Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Grows Holdings in Crocs, Inc. $CROX

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) by 4.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,435,466 shares of the textile maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 67,216 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 2.76% of Crocs worth $119,933,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of CROX. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Crocs by 120.7% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 448 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in Crocs during the second quarter worth $49,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Crocs by 72.7% during the third quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. now owns 646 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Crocs by 159.9% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 746 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Crocs by 278.1% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 862 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 634 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Crocs

In other Crocs news, EVP Anne Mehlman sold 12,145 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.06, for a total value of $1,215,228.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 131,112 shares in the company, valued at $13,119,066.72. This trade represents a 8.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Crocs in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Crocs from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Crocs from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their target price on shares of Crocs from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Crocs from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.42.

Crocs Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of CROX opened at $80.40 on Thursday. Crocs, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $73.21 and a fifty-two week high of $122.84. The business has a 50-day moving average of $87.62 and a 200 day moving average of $84.94. The firm has a market cap of $4.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -63.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The textile maker reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $957.64 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $916.16 million. Crocs had a negative net margin of 2.01% and a positive return on equity of 45.17%. The company’s revenue was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.52 earnings per share. Crocs has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.880-13.350 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.670-2.770 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Crocs, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

About Crocs

Crocs, Inc is a global footwear designer, developer and distributor best known for its lightweight, proprietary Croslite™ foam-clog construction. The company’s product portfolio encompasses a range of styles, including clogs, sandals, slides, boots and sneakers, all featuring the slip-resistant, odor-resistant and cushion-providing qualities of the Croslite material. Crocs distributes its products through an omnichannel network that includes e-commerce platforms, company-owned retail stores, authorized dealers and wholesale partners.

Founded in 2002 by Scott Seamans, Lyndon “Duke” Hanson and George Boedecker Jr., Crocs launched its first clog on the island of Vail, Colorado.