Buckle
About: Buckle Inc is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. The company retails medium to better-priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious young men and women. It retails under the brand names 'Buckle' and 'The Buckle'. Buckle markets a wide selection of mostly brand-name casual apparel including denim, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear.
Employees: 8,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 29
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.2M | Put options by funds: $2.58M
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 261 [Q4 2024] → 279 (+18) [Q1 2025]
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 88
0.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 59.63% [Q4 2024] → 59.33% (-0.3%) [Q1 2025]
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.54B [Q4 2024] → $1.15B (-$392M) [Q1 2025]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 2 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for BKE.
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