In the latest close session, Crocs (CROX) was up +1.48% at $116.68. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.06% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.38%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.44%.
The stock of footwear company has risen by 2.22% in the past month, leading the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 1.39% and undershooting the S&P 500's gain of 2.36%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Crocs in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 29, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $3.3, marking a 13.01% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1 billion, up 0.72% from the year-ago period.
CROX's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $13.95 per share and revenue of $4.11 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +11.51% and +1.62%, respectively.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Crocs. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Right now, Crocs possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Investors should also note Crocs's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 8.24. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 15.14 of its industry.
We can additionally observe that CROX currently boasts a PEG ratio of 0.96. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Textile - Apparel industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.94 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Textile - Apparel industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 181, positioning it in the bottom 27% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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