Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and four have issued a hold recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $54.40.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Oxford Industries in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Oxford Industries from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Oxford Industries in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Oxford Industries from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Oxford Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th.

Oxford Industries Stock Down 0.3%

OXM opened at $40.61 on Friday. Oxford Industries has a 1-year low of $36.25 and a 1-year high of $89.86. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $42.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $603.89 million, a PE ratio of 10.98 and a beta of 1.29.

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 10th. The textile maker reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.05. Oxford Industries had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 3.80%.The business had revenue of $403.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $406.14 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.77 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Oxford Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.800-3.200 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at -1.050–0.85 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oxford Industries will post 6.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Oxford Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, October 17th will be given a $0.69 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 17th. This represents a $2.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.8%. Oxford Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 74.59%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of OXM. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in shares of Oxford Industries by 311.9% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 293,384 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $17,213,000 after purchasing an additional 222,150 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in Oxford Industries in the second quarter valued at about $7,195,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Oxford Industries by 63.3% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 439,276 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $17,681,000 after buying an additional 170,208 shares in the last quarter. TrueMark Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Oxford Industries in the second quarter valued at about $5,319,000. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its stake in Oxford Industries by 44.1% in the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 278,582 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $11,213,000 after buying an additional 85,292 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.16% of the company’s stock.

Oxford Industries Company Profile

Oxford Industries, Inc, an apparel company, designs, sources, markets, and distributes products of lifestyle and other brands worldwide. The company offers men's and women's sportswear and related products under the Tommy Bahama brand; and women's and girl's dresses and sportswear, scarves, bags, jewelry, and belts, as well as children's apparel, swim, footwear, and licensed products under the Lilly Pulitzer brand.