Shoe Carnival (SCVL) Competitors

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

Is SHOO or SCVL a better dividend stock?

Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Steven Madden pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 25.1% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SHOO or SCVL?

99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SHOO or SCVL more profitable?

Steven Madden has a net margin of 7.26% compared to Shoe Carnival's net margin of 5.58%. Steven Madden's return on equity of 21.63% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steven Madden	7.26%	21.63%	13.24%
Shoe Carnival	5.58%	10.43%	5.92%

Do analysts recommend SHOO or SCVL?

Steven Madden currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.65%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 128.90%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer SHOO or SCVL?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 4 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Steven Madden and 6 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.53 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steven Madden	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shoe Carnival	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SHOO or SCVL?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SHOO or SCVL?

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
Steven Madden	$2.28B	0.85	$169.39M	$2.32	11.58
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.51	$73.77M	$2.39	9.32

Summary

Steven Madden beats Shoe Carnival on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.