Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SHOO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week's news centers on Steven Madden's brand momentum and upcoming earnings. Dolce Vita is gaining traction across wholesale and DTC channels, with footwear, handbags and international growth lifting the 2026 outlook. The company is scheduled to report Q3 2026 earnings on 4 November, with analysts expecting $0.7480 per share on revenue of $776.83 million, representing growth from the prior year. Separately, shares fell 2.15% to $44.60 on 7 October despite Q2 2026 revenue of $665.87 million beating consensus, even as analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating with an average target of $51.80.
SHOO closed at $44.71, up 0.9%, sitting between its 50-day average of $44.94 and 200-day average of $41.34. The GekkoIndex reads 56, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, up 4.4 over five days. Price sits 8.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $41.11. One-month return stands at 4.1%, three-month at 5.3%, six-month at 18.8%, and one-year at 31.5%.
Earnings arrive on 4 November, 22 days out, inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window, with past reactions averaging 5.4% in absolute terms. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged 10.4% across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Consensus among 9 firms shows 7 buy, 1 hold, 1 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $52.4 and consensus upside of 17.2%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Steven Madden scores 1 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $44.71 sits between the 50-day ($44.94) and 200-day ($41.34) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart56, Neutral
Reading 56 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex8.8% above
Price is 8.8% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 23 days
Reports on Nov 4, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+10.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +10.4% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Steven Madden closed at $44.71 on Oct 12, 2026, +31.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $31.33 to $49.70.
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Steven Madden designs, makes and sells footwear, along with accessories and apparel, for women, men and children in the United States and abroad. The business is widely recognized for its namesake Steve Madden footwear lines, alongside other owned labels covering shoes, handbags, clothing and small leather goods sold under names such as Madden Girl, Betsey Johnson, Dolce Vita, Blondo, GREATS, Superga and Anne Klein.
Revenue comes through several channels. A wholesale arm sells branded and private-label shoes to department stores, mass merchants, off-price chains, online sellers and independent shops, while a parallel wholesale line covers accessories and apparel such as bags, belts and scarves. The company also reaches shoppers directly through its own full-price and outlet stores, shop-in-shops, and a set of branded e-commerce sites. On top of this, it licenses its trademarks to outside businesses and operates a first-cost unit that works as a buying agent for private-label footwear, serving national chains, specialty retailers and value-priced outlets.
Steven Madden was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Long Island City, New York. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker SHOO.
Steven Madden’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 56, in the Neutral zone, up 4.4 points over five sessions.
Up 4.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 42 | −0.1% | −10.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 225 | −0.2% | +0.7% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 376 | +0.5% | +2.3% | ||
| Distribution | 38 | +0.4% | −0.1% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average SHOO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
Steven Madden trades 8.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $41.11, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Steven Madden shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$41.11
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
8.8% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 3.8% above the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Steven Madden, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SHOO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in SHOO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Steven Madden has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Steven Madden reports on Nov 4, 2026, before the open (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 4, 2026
Expected before the open, 23 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.48 est $0.46 | $749.8M est $753.0M | −1.3% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.43 est $0.44 | $667.9M est $757.9M | +16.9% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.20 est $0.24 | $559.0M est $699.7M | −8.8% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.60 est $0.46 | $553.5M est $594.3M | +0.4% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.55 est $0.53 | $582.3M est $550.4M | −12.3% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.91 est $0.89 | $621.2M est $553.9M | +0.9% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | $0.57 est $0.53 | $523.6M est $605.6M | −2.1% |
| May 1, 2024 | $0.65 est $0.56 | $552.4M est $526.2M | −0.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Steven Madden is $52.40, +17.2% from the last close, from 9 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 9 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | BMO Capital | $60 | +34.2% |
| Aug 27 | Piper Sandler | $55 | +23.0% |
| Aug 3 | Citi | $55 | +23.0% |
| Jul 31 | Jefferies | $36 | −19.5% |
| Jul 31 | UBS | $45 | +0.6% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Steven Madden averaged +10.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +4.9% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +5.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +4.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +10.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +14.1% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, SHOO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.4%.
Steven Madden’s market cap is $3.27B, with a P/E ratio of 22.1 and revenue of $2.74B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Steven Madden this week reads positive: 2 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Steven Madden’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| NKENike | Accumulation | 16.4% below |
| RLRalph Lauren | Neutral | 14.6% above |
| ONONOn | Distribution | 6.8% below |
| DECKDeckers Outdoor | Neutral | 33.9% below |
| LULUlululemon athletica | Accumulation | 39.4% below |
| LEVILevi Strauss | Accumulation | 0.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Steven Madden’s market cap is $3.27B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $44.71, with 73.18M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 22.1.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Steven Madden is $52.40, +17.2% from the last close. Of the 9 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 7 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Steven Madden is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $44.71 is 8.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $41.11. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Steven Madden is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, before the market opens (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.75 per share on revenue of $776.8M. Steven Madden beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.4% on average across the report.
Steven Madden’s 52-week high is $49.70 and its 52-week low is $31.33; it closed at $44.71 on Oct 12, 2026, +31.5% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $51.56 on Nov 17, 2021.
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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