Shoe Carnival (SCVL) Competitors

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer SCVL or SHOO?

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 1 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 11 mentions for Steven Madden. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.56 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shoe Carnival	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Steven Madden	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, SCVL or SHOO?

Steven Madden has higher revenue and earnings than Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival 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
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.49	$73.77M	$2.27	9.54
Steven Madden	$2.28B	1.04	$169.39M	$1.27	25.75

Which has more volatility & risk, SCVL or SHOO?

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SCVL or SHOO more profitable?

Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.41% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 3.92%. Steven Madden's return on equity of 18.32% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shoe Carnival	5.41%	9.65%	5.53%
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%

Do analysts recommend SCVL or SHOO?

Steven Madden has a consensus price target of $31.80, indicating a potential downside of 2.75%. Given Steven Madden's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Steven Madden is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shoe Carnival	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is SCVL or SHOO a better dividend stock?

Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Shoe Carnival pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steven Madden pays out 66.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Shoe Carnival has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Shoe Carnival is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SCVL or SHOO?

66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Steven Madden beats Shoe Carnival on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.