G-III Apparel Group (GIII) Competitors

G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) and Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GIII or SHOO?

G-III Apparel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Steven Madden. G-III Apparel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steven Madden, 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
G-III Apparel Group	$3.18B	0.34	$193.57M	$4.32	5.83
Steven Madden	$2.28B	0.83	$169.39M	$1.27	20.55

Which has more risk & volatility, GIII or SHOO?

G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GIII or SHOO?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 2 more articles in the media than G-III Apparel Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Steven Madden and 4 mentions for G-III Apparel Group. G-III Apparel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.57 indicating that G-III Apparel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
G-III Apparel Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Steven Madden	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GIII or SHOO?

92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Steven Madden shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer GIII or SHOO?

G-III Apparel Group presently has a consensus price target of $27.80, suggesting a potential upside of 10.41%. Steven Madden has a consensus price target of $28.80, suggesting a potential upside of 10.34%. Given G-III Apparel Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe G-III Apparel Group is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G-III Apparel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is GIII or SHOO more profitable?

G-III Apparel Group has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 3.92%. Steven Madden's return on equity of 18.32% beat G-III Apparel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G-III Apparel Group	6.20%	12.65%	7.95%
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%

Summary

G-III Apparel Group beats Steven Madden on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.