SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE)
Consumer Discretionary · Family footwear retail / multi-banner footwear commerce · NASDAQ
An omnichannel family footwear retailer operating over 400 stores across two distinct banners, Shoe Carnival and Shoe Station, focused on providing a wide range of national brands to diverse consumer demographics.
What SHOE STATION GROUP INC does
Shoe Carnival, Inc. is one of the nation's largest omnichannel retailers of footwear and accessories for families, operating two distinct store banners: Shoe Carnival (282 locations) serving moderate to low-income families with value-oriented, entry-level branded footwear, and Shoe Station (144 locations) targeting more affluent customers with premium brands and emerging fashion trends. The company sells nationally recognized footwear brands including Nike, Skechers, Crocs, adidas, Puma, HEYUDE, HOKA, Birkenstock, Converse, and Brooks through physical stores and e-commerce channels across 35 states and Puerto Rico.
Themes: Family footwear retail, Omnichannel footwear commerce, Value-oriented footwear, Premium footwear brands, Loyalty program, Store banner strategy / rebranding
Fundamentals
- Price$15.47 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$420M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-26.4% 2025-08-21 close $21.01 → 2026-08-21 close $15.47
- P/E11.23 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+3.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+36.3% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+5.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-4.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.59 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-05-21 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.1%; at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How SHOE compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, SHOE's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 32%, free-cash-flow payout 63%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout32% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout63% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How SHOE STATION GROUP INC looks technically
SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE) is trading 11.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 200 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 10 trading days ago. It is 41.8% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 11.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -11.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $15.49 | $15.49 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $17.42 | $17.42 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 200 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 200 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 50.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($15.02 to $16.21) — its "stochastic" reading is 38 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 37.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 26 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $26.57 | $26.57 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 41.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -41.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 10.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +10.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 41.8% below its highest point of the past year | 41.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 21 trading days ago | 21 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $46.92 (set on 2024-09-20) | $46.92 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($14.30 to $25.89), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 10% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $21.46 to $21.83. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 10.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 67.0% below its all-time high | -67.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 3.2% above a support level at $14.97 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-03-31, most recently on 2026-05-19. Since 2024-08-21 it has 1 such level below the current price and 16 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -3.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.9167 (set on 1996-02-07) | $0.9167 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1587.6% above its all-time low | +1,588% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 0th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5754 between its high and its low — about 3.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.5754 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $15.02 and $16.03 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $15.02 – $15.53 – $16.03 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.7% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (11.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.54× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 4 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 4 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.1% below the previous close 1 session ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 15.87 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.1% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-03 has been "filled" 14 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 14 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.7 percentage points (the stock gained 6.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | +3.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 13.5 percentage points (the stock lost 10.4% while the market gained 3.1%) | -13.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 38.4 percentage points (the stock lost 27.3% while the market gained 11.1%) | -38.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 46.8 percentage points (the stock lost 26.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | -46.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.1% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-15 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.5% of the share price. | -0.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $16.93 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 159 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -8.6% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-05-21 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $15.71 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 63 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
SHOE last closed at $15.47 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 16 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $14.97 | Support | 3.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-31 to 2026-05-19 |
| $16.07 | Resistance | 3.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-21 to 2026-08-10 |
| $16.80 | Resistance | 8.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-30 to 2026-03-18 |
| $18.02 | Resistance | 16.5% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-04-04 to 2026-06-15 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Printed a doji candle | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.33 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 1 analyst
- Mean price target$22.00 range $22.00 – $22.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-24. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for SHOE
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.3433 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-24
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Intense retail competition and pressure on promotional strategy effectiveness impacting sales and margins","Heavy dependence on imported goods with exposure to tariffs, trade policy disruptions, and supply chain volatility","Declining comparable store sales and negative revenue growth YoY, with challenges adapting to emerging fashion trends and consumer discretionary spending patterns"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SHOE's 10-Q filed 2026-06-05 against the prior one filed 2025-12-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- New information added about Board approval of corporate name change to Shoe Station Group, Inc., announced November 13, 2025, subject to shareholder approval on June 10, 2026 (filed 2026-06-05)
- New section 'CEO Transition' describing Mark J. Worden's departure on February 24, 2026, appointment of Clifton E. Sifford as Interim President and CEO, and related severance payments totaling $5.3 million charge and $1.6 million tax impact (filed 2026-06-05)
- New 'Executive Summary for First Quarter Ended May 2, 2026' section referencing completion of rebanner strategy review (filed 2026-06-05)
- New 'Our Strategic Direction' subsection discussing review of rebanner program and broader strategic direction (filed 2026-06-05)
- Store count as of May 2, 2026: 426 stores (281 Shoe Carnival, 145 Shoe Station) (filed 2026-06-05)
- First quarter 2026 comparable store Net Sales declined 2.1% (filed 2026-06-05)
- First quarter 2026 operating loss of 2.2% and net loss of 2.1% (filed 2026-06-05)
- Removed:
- 'Factors That May Affect Future Results' section present in older filing (filed 2025-12-05) is not in newer filing (filed 2026-06-05)
- Reference to Annual Report for fiscal year ended February 1, 2025 removed; replaced with reference to fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 (filed 2026-06-05)
- Third quarter 2025 and third quarter 2024 period comparisons removed; replaced with first quarter 2026 and first quarter 2025 comparisons (filed 2026-06-05)
- Year-to-date 2025 and year-to-date 2024 results discussion removed (filed 2026-06-05)
- Reference to November 1, 2025 and November 2, 2024 quarter end dates removed (filed 2026-06-05)
- Detailed description of Rogan's acquisition from February 2024 and its store count details removed (filed 2026-06-05)
- Reworded:
- Fiscal year reference changed from 'ended February 1, 2025' to 'ended January 31, 2026' (filed 2026-06-05)
- Period discussed changed from 'third quarter 2025 and third quarter 2024' to 'first quarter 2026 and first quarter 2025' (filed 2026-06-05)
- Referred to herein dates changed from 'November 1, 2025 and November 2, 2024' to 'May 2, 2026 and May 3, 2025' (filed 2026-06-05)
- Fiscal 2026 reference changed to 'fiscal year ending January 30, 2027' (filed 2026-06-05)
- Overview of Business now states stores opened under 'two banners' as established fact rather than describing acquisition sequence (filed 2026-06-05)
- Product assortment description changed to include 'work shoes' explicitly (filed 2026-06-05)
- Accessories description changed from 'broad range of accessories' to 'certain accessories' (filed 2026-06-05)
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at end of 'Our Strategic Direction' section
- Older filing text is substantially longer and includes sections not present in newer filing excerpt
- Comparison limited to sections explicitly provided; other MD&A content may have changes not visible in these excerpts
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days1 buy ($500030) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-04-02. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about SHOE's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding SHOE as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 2,353,625
- Reported value $36,692,999
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
SHOE had 6,288,942 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
SHOE had 23.2% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.65 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,288,942
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 23.2%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,235,024
- Reported change 48.5%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.65
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS)
- Foot Locker
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Famous Footwear
- Payless (private)
- DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse)
- Finish Line
- Nike Direct
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Frequently asked questions
What does SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE) do?
Shoe Carnival, Inc. is one of the nation's largest omnichannel retailers of footwear and accessories for families, operating two distinct store banners: Shoe Carnival (282 locations) serving moderate to low-income families with value-oriented, entry-level branded footwear, and Shoe Station (144 locations) targeting more affluent customers with premium brands and emerging fashion trends.
What sector is SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE) in?
SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Family footwear retail / multi-banner footwear commerce. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does SHOE pay a dividend?
Yes — SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 4.14% and at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are SHOE STATION GROUP INC's (SHOE) competitors?
Notable peers of SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE) include Dick's Sporting Goods, Foot Locker, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Famous Footwear and Payless (private). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE) overbought or oversold right now?
SHOE STATION GROUP INC (SHOE) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SHOE come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.