** Shares in footwear co Skechers USA off 0.5% on Thursday ahead of Q3 report due out after market close
** Wall Street sees SKX reporting adj EPS of $1.15 vs $0.93 in year-ago quarter on rev of $2.3 bln, which would be up 13.9% y/y, according to the latest data from LSEG
** In last 8 quarters, EPS was ahead of Street consensus 6 times while rev beat 5 times
** SKX stock last traded at $61.39 compared with median PT of $81, according to LSEG, which shows 16 analyst ratings: 4 'strong buy,' 10 'buy' and 2 'hold' ratings
** YTD shares of SKX off 1.5% vs 11.5% gain in S&P 1500 consumer discretionary sector index
** SKX rival Deckers Brands , up 0.8%, also due to report results after market close
(Reporting By Sinéad Carew)
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