Buckle, Inc’s recently made public that its EVP Stores SMITH KARI G unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.19 million on Sep 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $59.36 per share,20,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, SMITH KARI G now holds 150,354 shares worth roughly $9.12 million.
Then, SHADA JAMES E sold 20,000 shares, generating $1,189,716 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $59.49, the Director now owns 55,352 shares.
Before that, MILKIE BRETT P sold 6,000 shares. Buckle, Inc shares valued at $361,019 were divested by the SVP Leasing at a price of $60.17 per share. As a result of the transaction, MILKIE BRETT P now holds 89,570 shares, worth roughly $5.44 million.
UBS upgraded its Buckle, Inc [BKE] rating to a Neutral from a a Sell in a research note published on November 12, 2024; the price target was increased to $46 from $31. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early January from “a Neutral” to “a Sell”. UBS began covering BKE with “Neutral” recommendation on April 10, 2023. Sidoti started covering the stock on December 14, 2021. It rated BKE as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of BKE
On Friday, Buckle, Inc [NYSE:BKE] saw its stock fall -0.78% to $60.69. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.03%. Buckle, Inc shares have risen nearly 43.25% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 25.52% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Buckle, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Buckle, Inc stocks on 2025-08-29, dropping by -0.17 million shares to a total of 2.15 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.32 million shares. There was a decline of -7.83%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
