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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

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%

Do analysts rate SHOO or GIII?

Steven Madden currently has a consensus price target of $33.17, indicating a potential downside of 3.36%. G-III Apparel Group has a consensus price target of $29.60, indicating a potential upside of 15.63%. Given G-III Apparel Group's higher probable 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
G-III Apparel Group	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	1.09	$169.39M	$1.27	27.02
G-III Apparel Group	$3.18B	0.34	$193.57M	$4.04	6.34

Does the media prefer SHOO or GIII?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 8 more articles in the media than G-III Apparel Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Steven Madden and 4 mentions for G-III Apparel Group. G-III Apparel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.78 indicating that G-III Apparel Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SHOO or GIII?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SHOO or GIII?

99.9% of Steven Madden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Steven Madden and G-III Apparel Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.