Epoch Investment Partners Inc. Trims Position in Deckers Outdoor Corporation $DECK

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. cut its stake in shares of Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:DECK) by 15.3% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,203,526 shares of the textile maker’s stock after selling 217,218 shares during the period. Epoch Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Deckers Outdoor were worth $120,461,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Deckers Outdoor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $247,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Deckers Outdoor by 3.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 16,614 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $1,858,000 after purchasing an additional 522 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Deckers Outdoor by 165.6% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,239 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $1,145,000 after buying an additional 6,384 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in Deckers Outdoor by 8.1% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 6,914 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $773,000 after buying an additional 521 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in Deckers Outdoor by 163.2% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 10,306 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $1,062,000 after buying an additional 6,391 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.79% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Deckers Outdoor from $125.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Barclays set a $133.00 target price on shares of Deckers Outdoor and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on shares of Deckers Outdoor from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $133.00 price target on shares of Deckers Outdoor and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Deckers Outdoor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $117.16.

Deckers Outdoor Stock Performance

Shares of DECK opened at $96.18 on Friday. Deckers Outdoor Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $78.91 and a fifty-two week high of $126.50. The firm has a market cap of $13.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.64, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $106.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $106.04.

Deckers Outdoor (NYSE:DECK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The textile maker reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.06. Deckers Outdoor had a net margin of 18.54% and a return on equity of 40.59%. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Deckers Outdoor has set its FY 2027 guidance at 7.350-7.500 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Deckers Outdoor Corporation will post 7.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Deckers Outdoor

Here are the key news stories impacting Deckers Outdoor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Deckers beat Q1 earnings estimates, with EPS of $0.94 versus $0.88 expected, and revenue topped $1 billion for the first time, helped by continued strength in HOKA and UGG. Business Wire earnings release
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its full-year EPS outlook to $7.35-$7.50 and highlighted stronger direct-to-consumer performance, suggesting management still sees healthy demand and better profitability potential. MSN forecast raise article
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive overall, but several lowered price targets after the report, including Truist, Needham, Telsey, and Baird, reflecting a more cautious near-term valuation view rather than a major change in the long-term story. Benzinga analyst update
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are reacting to guidance and cost concerns: investors were disappointed that tariff and freight pressures are expected to weigh on margins, and the stock fell even after the earnings beat. Zacks margin pressure article
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary from The Wall Street Journal noted that sales growth slowed in the quarter, which reinforces concerns that growth may be moderating even as HOKA continues to perform well. WSJ sales growth article

About Deckers Outdoor

Deckers Outdoor Corporation is a global designer, marketer and distributor of footwear, apparel and accessories. The company’s product portfolio includes well‐known brands such as UGG, HOKA, Teva, Sanuk and Koolaburra by UGG, spanning a range of lifestyle, performance and outdoor categories. Deckers leverages a blend of proprietary manufacturing, strategic brand storytelling and direct‐to‐consumer retail to serve both fashion‐focused and performance‐oriented customers.

Founded in 1973 by Doug Otto and Karl F.