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).
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (makers
of Simple shoes, Teva sport sandals
and Ugg sheepskin boots) was up 45% for the year!
adidas was up 27% for the year.
Skechers USA was up 25% during the year.
Nike stock finished in the green... their stock price
went up 23% over the year.
One company, Under Armour, with two publicly traded classes of stock. Under Armour Class C (ticker "UA", non-voting) was down 47% over the year. Under Armour Class A (ticker "UAA", voting) did even worse. It was down slightly more than 50% over the year!
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Last Updated: 31 December 2018
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