Brokers Issue Forecasts for Fossil Group Q1 Earnings

Fossil Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOSL) – Equities researchers at Northland Securities upped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Fossil Group in a research report issued on Thursday, March 12th. Northland Securities analyst O. Rickert now expects that the accessories brand company will post earnings per share of ($0.01) for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.08). Northland Securities currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Fossil Group’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on FOSL. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Fossil Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Maxim Group upped their price target on Fossil Group from $5.00 to $7.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Fossil Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $7.00.

Fossil Group Price Performance

Shares of FOSL opened at $4.71 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $274.83 million, a P/E ratio of -3.23 and a beta of 1.68. Fossil Group has a twelve month low of $0.86 and a twelve month high of $5.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $4.03 and a 200 day moving average of $3.31.

Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The accessories brand company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($0.17). The company had revenue of $280.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $249.28 million. Fossil Group had a negative return on equity of 46.78% and a negative net margin of 7.81%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fossil Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FOSL. Kanen Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fossil Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $5,515,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in Fossil Group by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 114,403 shares of the accessories brand company’s stock valued at $430,000 after purchasing an additional 10,824 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Fossil Group by 115.0% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 125,578 shares of the accessories brand company’s stock valued at $472,000 after purchasing an additional 67,158 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Fossil Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $113,000. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Fossil Group by 21.3% in the 4th quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 540,203 shares of the accessories brand company’s stock valued at $2,031,000 after purchasing an additional 94,924 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.14% of the company’s stock.

Fossil Group Company Profile

Fossil Group, Inc designs, develops, markets and distributes consumer fashion accessories, focusing on lifestyle and wearable technology. The company offers a wide range of products including analog and digital watches, smartwatches, jewelry, handbags, small leather goods and wearable devices. It sells merchandise under its own Fossil brand and via license agreements with international labels such as Michael Kors, Armani Exchange, Burberry, Diesel, DKNY, Kate Spade and Tory Burch. Through its proprietary e-commerce platforms and global retail network, Fossil Group serves markets across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

The group’s wearable technology segment combines traditional timepieces with features such as fitness tracking, heart-rate monitoring and NFC payments.