shoes

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) always reminds me of simpler times, such as scouring the local mall for the hottest pair of new sneakers while eating a jumbo pretzel from the food court. Surprisingly, the company’s stock has been on a tear, trading up more than 90% in the last year.  Since...

Crocs Inc (NASDAQ: CROX) shares have exceeded those of venerable names such as Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) in terms of 1-year gains and, according to some experts, they still have more upside. Gains So Far: Crocs, which was launched in 2002 has since then sold...

Crocs Inc (NASDAQ: CROX) reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday morning. The strong results have propelled shares to 52-week highs and may have been helped by pop superstar Justin Bieber. What Happened: First-quarter revenue of $460 million for Crocs was a quarterly record and up 64% year-...

Detroit-based startup StockX said this week that May and June were two of the biggest buying months in the company's history. What Happened: StockX, which markets itself as the “stock market of things,” has become one of the leading secondary markets for verticals ...

April fools didn't come early this year: Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM)'s KFC chain is teaming up with shoe company Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) to collaborate on a new line of shoes. What Happened KFC and Crocs will team up and create two limited-edition Crocs, the companies said in a...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) is in for a long-term run of sales growth that will make it more valuable over the next few years, UBS said Monday. The Nike Analyst UBS analyst Jay Sole upgraded Nike from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $103 to $136. The Nike Thesis Sole said he thinks the...

Bank of America analysts downgraded Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) to Neutral in August, but the research firm now sees three reasons to turn bullish again on the retailer. The Analyst Robert Ohmes upgraded Dicks Sporting Goods from Neutral to Buy with a price target lifted from $43 to $55....

Skechers USA Inc (NYSE: SKX) reported third-quarter results, which reinforced the case for being bullish for one Street analyst while another remains sidelined. The Analysts Wedbush analyst Christopher Svezia maintains an Outperform rating on Skechers with a $38 price target. Morgan Stanley analyst...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport seized 14,806 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes with an estimated manufacturer's suggested retail price of about $2.2 million.  The CBP officers coordinated the seizure with the agency's import specialists assigned to...

Retailers scrambling to capture a larger portion of consumer spending as new tariffs come online means "Christmas has come early this year," but this isn't necessarily a good thing, Rick Helfenbein, CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, told CNBC Tuesday.  '...

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) reported Friday second-quarter results highlighted by a notable comp miss but the bullish case for the stock can still be made, according to Wedbush. Making The Case Foot Locker's EPS and margins were mostly in-line with expectations in the second quarter but a 0.8...

Footwear maker Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) has seen its stock rise more than $10 per share from around the $15 level last year and now has a balanced risk-reward profile, according to Piper Jaffray. The Analyst Erinn Murphy downgraded Crocs from Overweight to Neutral with an unchanged $31...

Shares of lifestyle and performance footwear maker Skechers USA Inc (NYSE: SKX) are down nearly 30 percent since the start of 2018, and investors may want to reconsider buying the stock, as it has limited near-term upside, according to Citi.  The Analyst Citi's Kate McShane downgraded...

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) reported in early May its first-quarter results which turned Argus positive on the stock as the manufacturer of footwear and slippers should ramp its growth throughout 2018. The Analyst Argus Research's John Staszak upgraded Wolverine World Wide from...