Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) Shares Purchased by Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX - Free Report) by 49.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,308,402 shares of the textile maker's stock after buying an additional 429,994 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. owned 2.25% of Crocs worth $143,309,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of CROX. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Crocs by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 3,114 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $341,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Crocs by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,626 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $726,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Crocs by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $157,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Crocs by 46.6% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 447 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Riverwater Partners LLC grew its position in Crocs by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 19,974 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $2,188,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company's stock.

Crocs Trading Up 4.6 %

CROX opened at $93.59 on Wednesday. Crocs, Inc. has a 12-month low of $86.11 and a 12-month high of $165.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion, a PE ratio of 5.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.62. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $101.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $107.37.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The textile maker reported $2.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.25. Crocs had a net margin of 23.16% and a return on equity of 46.27%. As a group, research analysts expect that Crocs, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Crocs news, EVP Adam Michaels sold 15,000 shares of Crocs stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.69, for a total value of $1,600,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 89,323 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,529,870.87. The trade was a 14.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Shannon Sisler sold 4,659 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.75, for a total transaction of $511,325.25. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 29,299 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,215,565.25. The trade was a 13.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.72% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Crocs from $122.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Crocs from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Crocs from $138.00 to $127.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of Crocs from $150.00 to $120.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Loop Capital boosted their price objective on Crocs from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $140.00.

Crocs Profile

Crocs, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women, and children under Crocs and HEYDUDE Brand in the United States and internationally. The company offers various footwear products, including clogs, sandals, slides, flips, wedges, platforms, socks, boots, charms, flip flops, sneakers, and slippers.

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