Chewy, Inc. (NYSE:CHWY) on Wednesday reported upbeat first-quarter results, but the online pet retailer lowered its fiscal 2026 sales outlook.
Adjusted earnings came in at 43 cents per share, ahead of the 39-cent consensus estimate. Net sales increased 7.7% year over year to $3.357 billion, exceeding analyst expectations of $3.352 billion.
For the second quarter, Chewy expects adjusted earnings of 36 cents per share, above analysts' estimate of 25 cents. The company forecast second-quarter sales of $3.30 billion to $3.33 billion, below the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion.
Chewy also lowered its fiscal 2026 revenue outlook to a range of $13.4 billion to $13.55 billion, down from its prior forecast of $13.6 billion to $13.75 billion. The revised outlook falls short of analysts' estimate of $13.84 billion.
Chewy shares fell 4.5% to trade at $19.03 on Thursday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Chewy following earnings announcement.
- Baird analyst Justin Kleber maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $40 to $30.
- Barclays analyst Ross Sandler maintained Chewy with an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $40 to $36.
- Citizens analyst Andrew Boone maintained the stock with a Market Outperform and lowered the price target from $45 to $28.
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