KTBKontoor Brands, Inc.

$65.56-17% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+11% of shares).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −7% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$16.0M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest11% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 77% of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How KTB is trading

Kontoor Brands, Inc. is −17% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 35 points behind the market.

−17%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−6.5%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
47

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
26%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$50.37 – $91.45 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$65.56
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−0.94%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−17%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+44%
vs 50-day average$73.23
−10%
52-week high
$88.01
52-week low
$56.63
Annualised volatility
48%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$16M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+8.9%
2025−26%
2024+41%
2023+63%
2022−18%
2021+30%
2020−0.90%
Average return by calendar month, 2019–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan72 of 7−0.75%
Feb75 of 7−0.58%
Mar73 of 7−5.4%
Apr74 of 7+3.0%
May74 of 7−0.74%
Jun83 of 8−0.12%
Jul86 of 8+2.6%
Aug86 of 8+8.8%
Sep84 of 8−0.88%
Oct88 of 8+9.0%
Nov75 of 7+8.8%
Dec72 of 7−0.44%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.