The stock price of Skechers U S A, Inc (NYSE: SKX) has jumped by 0.26 compared to previous close of 62.47. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.84% in its stock price over the last five trading days. reuters.com reported 2025-05-30 that A Skechers USA shareholder has sued the footwear maker for more details about its $9.4 billion buyout by private equity firm 3G Capital, saying the decision by Skechers’ founder and controlling shareholder to sell raises “red flags.”
Is It Worth Investing in Skechers U S A, Inc (NYSE: SKX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Skechers U S A, Inc (NYSE: SKX) is 15.07x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for SKX is 1.14. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SKX is 111.81M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.12% of that float. On June 16, 2025, SKX’s average trading volume was 6.83M shares.
SKX’s Market Performance
The stock of Skechers U S A, Inc (SKX) has seen a 0.84% increase in the past week, with a 0.87% rise in the past month, and a 9.05% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.24% for SKX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.73% for SKX’s stock, with a -0.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SKX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SKX stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for SKX by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SKX in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $63 based on the research report published on May 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SKX reach a price target of $70, previously predicting the price at $85. The rating they have provided for SKX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 25th, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to SKX, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on December 10th of the previous year.
SKX Trading at 10.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SKX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.57% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SKX starting from MARK A. NASON, who proposed sale 8,630 shares at the price of $57.54 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, MARK A. NASON now owns shares of Skechers U S A, Inc, valued at $496,536 using the latest closing price.
PHILIP PACCIONE, the Officer of Skechers U S A, Inc, proposed sale 10,994 shares at $56.63 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that PHILIP PACCIONE is holding shares at $622,619 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SKX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for Skechers U S A, Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 14.67, with 7.83 for asset returns.
Based on Skechers U S A, Inc (SKX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.12 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.7for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Skechers U S A, Inc (SKX) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
