Analyst Ratings January 27, 2026

Goldman Sachs Keeps Neutral on Yeti, Sees Revenue Upside but Flags Valuation

Bank holds $45 price target as peers raise expectations following stronger-than-forecast quarterly results

By Derek Hwang YETI
Goldman Sachs Keeps Neutral on Yeti, Sees Revenue Upside but Flags Valuation
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Goldman Sachs has reaffirmed a Neutral rating on Yeti Holdings with an unchanged $45 price target, citing improving revenue momentum into the first half of 2026 driven by drinkware stabilization, new product innovation and expanding bags sales. Despite a more constructive outlook for 2026 revenue and EPS, Goldman says much of that improvement appears priced into the shares after recent outperformance and elevated valuation multiples.

Key Points

  • Goldman Sachs keeps a Neutral rating with a $45 target - impacts investor sentiment in consumer discretionary and outdoor goods sectors.
  • Bank sees sequential revenue acceleration in H1 2026 thanks to drinkware stabilization, an active innovation pipeline and scaling momentum in bags - relevant to product-led consumer brands and retail inventories.
  • Recent quarterly results beat expectations (Q3 EPS $0.61 vs $0.58; revenue $487.8M vs $480.3M) and multiple brokers have updated views - affecting equity analysts and institutional investors.

Goldman Sachs has reiterated its Neutral rating on Yeti Holdings Inc. and preserved a $45.00 price target. The stock is trading slightly above that target at $47.50, while a proprietary Fair Value model referenced in the report indicates the shares are currently undervalued.

Goldman Sachs highlighted a view that Yeti is positioned to generate stronger sequential revenue growth in the first half of 2026. The bank pointed to several specific drivers it expects to underpin that trend: stabilization in the drinkware business, a robust pipeline of product innovation, and accelerating momentum as the company scales its bags category.

Those constructive signs come against a backdrop of modest recent top-line performance. Yeti reported year-over-year revenue growth of 1.56% over the last twelve months, a pace Goldman described as limited but potentially poised to improve given the factors cited for 2026.

Goldman also noted Yeti’s opportunity to recapture roughly 300 basis points of tariff-related revenue headwinds that affected the company in 2025. The bank said it has grown more positive on both the company’s revenue and earnings-per-share outlook for 2026, but added that the market appears to have already priced a significant portion of that expected improvement into current valuations following the stock’s recent strength.

Supporting the point on valuation, data in the report show Yeti trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.01 and a price-to-book multiple of 5.26. The shares have delivered a 22.23% return over the past six months, according to the same set of metrics cited.

Yeti’s most recent quarterly results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 contributed to the heightened analyst attention. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.61, above the $0.58 consensus estimate. Revenue for the quarter came in at $487.8 million versus a $480.3 million forecast.

Following those results, several selling-side firms updated their stances. William Blair reiterated an Outperform rating and expressed confidence that Yeti can accelerate sales and earnings growth into 2026, describing the company’s fourth-quarter guidance - which suggests sales growth accelerating to approximately 5% - as attainable and perhaps conservative. KeyBanc upgraded Yeti to Overweight and assigned a $57.00 price target, citing supply chain improvements and an expected uptrend in growth. Stifel increased its price objective to $43.00 from $34.00 while maintaining a Hold rating, noting ongoing concerns about consumer purchase frequency.

Goldman’s Neutral call reflects a balance in which the bank acknowledges improving operational dynamics but judges that those improvements are at least partly reflected in current market expectations. Investors evaluating the equity encounter a mix of near-term growth signals, recent outperformance and valuation measures that the report indicates compress the upside at the current price.


Summary: Goldman Sachs reaffirmed a Neutral rating and a $45 price target on Yeti, citing projected sequential revenue improvement in early 2026 driven by drinkware stabilization, innovation and scaling in bags. Although the firm has become more positive on 2026 revenue and EPS, it believes much of that upside is already reflected in current valuation levels after recent share strength.

Risks

  • Valuation appears elevated relative to Goldman’s target and recent gains - poses downside risk for equity investors if growth does not accelerate as expected, impacting consumer discretionary market allocations.
  • Tariff-related headwinds in 2025 reduced revenue growth by roughly 300 basis points; the company’s ability to recapture that impact is uncertain and affects supply chain-sensitive sectors.
  • Concerns about consumer purchase frequency noted by Stifel introduce demand-side uncertainty for outdoor goods and retail sales volumes.

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