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Caleres Inc. (CAL) Insider, 13F Hedge Fund & Politician Buy/Sell Thermometer

$13.61 +5.01% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $13.71

Caleres Inc. (CAL) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 58/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 58/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+0.0% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $469.6M

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🤖 Mara Quenwick • AI Quant Lead (Click for Instant Brief) Is CAL stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

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As of 2026-11-02, Caleres Inc. (NYSE: CAL) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 58/100 at a spot price of $13.61 (+5.01% 1D, market cap $469.6M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 13/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 14/20, Executive Insider Alignment 11/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 11/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, CAL ranks #386 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does CAL compare to RCKY and WWW in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Shoe Manufacturing), CAL carries a Roarable D+ (58/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 43.0%, and ROIC of 0.9%. By comparison, RCKY (Rocky Brands Inc.) holds a C+ grade (67/100 RQD, P/E 16.6x, ROIC 8.1%, cap $370.8M) and WWW (Wolverine World Wide Inc.) posts a B- grade (71/100 RQD, P/E 17.6x, ROIC 12.4%, cap $1.69B). Among the 5-stock peer group, RCKY leads on earnings multiple (16.6x) while WWW leads on capital efficiency (12.4% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for CAL?

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Per CAL's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2026-01-31, CIK 0000014707), Caleres Inc. generated $2.76B in revenue (+1.3% YoY), -$9.9M in net income, and $39.4M in free cash flow against $1.97B in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $13.71 (+0.71%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 13/20 (C) • 1.4% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 58/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+0.0% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 52.7% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C- · Rk D+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+0% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for CAL)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±8.3%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (58/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY CAL SCORES 58/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+14/20 pts (24% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±8.3% realized swing band)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+13/20 pts (22% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 1.4% FCF Margin ($39.4M FCF) & 43% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution9/20 pts (-11 pt drag)

Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 11 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C-$12.20+4.5% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C-$12.75+1.3% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C$12.92+5.3% Next Q

Current

Grade D+$13.61+0% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C- (50) → D+ (58)Full Audit →

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⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the CAL Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 58/100 (D+) score, CAL faces multiple-compression risk if current valuation multiples re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($12.55) or 200D SMA ($12.49) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($13.61) toward Bear Floor ($10.62).

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $CAL• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “CAL Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Jan 30, 2027) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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SEC FORM 4 × 13F HEDGE FUNDS × CONGRESSIONAL STOCK ACT

CAL Smart-Money Thermometer: BALANCED INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONING

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▲ Disclosed Buys: 0 ($0)▼ Disclosed Sales: 0 ($0)

Wide-Open SEC Form 4, 13F & Congressional Disclosure Ledger (CAL)

No recent open-market Form 4 cluster sales or emergency dumps flagged on CAL. Visit the Global 13F & Congressional Whale Ledger for cross-market smart-money filings.

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CAL // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +7.25%▲ ASCENDING TRIANGLE

2026-11-02O $12.96H $13.61L $12.96C $13.61VOL 566.9K

RES: $14.79SUP: $11.42SMA50: $12.55SMA200: $12.49

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CAL Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

-3.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on CAL today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for CAL. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (CAL)

Consumer Discretionary Rank #386 of 1011 ⚔️ RCKY vs CAL Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (CAL vs. RCKY, WWW, SHOO, BIRK)

Industry: Shoe Manufacturing (9 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Caleres Inc. (CAL) ranks #386 by composite RQD confidence (58/100, grade D+) and #594 by equity capitalization ($469.6M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, RCKY leads on earnings valuation at 16.6x trailing P/E, while WWW leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 12.4% ROIC and 47.3% gross margin. WWW currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 71/100 (B-) compared with CAL at 58/100 (D+).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
CAL ACTIVE Caleres Inc.	D+	58/100	—	43.0%	0.9%	+5.01%	$469.6M	Benchmark Subject
RCKY Rocky Brands Inc.	C+	67/100	16.6x	40.9%	8.1%	-0.38%	$370.8M	/rcky-vs-cal →
WWW Wolverine World Wide Inc.	B-	71/100	17.6x	47.3%	12.4%	+5.16%	$1.69B	/www-vs-cal →
SHOO Steven Madden Ltd.	C	65/100	73.6x	41.6%	6.5%	+5.27%	$3.29B	/shoo-vs-cal →
BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc	D+	54/100	32.8x	—	9.9%	+5.70%	$5.51B	/birk-vs-cal →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2026-01-31 • CIK 0000014707

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2026-01-31), Caleres Inc. (CAL) reported GAAP revenue of $2.76B (+1.3% vs. FY2024 revenue of $2.72B ) , GAAP net income of -$9.9M, operating cash flow of $103.2M, and free cash flow of $39.4M (-28.8% YoY). On the balance sheet, CAL closed FY2025 with $1.97B in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 5/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2026-01-31	$2.76B	-$9.9M	$103.2M	$39.4M	$1.97B	—
FY2024 (FY)	2025-02-01	$2.72B	$106.1M	$104.6M	$55.4M	$1.89B	—
FY2023 (FY)	2024-02-03	$0	$171.8M	$200.2M	$200.2M	—	—

3. CAL Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is CAL stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does CAL compare to RCKY and WWW in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for CAL?

Where is CAL trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

CAL last traded at $13.61 (+5.01% on volume of 566,907 shares), positioning the stock +8.45% above its 50-day simple moving average ($12.55) and +8.97% above its 200-day simple moving average ($12.49). Across its 52-week range of $8.80 to $15.04, CAL sits at the 77.1% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 62.3 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±8.3% ($12.48 to $14.74).

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Are CAL insiders and hedge funds buying or selling?

Roarable's SEC Form 4 and 13F Whale Thermometer currently classifies CAL leadership and institutional positioning as: BALANCED INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONING.

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