GCOGenesco Inc.

$37.00+27% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: in an uptrend, but heavily shorted (+12% of shares).

1 good, 1 to watch, 1 without data
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +11% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest12% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

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

How GCO is trading

Genesco Inc. is +27% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 11 points ahead of the market.

+27%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+11%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
61

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
13%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$17.20 – $43.99 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$37.00
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+7.2%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+27%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−38%
vs 50-day average$34.96
+5.8%
52-week high
$42.72
52-week low
$21.95
Annualised volatility
64%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+49%
2025−42%
2024+21%
2023−23%
2022−28%
2021+113%
2020−37%
2019+8.2%
2018+36%
2017−48%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+1.5%
Feb104 of 10+0.95%
Mar103 of 10−13%
Apr104 of 10+4.2%
May106 of 10−4.4%
Jun103 of 10+0.58%
Jul117 of 11+3.6%
Aug117 of 11+5.5%
Sep114 of 11−4.4%
Oct114 of 11−2.1%
Nov108 of 10+22%
Dec105 of 10+1.4%

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.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.