Piper Jaffray Reiterates Their Hold Rating on Wolverine World Wide (WWW)


Piper Jaffray analyst Erinn Murphy reiterated a Hold rating on Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW) yesterday and set a price target of $35. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $36.85, close to its 52-week high of $37.20.

According to TipRanks.com, Murphy is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -0.6% and a 48.2% success rate. Murphy covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as The Estée Lauder Companies Inc, G-III Apparel Group, and Deckers Outdoor.

Wolverine World Wide has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $39.83, which is an 8.1% upside from current levels. In a report issued on August 3, Pivotal Research also reiterated a Hold rating on the stock with a $36 price target.

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Based on Wolverine World Wide’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly net profit of $45.8 million. In comparison, last year the company had a net profit of $20.2 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 59 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. Most recently, in May 2018, Michael Jeppesen, the Pres, Gl Ops & Heritage Groups of WWW sold 47,640 shares for a total of $1,500,660.

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Wolverine World Wide, Inc. engages in the designing, manufacturing, licensing and marketing of branded casual, active lifestyle, work, outdoor sport, athletic, children’s and uniform footwear and apparel. It operates through the following segments: Wolverine Outdoor & Lifestyle Group; Wolverine Boston Group; Wolverine Heritage Group; and Wolverine Multi-Brand Group. The Wolverine Outdoor & Lifestyle Group segment brands include Merrell, Cat, Hush Puppies, and Chaco. The Wolverine Boston Group segment brands include Sperry, Saucony, and Keds. The Wolverine Heritage Group segment brands include Wolverine, Bates, Harley-Davidson, and HyTest. The Wolverine Multi-Brand Group segment brands include Stride Rite and its multi-brand consumer-direct businesses. The company was founded by G. A. Krause in 1883 and is headquartered in Rockford, MI.

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