Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $102.00.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on CROX shares. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of Crocs from $120.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Crocs from $110.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 11th. Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $81.00 price objective (down previously from $119.00) on shares of Crocs in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Crocs from $135.00 to $99.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Crocs in a research note on Saturday, September 27th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John B. Replogle acquired 3,261 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $76.69 per share, with a total value of $250,086.09. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 15,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,182,329.73. This trade represents a 26.83% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Healy acquired 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $76.56 per share, for a total transaction of $153,120.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 50,078 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,833,971.68. This trade represents a 4.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 2.72% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crocs

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Boston Partners grew its stake in Crocs by 2,659.1% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,688,383 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $171,003,000 after acquiring an additional 1,627,190 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Crocs by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,362,318 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $144,678,000 after acquiring an additional 53,916 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in Crocs by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,180,405 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $119,551,000 after acquiring an additional 64,672 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Crocs by 10.3% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,154,676 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $122,608,000 after acquiring an additional 108,076 shares during the period. Finally, LSV Asset Management grew its stake in Crocs by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,073,120 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $108,686,000 after acquiring an additional 192,860 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Crocs Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CROX opened at $80.64 on Tuesday. Crocs has a twelve month low of $73.76 and a twelve month high of $144.23. The company’s 50 day moving average is $85.24 and its 200 day moving average is $96.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The company has a market cap of $4.40 billion, a PE ratio of 21.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.43.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The textile maker reported $4.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.01 by $0.22. Crocs had a net margin of 5.72% and a return on equity of 44.15%. The company had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. Crocs’s quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Crocs has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Crocs will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Crocs Company Profile

Crocs, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women, and children under Crocs and HEYDUDE Brand in the United States and internationally. The company offers various footwear products, including clogs, sandals, slides, flips, wedges, platforms, socks, boots, charms, flip flops, sneakers, and slippers.