Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) Given New $97.00 Price Target at UBS Group

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) had its target price hoisted by UBS Group from $85.00 to $97.00 in a report issued on Friday morning,MarketScreener reports. UBS Group currently has a neutral rating on the textile maker’s stock.

CROX has been the subject of several other reports. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Crocs in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Crocs in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America cut their price target on Crocs from $99.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Barclays raised their price target on Crocs from $86.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Crocs from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Crocs has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $105.18.

Crocs Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CROX opened at $96.88 on Friday. Crocs has a 52-week low of $73.21 and a 52-week high of $122.84. The business’s fifty day moving average is $86.81 and its 200 day moving average is $84.70. The firm has a market cap of $5.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -76.89 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The textile maker reported $2.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $957.64 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $916.16 million. Crocs had a negative net margin of 2.01% and a positive return on equity of 45.17%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. Research analysts predict that Crocs will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Crocs

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CROX. Boston Partners lifted its position in Crocs by 2,659.1% during the second 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 last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Crocs by 399.0% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,266,799 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $105,841,000 after acquiring an additional 1,012,943 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Crocs in the 4th quarter valued at $67,545,000. Smead Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Crocs in the third quarter worth $52,978,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Crocs by 144.4% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 717,402 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $59,939,000 after purchasing an additional 423,817 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Crocs

Here are the key news stories impacting Crocs this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations and management raised FY‑2026 EPS guidance above consensus, supporting a constructive outlook for earnings growth. Crocs, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results; Issues First Quarter and Full-Year 2026 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Management repurchased 6.5M shares ($577M) in 2025 and cites strong free cash flow and debt reduction — supporting buyback-driven EPS accretion. Crocs, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results; Issues First Quarter and Full-Year 2026 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have responded by raising forecasts and price targets (including a Monness Crespi & Hardt raise to $130), boosting buy-side sentiment. Crocs Analysts Boost Their Forecasts After Upbeat Q4 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: International growth and product diversification helped offset North American softness, a mixed signal for how sustainable the recovery is across channels. CROX Q4 deep dive: International growth and product diversification offset North American challenges
• Neutral Sentiment: Management’s earnings call balanced growth ambition with caution — investors must watch channel inventory actions and margin cadence through 2026. Crocs Earnings Call Balances Growth Ambition With Caution
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in feeds shows unusual/erroneous zero values and NaN changes — noisy data may create short‑term uncertainty but doesn’t clearly indicate a rising short position.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue was down year‑over‑year (about 3.3%) and Heydude brand sales declined materially, highlighting uneven end‑market demand and pressuring margin recovery. Crocs’ Q4 Earnings Top Estimates, Direct-to-Consumer Revenues Up 4.7%
• Negative Sentiment: After Thursday’s roughly 15–20% post‑earnings surge, some intraday weakness looks like profit‑taking and rotation; volatile swings can persist while investors reassess execution vs. expectations. Crocs Stock Soared Nearly 20% on Thursday— What Investors Need to Know

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.