Shoe Carnival (SCVL) Competitors

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

Is SHOO or SCVL 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
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%
Shoe Carnival	5.41%	9.65%	5.53%

Does the media favor SHOO or SCVL?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 10 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Steven Madden and 1 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.39 indicating that Steven Madden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Steven Madden	Positive
Shoe Carnival	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	1.12	$169.39M	$1.27	27.83
Shoe Carnival	$1.15B	0.48	$73.77M	$2.27	8.94

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHOO or SCVL?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, SHOO or SCVL?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SHOO or SCVL?

Steven Madden currently has a consensus target price of $33.17, suggesting a potential downside of 6.15%. Given Steven Madden's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Steven Madden is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.

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
Shoe Carnival	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

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 2.4%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Steven Madden pays out 66.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 26.4% 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.

Summary

Steven Madden beats Shoe Carnival on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.