Negative sentiment towards CROX reflected in surge in short interest

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. Crocs Inc shares valued at $153,120 were purchased by Healy Susan L. on Aug 12 ’25. At $76.56 per share, Healy Susan L. acquired 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 50,078 shares worth approximately $4.32 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, REPLOGLE JOHN B purchased 3,261 shares, netting a total of over 250,084 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $76.69 each, the insider now holds 15,417 shares.

Before that, SMACH THOMAS J had sold 9,139 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,000,446, the Director traded Crocs Inc shares for $109.47 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,139 shares, worth approximately $9.45 million.

As published in a research note from Monness Crespi & Hardt on August 08, 2025, Crocs Inc [CROX] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $92. Analysts at Stifel downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of August 08, 2025, Barclays has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for CROX. Earlier on July 02, 2025, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sell” for CROX stock.

Analyzing CROX Stock Performance

On last trading session, Crocs Inc [NASDAQ: CROX] plunged -0.39% to $86.29. The stock’s lowest price that day was $85.36, but it reached a high of $87.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.96%. Over the course of the year, Crocs Inc shares have dropped approximately -38.40%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $122.84 on 05/12/25 and a 52-week low of $73.76 on 08/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Crocs Inc (CROX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 85.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 84.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 87.08. The next price resistance is at 87.87. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.71 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Crocs Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Crocs Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 1.11 million shares to 6.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 5.85 million shares. A jump of 15.93% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.77.

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In terms of Crocs Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 90 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.89% from the previous closing price of $86.63. Analysts anticipate Crocs Inc stock to reach 90 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 90. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Crocs Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 12, 2025, Loop Capital assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $110.

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