Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Steven Madden Ltd shares valued at $121,498 were sold by Reed Arian Simone on Dec 11 ’25. At $44.80 per share, Reed Arian Simone sold 2,712 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,305 shares worth approximately $0.56 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Arian Simone purchased 2,712 shares, netting a total of over 120,000 in proceeds.
Before that, VARELA AMELIA had sold 15,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $638,838, the President traded Steven Madden Ltd shares for $42.59 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 15,000 shares, worth approximately $8.8 million.
As published in a research note from Needham on January 08, 2026, Steven Madden Ltd [SHOO] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at BTIG Research resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of November 06, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for SHOO. Earlier on October 30, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for SHOO stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing SHOO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Steven Madden Ltd [NASDAQ: SHOO] rose 0.09% to $45.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $45.06, but it reached a high of $46.17 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.51%. Over the course of the year, Steven Madden Ltd shares have jumped approximately 7.45%.
Is Steven Madden Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of Steven Madden Ltd saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -1.6 million shares to 5.97 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 7.57 million shares. A decline of -26.75% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.03.
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 50 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.57% from the previous closing price of $45.22. Analysts anticipate Steven Madden Ltd stock to reach 50 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 43. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Steven Madden Ltd stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On September 22, 2025, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $40.
