Oxbow Capital Management Initiates $54.43 Million Position in Wolverine World Wide
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 31 2025
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- New Investment Position: Oxbow Capital Management disclosed a new equity position in Wolverine World Wide valued at $54.43 million, representing 9.5% of its $570.77 million reportable U.S. equity assets, indicating confidence in the company's potential.
- Stock Price Volatility: While Wolverine's shares fell approximately 19% over the past year, they had risen about 24% through the first three quarters, reflecting optimism about core brands; however, recent weaker-than-expected guidance led to a 34% decline in share price.
- Financial Performance: In its latest earnings report, Wolverine achieved a 6.8% year-over-year revenue increase to $470.3 million, with gross margin expanding by 240 basis points to a record 47.5%, and adjusted EPS rising nearly 29%, demonstrating stable execution.
- Market Outlook Challenges: Despite strong past performance, the company's full-year EPS guidance of $1.08 to $1.13 fell short of market expectations, raising concerns among investors about the demand environment and the risk of a potential value trap.
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Analyst Views on WWW
Wall Street analysts forecast WWW stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for WWW is 21.29 USD with a low forecast of 16.00 USD and a high forecast of 26.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 17.460
Low
16.00
Averages
21.29
High
26.00
Current: 17.460
Low
16.00
Averages
21.29
High
26.00
About WWW
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is a designer, marketer and licensor of a broad range of casual footwear and apparel, performance outdoor and athletic footwear and apparel, kids' footwear, industrial work boots and apparel, and uniform shoes and boots. Its segments are engaged in designing, manufacturing, sourcing, marketing, licensing and distributing branded footwear, apparel and accessories. The Company’s segments include Active Group, Work Group and Other. The Active Group segment consists of Merrell footwear and apparel, Saucony footwear and apparel, Sweaty Betty activewear and Chaco footwear. The Work Group consists of Wolverine footwear and apparel, Cat footwear, Bates uniform footwear, Harley-Davidson footwear and HYTEST safety footwear. Additionally, its Other business segment operates sourcing operations, a multi-brand direct-to-consumer business, the licensing of its Stride Rite brand and Hush Puppies brand.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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