Birkenstock (BIRK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Birkenstock is a global footwear company best known for its contoured cork-latex footbed, which is designed to support the natural shape of the foot. The company offers sandals, shoes, clogs, boots and other footwear, along with accessories and foot-care products. Its portfolio includes classic styles such as Arizona, Boston, Madrid and Gizeh.

Birkenstock traces its roots to 1774, when Johann Adam Birkenstock was recorded as a shoemaker in Germany. The company’s modern footbed concept was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, helping establish its reputation for comfort, functionality and orthopedic-inspired design. Birkenstock has since expanded from a primarily European footwear business into a global lifestyle brand.

Birkenstock products are sold through company-operated and partner retail locations, e-commerce platforms and wholesale distributors across Europe, North America, Asia and other international markets. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Oliver Reichert, who has served in the role since 2009. Birkenstock completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2023 under the symbol BIRK.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.06 to $36.01
• 50-Day Range: $30.01 to $41.13
• 52-Week Range: $29.93 to $50.73
• Volume: 1.90 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.80
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $52.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Birkenstock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Birkenstock scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 482 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Birkenstock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.68, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Birkenstock has a consensus price target of $52.50, representing about 46.4% upside from its current price of $35.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Birkenstock has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Birkenstock are expected to grow by 20.91% in the coming year, from $2.20 to $2.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Birkenstock is 16.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Birkenstock is 16.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Birkenstock has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Birkenstock has a P/B Ratio of 2.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.67% of the float of Birkenstock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Birkenstock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.86, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Birkenstock has recently decreased by 6.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Birkenstock does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Birkenstock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.24

News Sentiment

Birkenstock has a news sentiment score of 0.24. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Birkenstock this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for BIRK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 28% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Birkenstock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

19.93% of the stock of Birkenstock is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Footwear
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BIRK
• CIK: 1977102
• Web: www.birkenstock-holding.com
• Phone: 44-1534-835-600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,400
• Year Founded: 2021

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Birkenstock: $52.50
• High Price Target: $76.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +46.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.68
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.30
• P/E Growth: 1.13
• Net Income: $385.46 million
• Net Margins: 14.82%
• Pretax Margin: 19.88%
• Return on Equity: 13.36%
• Return on Assets: 7.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.67
• Current Ratio: 3.78
• Quick Ratio: 2.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.75
• Cash Flow: $2.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.64
• Book Value: $16.04 per share
• Price / Book: 2.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 177,890,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $6.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.30