As previously reported, Telsey Advisory upgraded Deckers to Outperform from Market Perform and raised its price target to $78 from $68. Analyst Kelly Chen said Deck has become more than just a winter story, although she expects weather will not be as unfavorable as it was last year, as new management is implementing real and meaningful changes that can improve sales and profitability, and drive growth over the long term. Chen highlights new and compelling product innovation, a more advanced and disciplined approach to segmenting the product and the distribution, and taking a hard line on driving efficiencies across the organization by reducing unproductive SKUs, improving lead times and closing stores that are not meeting the company's targets.

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As previously reported, BofA downgraded Deckers Outdoor to Neutral from Buy with a price target of $860, down from $875, as the firm sees a better risk/reward elsewhere in the analyst's coverage. The firm is "not making a call that near-term trends at UGG and HOKA are breaking," it does note that expectations are high and expresses cautiousness that a softer-than-expected margin outlook could temper the pace of upward earnings revisions.