →
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Sell if holding. At $72.65, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (30.0%); Concentration risk — Customer: top-10 customers (53.0%). Chart setup: RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $67.58. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $80.62 (+10.9% upside). Prior stop was $67.58. Stop-loss: $67.58.
Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (30.0%); Concentration risk — Customer: top-10 customers (53.0%); Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. trades at a P/E of 17.8 (forward 10.3). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
13 analysts cover KTB with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $93.
What does Kontoor Brands, Inc. do?Kontoor Brands is a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio led by Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen (acquired...
Kontoor Brands is a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio led by Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen (acquired May 2025 for ~$957.5M). Products are sold through wholesale and DTC channels in the US and internationally, with presence in 90+ countries. In 2025, ~77% of units were sourced from independent Asian manufacturers.