The business combines high financial quality — Piotroski F-Score of 8/9, 53% return on equity, and 45% year-over-year growth — with an attractively priced forward multiple of 12.3x; however, with the current price just 1.5% below the analyst consensus target and a reward-to-risk ratio of 0.21-to-1, the setup favors maintaining an existing position rather than adding new exposure.
Thesis pillars
- Target Reached Thin Asymmetry↓Deteriorating
- Attractive Valuation Low Peg↓Deteriorating
- Strong Piotroski Quality→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Mar 4, 2026· older than 90 days
Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing
Sell if holding. At $81.96, A.R:R 0.3:1 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: ten largest customers (53.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: Asia manufacturing (77.0%).
Kontoor Brands sells apparel under the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen brands through U.S. wholesale (64% of 2025 net revenues), international wholesale (21%), and direct-to-consumer (15%) channels in over 90 countries. Walmart accounted for 30% of net revenues in 2025, and the... Read more
Sell if holding. At $81.96, A.R:R 0.3:1 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: ten largest customers (53.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: Asia manufacturing (77.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.5/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and clean insider activity. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated Oct 29, 2026Recent Developments — Kontoor Brands, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Kontoor Brands adds PepsiCo, Wingstop executives to board of directors - scanx.trade — scanx.trade Oct 29, 2026 positive
- NEWS Hanwha Investment & Securities Launches New Derivative-Linked Bond Tied to KTB Yield - TipRanks — TipRanks Oct 29, 2026 neutral
- NEWS KTB Stock Price and Chart — NYSE:KTB - TradingView — TradingView Oct 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Form 4 Kontoor Brands Inc: Michael Skipworth (Director) For: 23 September - Investing.com India — Investing.com India Oct 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Kontoor Brands Likely to Post Modest Q3 Beat, Upside Is Limited, UBS Says - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Oct 22, 2026 positive
Latest item Oct 29, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:34:08Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerWalmart30%10-K Item 1A: 'our top customer, Walmart, accounted for 30% of our total net revenues in 2025, 2024 and 2023'
- HIGHCustomerten largest customers53%10-K Item 1A: 'Sales to our ten largest customers accounted for 53% of total net revenues in 2025'
- HIGHGeographicAsia manufacturing77%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 77% of our units were purchased from independent manufacturers primarily located in Asia'
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Sell if holding. At $81.96, A.R:R 0.3:1 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: ten largest customers (53.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: Asia manufacturing (77.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $76.22. Score 6.5/10, high confidence.
Analyst target: $85.43 (+4.2% upside). Prior stop was $76.22. Stop-loss: $76.22.
Concentration risk — Customer: ten largest customers (53.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: Asia manufacturing (77.0%); Thin upside margin: 4.2%.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. trades at a P/E of 20.0 (forward 12.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts rate KTB, with a consensus score of 3.9/5. 10 analysts publish price targets averaging $98.
What does Kontoor Brands, Inc. do?Kontoor Brands sells apparel under the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen brands through U.S. wholesale (64% of 2025 net...
Kontoor Brands sells apparel under the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen brands through U.S. wholesale (64% of 2025 net revenues), international wholesale (21%), and direct-to-consumer (15%) channels in over 90 countries. Walmart accounted for 30% of net revenues in 2025, and the top ten customers represented 53% combined. The May 2025 acquisition of Helly Hansen for ~$957.5 million added a global outdoor and workwear brand.