Birkenstock Holding PLC (BIRK) – What Are Brokerages Saying About This Stock?

Birkenstock Holding PLC (NYSE:BIRK) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and thirteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $51.91.

BIRK has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Birkenstock from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Birkenstock in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. Seaport Research Partners downgraded Birkenstock from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Raymond James Financial reduced their price objective on Birkenstock from $52.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, William Blair lowered Birkenstock from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $44.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, August 3rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Birkenstock

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BIRK. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Birkenstock by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,886,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,156,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264,841 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY lifted its stake in Birkenstock by 25.4% in the fourth quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 7,966,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,811,000 after purchasing an additional 1,612,236 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Birkenstock by 30.9% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,049,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,078,000 after purchasing an additional 956,167 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in Birkenstock by 6.7% during the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,600,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,328,000 after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Finally, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC grew its holdings in Birkenstock by 26.5% during the first quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 590,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,153,000 after purchasing an additional 123,791 shares during the period. 19.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Birkenstock Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:BIRK opened at $32.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a current ratio of 3.78. The firm has a market cap of $5.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.30. Birkenstock has a 52 week low of $29.93 and a 52 week high of $50.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $33.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.52.

Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.88 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $834.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $827.39 million. Birkenstock had a return on equity of 13.36% and a net margin of 14.82%. Birkenstock’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. Birkenstock has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.220-2.400 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Birkenstock will post 2.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Birkenstock

Birkenstock Holding plc, which operates the Birkenstock brand, is a German footwear company known for anatomically shaped footbed products designed to provide support and comfort. Its product portfolio includes sandals, shoes, clogs, boots and children’s footwear, along with related accessories and care products.

The company traces its roots to 1774, when Johann Adam Birkenstock was listed as a shoemaker in Germany. Birkenstock’s distinctive contoured footbed became the foundation of its footwear products and remains central to the brand.