G-III Apparel Group (GIII) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SHOO or GIII?

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
Steven Madden	$2.28B	1.06	$169.39M	$1.27	26.11
G-III Apparel Group	$3.18B	0.35	$193.57M	$4.04	6.58

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SHOO or GIII?

99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SHOO or GIII more profitable?

G-III Apparel Group has a net margin of 5.84% 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
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%
G-III Apparel Group	5.84%	11.53%	7.47%

Does the media favor SHOO or GIII?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 2 more articles in the media than G-III Apparel Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Steven Madden and 6 mentions for G-III Apparel Group. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat G-III Apparel Group's score of 1.30 indicating that Steven Madden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steven Madden	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
G-III Apparel Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SHOO or GIII?

Steven Madden presently has a consensus price target of $31.80, suggesting a potential downside of 4.10%. G-III Apparel Group has a consensus price target of $29.60, suggesting a potential upside of 11.28%. Given G-III Apparel Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe G-III Apparel Group is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
G-III Apparel Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SHOO or GIII?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Steven Madden beats G-III Apparel Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.