Winning in the Sneaker Stock Market - 2016

CAUTION: Investments in the stock market can and do lose money; they can also provide significant dividend income and rewarding increases in share value. The companies I list here manufacture athletic shoes, a product whose sales are relatively unpredictable and subject to the whims of consumer demand. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. This data is historical... using historical information is akin to running backwards (it can be a good exercise but be very careful about running into the unexpected). Potential investors should examine all available data about a given stock, including but not limited to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, before investing.

For those who have asked, I Just Did It: bought about $1000 of adidas Group (made enough to buy almost any pair of sneakers they sell) and about $1000 of Nike (made enough to buy five pairs of Chucks). On the other hand, but if you want to buy stock to make money: also consider Airbus Group or Boeing.

There are a number of athletic shoe companies, a subset of the companies in Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 3021 [Rubber & Plastics, Footwear] and 3140 [Footwear (No Rubber)], that are represented in the various stock markets in the United States (NASDAQ, NYSE, or the "over the counter" market).

The winners in 2016:

adidas was up 62% for the year.

Under Armour had a stock dividend effective April 8, 2016. For each share of Class A (voting) stock, one share of Class C (non-voting) stock was distributed. The combination of Class A and Class C stock (values summed together) were up 30% for the year.

Skechers USA, a stock market darling during much of 2009, also went up in 2016... it was up 23% during the year.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (makers of Simple shoes, Teva sport sandals and Ugg sheepskin boots) was up 17% for the year!

The loser in 2016:

Nike stock finished in the red... their stock price went down 19% over the year.

Continue onward to 2017's results...
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Last Updated: 25 December 2018

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