Shoe Carnival (SCVL) Competitors

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Is DBI or SCVL more profitable?

Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 6.24% compared to Shoe Carnival's net margin of 0.95%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 13.17% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Designer Brands	0.95%	10.49%	2.03%
Shoe Carnival	6.24%	13.17%	7.24%

Which has more risk & volatility, DBI or SCVL?

Designer Brands has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DBI or SCVL?

Shoe Carnival has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Designer Brands. Shoe Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Designer Brands, 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
Designer Brands	$3.07B	0.17	$29.06M	$0.38	24.54
Shoe Carnival	$1.18B	0.79	$73.35M	$2.68	12.78

Do analysts rate DBI or SCVL?

Designer Brands currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.49%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.54%. Given Designer Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Designer Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DBI or SCVL?

88.8% of Designer Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 41.7% of Designer Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DBI or SCVL?

Designer Brands received 181 more outperform votes than Shoe Carnival when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.44% of users gave Shoe Carnival an outperform vote while only 59.80% of users gave Designer Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Designer Brands	Outperform Votes 668 59.80%	Underperform Votes 449 40.20%
Shoe Carnival	Outperform Votes 487 66.44%	Underperform Votes 246 33.56%

Does the media refer more to DBI or SCVL?

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 5 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Designer Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.00 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Designer Brands	Neutral
Shoe Carnival	Positive

Is DBI or SCVL a better dividend stock?

Designer Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Designer Brands pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 20.1% 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 13 consecutive years.

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Designer Brands on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.