Type
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Public |
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Traded as | NASDAQ: ICON S&P 600 Component |
Industry | Textile |
Founded | 1978 (1978) |
Founder | Neil Cole |
Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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John N. Haugh, President & CEO |
Products | Apparel |
Revenue | $400 million USD ( $80M FY 2011) |
Number of employees
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120 |
Subsidiaries | Umbro, Lee Cooper, Starter, The Sharper Image |
Website | www |
Iconix Brand Group is an American brand management company that licenses brands to retailers and manufacturers primarily in the apparel, footwear, and apparel accessory industries. Its brands are available in such stores as Kohl's, Kmart, Sears, Macy's, Target and JC Penney.
The company began as Candie's, Inc., whose brand it purchased in 1993. The Bongo brand was purchased in 1998. The Badgley Mischka brand was purchased in 2004. The Joe Boxer and Rampage brands were acquired on July 22, 2005, and September 15, 2005, respectively. In 2006, the company acquired the Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific brands on April 11, August 29, November 1, and November 6, respectively. The company continued with acquisitions in 2007 with the purchase of Cannon, Danskin, Artful Dodger, and Rocawear brands. On November 15, 2007, Iconix bought the Starter brand from Nike. On October 27, 2009, Iconix paid $109 million for a 51% stake in urban fashion brand Eckō Unltd. It acquired full ownership in May 2013.
On June 3, 2010, Iconix and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates jointly acquired all assets related to the Peanuts comic strip from its longtime owner, United Media, using the property to form a new company, Peanuts Worldwide, which is 80% owned by Iconix and 20% owned by Schulz Associates. Peanuts Worldwide also acquired United Media's licensing arm, which represents licensing for its other properties including Dilbert and Fancy Nancy.
In 2011, Iconix acquired electronics brand The Sharper Image. In October 2012, Nike Inc. announced that it had agreed with Iconix Brand Group to sell English brand Umbro for USD $225 million. The acquisition was completed in December 2012.
In 2013, Iconix acquired Lee Cooper from Sun Capital Partners. In February 2013, Iconix acquired control of the Buffalo David Bitton brand in an effort to expand into higher-end brands. Iconix paid Buffalo International ULC $76.5 million in cash for a 51% stake in the brand.
In February 2015, Iconix bought the Strawberry Shortcake brand from American Greetings. Also that month, Iconix and Anthony L&S Athletics LLC acquired North American rights and related intangible assets of Pony from Symphony Holdings LLC with the option to purchase additional markets. A new subsidiary, owned 75% by Iconix and 25% by Anthony L&S, would hold the Pony rights.
In 2015, several top executives, including founder Neil Cole, resigned and Iconix was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In 2017, Iconix sold Badgley Mischka and The Sharper Image.
On May 10, 2017, DHX Media announced that it had acquired the Iconix entertainment division for $345 million. The sale was closed on June 30, 2017, gives DHX rights to the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, and more prominently, the 80% majority stake of Peanuts Worldwide.
2016-03-29 | Reiterated Rating | Roth Capital | Buy | |
2016-03-08 | Reiterated Rating | Roth Capital | Buy | |
2016-02-19 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Hold | |
2016-02-19 | Reiterated Rating | Roth Capital | Buy | |
2016-01-04 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Hold | |
2015-12-29 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Hold | |
2015-11-11 | Boost Price Target | Roth Capital | Buy | $7.00 to $12.00 |
2015-11-06 | Downgrade | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Buy to Neutral | |
2015-11-06 | Lower Price Target | Wunderlich | Hold | $16.00 to $10.00 |
2015-11-06 | Downgrade | Brean Capital | Buy to Hold | |
2015-08-13 | Lower Price Target | Brean Capital | Buy | $25.00 to $20.00 |
2015-08-12 | Upgrade | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Neutral to Buy | $18.00 |
2015-08-07 | Downgrade | Nomura | Buy to Neutral | $33.00 |
2015-08-07 | Lower Price Target | Brean Capital | Buy | $34.00 to $25.00 |
2015-08-07 | Downgrade | Wunderlich | Buy to Hold | $36.00 to $16.00 |
2015-08-07 | Downgrade | Nomura Holdings Inc. | Buy to Neutral | $33.00 |
2015-07-27 | Reiterated Rating | Roth Capital | Buy | $32.00 to $28.00 |
2015-07-23 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Buy | $34.00 |
2015-07-16 | Reiterated Rating | Wunderlich | Buy | |
2015-06-18 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Buy | $34.00 |
2015-05-07 | Reiterated Rating | Cowen and Company | Market Perform | $36.00 to $30.00 |
2015-04-30 | Lower Price Target | Wunderlich | Buy | $44.00 to $36.00 |
2015-04-30 | Reiterated Rating | Roth Capital | Buy | $36.00 to $32.00 |
2015-04-30 | Lower Price Target | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | $46.00 to $32.00 |
2015-04-21 | Lower Price Target | Brean Capital | Buy | $42.00 to $34.00 |
2015-04-20 | Lower Price Target | Roth Capital | Buy | $42.00 to $36.00 |
2015-04-02 | Downgrade | Cowen and Company | Outperform to Market Perform | $40.00 to $36.00 |
2015-03-18 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Buy | $42.00 |
2015-03-02 | Lower Price Target | Roth Capital | Buy | $46.00 to $42.00 |
2015-02-27 | Set Price Target | Brean Capital | Buy | $42.00 |
2015-02-24 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Buy | $42.00 |
2015-02-04 | Upgrade | Brean Capital | Hold to Buy | $42.00 |
2015-02-03 | Boost Price Target | Wunderlich | Buy | $42.00 to $44.00 |
2015-01-15 | Upgrade | Wunderlich | Hold to Buy | $42.00 |
2014-11-11 | Initiated Coverage | Roth Capital | Buy | $46.00 |
2014-09-18 | Initiated Coverage | Brean Capital | Hold | $40.00 |
2014-08-05 | Initiated Coverage | Wunderlich | Hold | $42.00 |
2014-07-25 | Initiated Coverage | Cowen and Company | Outperform | $52.00 |
2014-05-01 | Boost Price Target | Telsey Advisory Group | Not Rated | $40.00 to $46.00 |
2014-05-01 | Reiterated Rating | Citigroup Inc. | Hold | $44.00 |
2014-04-28 | Upgrade | Benchmark Co. | Hold to Buy | |
2014-03-10 | Upgrade | Ned Davis Research | Neutral to Buy | |
2014-02-21 | Initiated Coverage | Citigroup Inc. | Neutral to Sell | $40.00 to $41.00 |
2014-02-18 | Upgrade | Ned Davis Research | Neutral to Buy | |
2014-02-12 | Initiated Coverage | Nomura | Buy | $45.00 |
2013-11-11 | Upgrade | Ned Davis Research | Neutral to Buy | |
2013-10-30 | Boost Price Target | Benchmark Co. | Hold | $33.00 to $37.00 |
2013-09-30 | Downgrade | Ned Davis Research | Buy to Neutral | |
2013-07-19 | Downgrade | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Buy to Neutral | $30 to $30 |
2013-05-16 | Downgrade | The Benchmark Company | Buy to Hold | $30 |
2013-02-05 | Reiterated | The Benchmark Company | Buy | $23 to $28 |
2012-11-02 | Upgrade | The Benchmark Company | Hold to Buy | |
2012-09-20 | Downgrade | The Benchmark Company | Buy to Hold | $20 |
2012-02-22 | Reiterated | Brean Murray | Buy | $29 to $24 |
2011-03-22 | Initiated | The Benchmark Company | Buy | $25 |
2011-02-16 | Reiterated | Brean Murray | Buy | $21 to $27 |
2010-04-28 | Reiterated | Brean Murray | Buy | $19 to $21 |
2010-04-09 | Reiterated | Brean Murray | Buy | $17 to $19 |
2010-02-10 | Upgrade | Brean Murray | Hold to Buy | $17 |
2009-09-30 | Downgrade | Brean Murray | Buy to Hold | |
2009-03-27 | Initiated | Credit Suisse | Neutral | |
2008-11-26 | Reiterated | Lazard Capital | Buy | $21 to $15 |
2016-03-29 | Reiterated Rating | Roth Capital | Buy | |
2016-03-08 | Reiterated Rating | Roth Capital | Buy | |
2016-02-19 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Hold | |
2016-02-19 | Reiterated Rating | Roth Capital | Buy | |
2016-01-04 | Reiterated Rating | Brean Capital | Hold |
There is presents forecasts of rating agencies and recommendations for investors about this ticker
In ICON 18 funds of 2213 total. Show all
Fund name | Ticker shares |
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BlackRock Fund Advisors | 4.26M |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 1.32M |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 0.26M |
BlackRock Group LTD | 0.12M |
MANAGED ACCOUNT ADVISORS LLC | 55301 |
KCG Holdings, Inc. | 53565 |
Dynamic Technology Lab Pte Ltd | 26483 |
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLC | 25587 |
Placemark Investments, Inc. | 20840 |
VTL Associates, LLC | 15053 |
Spot Trading L.L.C | 13700 |
CAPSTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | 13399 |
VSR Financial Services, Inc. | 12283 |
LADENBURG THALMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC | 5613 |
SpiderRock Trading LLC | 900 |
Name Relationship | Total Shares | Holding stocks |
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BARCLAYS PLC | 9.84% (4726837) | HITT / ICON / LPTN / WAC / |
COLE NEIL CEO and President | 4.34% (2086449) | ICON / |
HAUGH JOHN N President | 1.01% (484184) | ARO / ICON / |
CUNEO F PETER | 0.67% (322935) | ICON / |
BLUMBERG DAVID EVP-Head of Strategic Developm | 0.29% (138515) | ICON / |
TARSHIS ANDREW EVP and General Counsel | 0.26% (126077) | ICON / |
CLAMEN WARREN EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 0.25% (118838) | ICON / |
Horowitz Seth Chief Operating Officer | 0.21% (99049) | ICON / |
Jones David K. See Remarks | 0.16% (77003) | ICON / PAG / |
MARCUM JAMES | 0.15% (74057) | ICON / |
FRIEDMAN MARK A | 0.14% (65981) | ICON / |
EMANUEL BARRY | 0.13% (63645) | ICON / |
SHMIDMAN YEHUDA Chief Operating Officer | 0.13% (62129) | ICON / SQBG / |
COHEN DREW | 0.13% (61737) | ICON / |
Schaefer Jason EVP and General Counsel | 0.12% (55446) | ICON / |
GOVE SUE | 0.06% (30052) | AZO / ICON / LOGI / MW / |
Charney Laurence N | 0.04% (21434) | ICON / TGTX / |
Lupinacci Jeff See Remarks | 0.04% (18098) | ICON / |
O'Hara Kristen M | 0.03% (15481) | ICON / |
Sanjay Khosla | 0.03% (15481) | BBY / ICON / ZTS / |
Slutsky Kenneth | 0.03% (14127) | ICON / |