NASDAQ:SHOE Shoe Carnival (SHOE) Stock Price, News & Analysis $15.47 +0.18 (+1.18%) As of 08/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Shoe Carnival Stock (NASDAQ:SHOE) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Shoe Carnival alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$15.36▼$15.6250-Day Range$14.30▼$17.4352-Week Range$14.00▼$26.57Volume371,202 shsAverage Volume505,614 shsMarket Capitalization$420.01 millionP/E Ratio11.46Dividend Yield4.40%Price Target$22.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCVL) is a U.S.-based specialty retailer offering a broad assortment of footwear, apparel and accessories for the entire family. Through its network of brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce platform, the company provides casual, athletic and dress shoes for men, women and children, as well as complementary apparel, handbags, socks and other accessories designed to deliver value and variety. Its distinctive in-store carnival host service model aims to create an engaging shopping experience and foster customer loyalty. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, Shoe Carnival has expanded over four decades to operate more than 350 retail locations across over 30 states. The company’s stores are typically situated in regional shopping centers, providing convenient access to a wide demographic of families and budget-minded consumers. In addition to its physical presence, Shoe Carnival’s online channel supports nationwide shipping and periodic promotions aimed at driving both traffic and sales conversion in the digital marketplace. Since its initial public offering in the early 1990s, Shoe Carnival has focused on balancing everyday value with an engaging retail environment. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Scott N. Motter, the company continues to evolve its merchandise mix, optimize store formats and enhance omnichannel capabilities. With a multidecade track record in family footwear retailing, Shoe Carnival seeks to capitalize on its brand recognition, operational expertise and customer-centric service model to support sustainable growth. AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Shoe Carnival Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks97th Percentile Overall ScoreSHOE MarketRank™: Shoe Carnival scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingShoe Carnival has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialShoe Carnival has a consensus price target of $22.00, representing about 42.2% upside from its current price of $15.47.Amount of Analyst CoverageShoe Carnival has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Shoe Carnival's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth24.00% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Shoe Carnival are expected to grow by 24.00% in the coming year, from $1.50 to $1.86 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Shoe Carnival is 11.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.42.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Shoe Carnival is 11.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 46.92.Price to Book Value per Share RatioShoe Carnival has a P/B Ratio of 0.61. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Shoe Carnival's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted34.88% of the float of Shoe Carnival has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverShoe Carnival has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.65.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Shoe Carnival has recently increased by 48.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend5.0 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipShoe Carnival is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.40%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthShoe Carnival has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Shoe Carnival is 50.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Shoe Carnival will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.56% next year. This indicates that Shoe Carnival will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Shoe Carnival's dividend. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment1.06 News SentimentShoe Carnival has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Shoe Carnival this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for SHOE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Shoe Carnival insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders33.60% of the stock of Shoe Carnival is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions66.05% of the stock of Shoe Carnival is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Shoe Carnival's insider trading history. Receive SHOE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Shoe Carnival and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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SHOE Stock News HeadlinesPopular shoe retailer closing dozens of stores after a costly mistakeAugust 18, 2026 | msn.comShoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SHOE) Shares Pass Above 200-Day Moving Average - What's Next?August 18, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comThe retirement stock I'd buy before Nvidia todayIn 2014, Marc Chaikin pointed readers toward Nvidia. Now the 60-year Wall Street veteran and creator of the Chaikin Money Flow indicator has a new top retirement pick. The company holds three fast-growing businesses -- including an autonomous vehicle unit and a streaming service with 10x Netflix's reach -- any of which could be spun off in the next 12 to 24 months. It also pays a dividend, a rarity among high-growth AI names. Chaikin lays out the full case in a new free presentation, no email or credit card required.August 22 at 1:00 AM | Chaikin Analytics (Ad)Shoe Station names chief marketing officerAugust 13, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comShoe Station Group Taps Tracy Dick as Chief Marketing Officer to Drive Growth and Engagement Across Shoe Station and Shoe CarnivalAugust 12, 2026 | businesswire.comThere May Be Some Bright Spots In Shoe Carnival's (NASDAQ:SCVL) EarningsJune 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comShoe Carnival, Inc. (SCVL) Q1 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptJune 12, 2026 | seekingalpha.comShoe Carnival's new company name is now officialJune 11, 2026 | msn.comSee More Headlines SHOE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SHOE shares performed this year? Shoe Carnival's stock was trading at $16.30 on June 16, 2026. Since then, SHOE stock has decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $15.47. How were Shoe Carnival's earnings last quarter? Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 21st. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. The firm earned $270.73 million during the quarter. Shoe Carnival had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.24% and a net margin of 3.31%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Shoe Carnival's stock split? Shoe Carnival shares split on Tuesday, July 20th 2021.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, July 20th 2021. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, July 20th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. Is Shoe Carnival doing a stock buyback? Shoe Carnival's board initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, December 12th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $50,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 9.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued. Who are Shoe Carnival's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Shoe Carnival include BlackRock Inc. (7.20%), Gabelli Funds LLC (0.51%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.42%) and Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (0.40%). Insiders that own company stock include Wayne J Weaver, W Kerry Jackson, Carl N Scibetta and Andrea R Guthrie. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Shoe Carnival? Shares of SHOE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Shoe Carnival own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Shoe Carnival investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/21/2026Record date for 7/20 Dividend7/06/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/20 Dividend7/06/2026Record date for 7/20 Dividend7/06/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/20 Dividend7/06/2026Dividend Payable7/20/2026Dividend Payable7/20/2026Today8/22/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)9/03/2026Fiscal Year End1/31/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (9m+) 1-Year History Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 SHOE's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. SHOE has been in this zone for over 9 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Specialty Retail Sub-IndustryApparel Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:SHOE Previous SymbolNASDAQ:SCVL CIK895447 Webwww.shoecarnival.com Phone(812) 867-4034Fax812-867-4570Employees5,000Year Founded1978Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Shoe Carnival$22.00 High Price Target$22.00 Low Price Target$22.00 Potential Upside/Downside+42.2%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.35 Trailing P/E Ratio11.46 Forward P/E Ratio10.31 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$52.27 million Net Margins3.31% Pretax Margin4.64% Return on Equity7.24% Return on Assets4.19% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.02 Quick Ratio1.08 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.14 billion Price / Sales0.37 Cash Flow$3.16 per share Price / Cash Flow4.89 Book Value$25.19 per share Price / Book0.61Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares27,150,000Free Float18,028,000Market Cap$420.01 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.43 Social Links 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. 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