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Crocs (CROX) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade

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Crocs (CROX - Free Report) closed at $105.29 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.92% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.05%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.69%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.64%.

The footwear company's stock has climbed by 34.2% in the past month, exceeding the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 5.79% and the S&P 500's gain of 8.59%.

The upcoming earnings release of Crocs will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on April 30, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $2.76, signifying a 8.00% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $903.55 million, indicating a 3.6% decline compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

CROX's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $13.39 per share and revenue of $4.06 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +7.03% and +0.4%, respectively.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Crocs should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Right now, Crocs possesses a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Crocs has a Forward P/E ratio of 8.02 right now. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 18.49.

Also, we should mention that CROX has a PEG ratio of 1.25. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. The average PEG ratio for the Textile - Apparel industry stood at 1.98 at the close of the market yesterday.

The Textile - Apparel industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 142, placing it within the bottom 42% of over 250 industries.

The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these 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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