Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Buckle, Inc shares valued at $83,610 were sold by Peetz John P on Aug 26 ’25. At $55.74 per share, Peetz John P sold 1,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 23,623 shares worth approximately $1.34 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, RHOADS KAREN B sold 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,116,432 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $55.82 each, the insider now holds 196,776 shares.
Before that, HOFFMAN MICHELLE had sold 20,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,124,414, the SVP Sales traded Buckle, Inc shares for $56.22 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $4.31 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on November 12, 2024, Buckle, Inc [BKE] has been rated up from a Sell to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $46 from $31. Analysts at UBS downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of April 10, 2023, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for BKE. Earlier on December 14, 2021, Sidoti initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for BKE stock.
Analyzing BKE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Buckle, Inc [NYSE: BKE] rose 3.12% to $56.85. The stock’s lowest price that day was $55.375, but it reached a high of $56.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.29%. Over the course of the year, Buckle, Inc shares have jumped approximately 36.71%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $57.53 on 08/13/25 and a 52-week low of $33.12 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Buckle, Inc (BKE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 55.75, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 54.64. In the upper region, resistance lies at 57.45. The next price resistance is at 58.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 69.00 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Buckle, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Buckle, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.68 million shares to 2.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 3.08 million shares. A decline of -28.21% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.8 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.8.
Which companies own the most shares of Buckle, Inc (BKE)?
In terms of Buckle, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 54 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.05% from the previous closing price of $55.13. Analysts anticipate Buckle, Inc stock to reach 54 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 54. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Buckle, Inc stock as Sell at the end of 2025. On March 08, 2019, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Sell” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $16.
