Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Steven Madden Ltd shares valued at $55,488 were purchased by Peter Davis on Aug 04 ’25. At $24.00 per share, Peter Davis acquired 2,312 shares.
Also, Davis Peter Allan sold 2,312 shares, netting a total of over 57,511 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $24.88 each, the insider now holds 7,172 shares.
Before that, Reed Arian Simone had sold 25 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $580, the Director traded Steven Madden Ltd shares for $23.20 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25 shares, worth approximately $0.26 million.
As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on July 31, 2025, Steven Madden Ltd [SHOO] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $26. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of April 30, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for SHOO. Earlier on February 27, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for SHOO stock.
Analyzing SHOO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Steven Madden Ltd [NASDAQ: SHOO] rose 2.99% to $25.85. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.02, but it reached a high of $25.885 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.32%. Over the course of the year, Steven Madden Ltd shares have dropped approximately -37.88%.
Is Steven Madden Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of Steven Madden Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.81 million shares to 5.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.46 million shares. A jump of 15.36% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.85.
Which companies own the most shares of Steven Madden Ltd (SHOO)?
In terms of Steven Madden Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 69.32% from the previous closing price of $25.1. Analysts anticipate Steven Madden Ltd stock to reach 53 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 39. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Steven Madden Ltd stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
