Shoe Zone (SHOE) Competitors

Seraphine Group (LON:BUMP) and Shoe Zone (LON:SHOE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor BUMP or SHOE?

In the previous week, Seraphine Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Shoe Zone'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seraphine Group	Neutral
Shoe Zone	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BUMP or SHOE?

75.8% of Seraphine Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.9% of Shoe Zone shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.1% of Seraphine Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Shoe Zone shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BUMP or SHOE more profitable?

Shoe Zone has a net margin of 8.58% compared to Seraphine Group's net margin of -68.77%. Shoe Zone's return on equity of 46.48% beat Seraphine Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seraphine Group	-68.77%	-90.54%	-6.03%
Shoe Zone	8.58%	46.48%	13.02%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BUMP or SHOE?

Shoe Zone has higher revenue and earnings than Seraphine Group. Seraphine Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shoe Zone, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seraphine Group	£43.99M	0.00	-£30.25M	-£0.52	N/A
Shoe Zone	£156.33M	0.21	£14.09M	£0.06	1,308.66

Summary

Shoe Zone beats Seraphine Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.