SHOO short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Samantha Gray

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Steven Madden Ltd shares valued at $638,838 were sold by VARELA AMELIA on Dec 01 ’25. At $42.59 per share, VARELA AMELIA sold 15,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 194,417 shares worth approximately $8.58 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, amelia newton varela purchased 15,000 shares, netting a total of over 639,150 in proceeds.

Before that, Mazouzi Zine had sold 12,473 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $526,477, the Chief Financial Officer traded Steven Madden Ltd shares for $42.21 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,473 shares, worth approximately $2.87 million.

As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on November 06, 2025, Steven Madden Ltd [SHOO] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $45. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 22, 2025, Piper Sandler has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for SHOO. Earlier on July 31, 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 5.78% to $44.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.19, but it reached a high of $44.38 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.16%. Over the course of the year, Steven Madden Ltd shares have dropped approximately -3.23%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $44.38 on 12/03/25 and a 52-week low of $19.05 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Steven Madden Ltd (SHOO)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 42.74, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 41.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 44.93. The next price resistance is at 45.75. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.09 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Steven Madden Ltd subject to short interest?

Stocks of Steven Madden Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 61730.0 shares to 7.65 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 7.59 million shares. A jump of 0.81% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.43.

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 1.92% from the previous closing price of $41.7. Analysts anticipate Steven Madden Ltd stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Steven Madden Ltd stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On July 17, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $32.

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