Aviva PLC Increases Stock Position in Crocs, Inc. $CROX

Aviva PLC raised its stake in Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) by 19.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,942 shares of the textile maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,152 shares during the period. Aviva PLC’s holdings in Crocs were worth $703,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Crocs by 204.2% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 25,598 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $2,719,000 after purchasing an additional 17,183 shares during the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new position in Crocs during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,606,000. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in Crocs by 65.3% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 686 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 271 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Crocs during the first quarter worth approximately $273,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Crocs by 541.8% in the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 353 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on CROX shares. UBS Group cut their target price 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. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Crocs from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Crocs from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $95.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Monness Crespi & Hardt lifted their price objective on shares of Crocs from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Crocs from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 9th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Crocs presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.42.

Crocs Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Crocs stock opened at $74.18 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.89, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.54. Crocs, Inc. has a one year low of $73.52 and a one year high of $122.84. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $81.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $93.36.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The textile maker reported $2.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.56. Crocs had a net margin of 5.72% and a return on equity of 44.15%. The business had revenue of $996.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $960.14 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.60 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Crocs has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.820-1.92 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Crocs, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Crocs news, Director John B. Replogle purchased 3,000 shares of Crocs stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $74.50 per share, with a total value of $223,500.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 18,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,372,066.50. This represents a 19.46% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Crocs 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.