7 Green Days In A Row: Crocs Stock Is Up 35%
Crocs (CROX) stock is on a 7-day winning streak, up 34.5% since the run began. That added about $1.9 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $7.6 billion. The stock closed at $159.84 on Wednesday, November 4, its highest close of the past year.
CROX Versus The S&P 500
Returns for CROX and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Wednesday, November 4 and including dividends:
| Return Period | CROX | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 4.1% | 1.6% |
| 7 Days (Current Streak) | 34.5% | 0.2% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 33.0% | -1.6% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Year To Date | 86.9% | 13.4% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 96.9% | 13.5% |
A Stock-Specific Run, Or A Market Move?
Over the same 7 trading days, the S&P 500 returned +0.2% including dividends, so the run is mostly Crocs’ own story rather than the market’s. Over the past three months the stock is up 19.1%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 56 sessions of that window it was down 11.4%.
Is The Business Keeping Up With The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 0.7% over the last twelve months, against a median of 7.7% for S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary stocks; its operating margin is 22.6%, versus a median of 14.9%; and the stock trades at 11.4 times trailing earnings against a median of 20.0. The read is mixed: margins above the median and a multiple below the median on one side, revenue growth below the median on the other.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
A run like this is genuinely useful information: something about this business has the market’s full attention. But streaks are where discipline gets tested, because the urge to chase strength is strongest right before it pauses.
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