Steven Madden (SHOO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Steven Madden, Ltd. is a footwear and fashion accessories company that designs, sources and markets products under a portfolio of proprietary and licensed brands. Its offerings include women’s, men’s and children’s footwear, handbags, accessories, apparel and related lifestyle products. The company’s best-known brand is Steve Madden, complemented by brands such as Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, Freebird and Mad Love.

The company sells its products through multiple channels, including department stores, specialty retailers, mass-market merchants, company-operated retail locations and e-commerce platforms. It also distributes products internationally and generates revenue through licensing arrangements for selected categories and brands.

Steven Madden founded the company in 1990, initially building its reputation around fashion-oriented footwear. Steven Madden remains associated with the company as its founder and creative leader, while the business has expanded into a broader global fashion platform serving customers across North America and international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.57 to $46.09
• 50-Day Range: $40.46 to $49.07
• 52-Week Range: $31.33 to $49.70
• Volume: 367,308 shs
• Average Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.61
• Dividend Yield: 1.87%
• Price Target: $51.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Steven Madden Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Steven Madden scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 96th out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Steven Madden has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Steven Madden has a consensus price target of $51.80, representing about 15.6% upside from its current price of $44.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Steven Madden has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Steven Madden are expected to grow by 25.12% in the coming year, from $2.15 to $2.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Steven Madden is 22.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Steven Madden is 22.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Steven Madden has a P/B Ratio of 3.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.30% of the float of Steven Madden has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Steven Madden has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.75, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Steven Madden has recently increased by 23.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Steven Madden pays a meaningful dividend of 1.90%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Steven Madden does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Steven Madden is 42.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Steven Madden will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.23% next year. This indicates that Steven Madden will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.31

News Sentiment

Steven Madden has a news sentiment score of 1.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Steven Madden this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

30 people have searched for SHOO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Steven Madden to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Steven Madden insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $440,212.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.21% of the stock of Steven Madden is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.88% of the stock of Steven Madden is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Footwear
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SHOO
• CIK: 913241
• Web: www.stevemadden.com
• Phone: (718) 446-1800
• Fax: 718-446-5655
• Employees: 6,300
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Steven Madden: $51.80
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.92
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $44.66 million
• Net Margins: 5.23%
• Pretax Margin: 6.98%
• Return on Equity: 13.85%
• Return on Assets: 6.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 1.91
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.20
• Cash Flow: $2.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.89
• Book Value: $12.44 per share
• Price / Book: 3.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 73,177,000
• Free Float: 71,560,000
• Market Cap: $3.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17