Wolverine World Wide (WWW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is a global footwear and apparel company headquartered in Rockford, Michigan. Founded in 1883, the company designs, manufactures, sources, markets and licenses footwear, clothing and accessories for consumers and workers around the world.

Its brand portfolio includes Merrell, known for outdoor and hiking footwear; Saucony, which focuses on running and athletic shoes; Wolverine, a work and lifestyle brand; Hush Puppies; Chaco; Bates; and other licensed or owned footwear brands. Products are sold through wholesale customers, department and specialty retailers, company-operated stores and e-commerce channels.

Wolverine World Wide serves markets across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international regions. Its offerings span outdoor recreation, performance running, work and occupational footwear, casual shoes and lifestyle products, allowing the company to address multiple consumer and industry segments.

Chris Hufnagel has served as the company's president and chief executive officer since 2023. Wolverine World Wide remains focused on developing its brands, expanding consumer reach and managing a global product and distribution network.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.12 to $19.51
• 50-Day Range: $18.07 to $21.10
• 52-Week Range: $13.47 to $27.73
• Volume: 492,784 shs
• Average Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.93
• Dividend Yield: 2.08%
• Price Target: $23.11
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Wolverine World Wide Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wolverine World Wide scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 159th out of 481 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Wolverine World Wide has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Wolverine World Wide has a consensus price target of $23.11, representing about 19.6% upside from its current price of $19.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wolverine World Wide are expected to grow by 12.80% in the coming year, from $1.64 to $1.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wolverine World Wide is 15.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wolverine World Wide is 15.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wolverine World Wide has a PEG Ratio of 1.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wolverine World Wide has a P/B Ratio of 3.75. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.34% of the float of Wolverine World Wide has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wolverine World Wide has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.97.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wolverine World Wide has recently increased by 2.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Wolverine World Wide pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wolverine World Wide does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wolverine World Wide is 31.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Wolverine World Wide will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.62% next year. This indicates that Wolverine World Wide will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.21

News Sentiment

Wolverine World Wide has a news sentiment score of 0.21. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Wolverine World Wide this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

31 people have searched for WWW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wolverine World Wide insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.50% of the stock of Wolverine World Wide is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.25% of the stock of Wolverine World Wide is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/3 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Record date for 11/2 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/2 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Footwear
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WWW
• CIK: 110471
• Web: www.wolverineworldwide.com
• Phone: (616) 866-5500
• Fax: 616-866-5550
• Employees: 3,050
• Year Founded: 1883

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wolverine World Wide: $23.11
• High Price Target: $31.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.29
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.74
• P/E Growth: 1.3
• Net Income: $95.80 million
• Net Margins: 5.55%
• Pretax Margin: 7.27%
• Return on Equity: 28.50%
• Return on Assets: 7.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.17
• Current Ratio: 1.55
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.87 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: $1.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.35
• Book Value: $5.16 per share
• Price / Book: 3.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,070,000
• Free Float: 80,835,000
• Market Cap: $1.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.69