The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $319.8 million, up 4.6% from the prior-year quarter. Net income was $44.4 million, or $0.88 per basic share and $0.87 per diluted share.
For the 26-week period ended August 1, 2026, net sales rose 5.3% to $608.6 million and net income increased to $91.3 million, compared with $80.2 million a year earlier.
- Comparable-store sales increased 2.1% in the 13-week quarter.
- Quarterly online sales increased 2.3% to $44.6 million.
- Six-month comparable-store sales increased 3.5%.
- The company operated 446 stores in 42 states at quarter-end, versus 440 stores a year earlier.
$BKE Insider Trading Activity
$BKE insiders have traded $BKE stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BKE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- KARI G SMITH (EVP Stores) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 80,000 shares for an estimated $4,155,928.
- MICHELLE HOFFMAN (SVP Sales) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 46,200 shares for an estimated $2,361,956.
- BILL L FAIRFIELD sold 2,500 shares for an estimated $111,087
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$BKE Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 156 institutional investors add shares of $BKE stock to their portfolio, and 174 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,265,402 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $53,399,964
- UBS GROUP AG removed 425,461 shares (-65.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $17,954,454
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 318,020 shares (+728.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $13,420,444
- PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP removed 270,160 shares (-56.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $11,400,752
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC added 268,657 shares (+1053.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $11,337,325
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC removed 251,192 shares (-22.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $10,600,302
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 238,574 shares (+5.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $10,067,822
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
