Steven Madden (SHOO) Competitors

Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) and Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, SHOO or CROX?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crocs has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SHOO or CROX?

In the previous week, Crocs had 19 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Crocs and 8 mentions for Steven Madden. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Crocs' score of 0.94 indicating that Steven Madden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steven Madden	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crocs	21 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHOO or CROX?

Steven Madden received 173 more outperform votes than Crocs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.07% of users gave Steven Madden an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Crocs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Steven Madden	Outperform Votes 742 68.07%	Underperform Votes 348 31.93%
Crocs	Outperform Votes 569 60.34%	Underperform Votes 374 39.66%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SHOO or CROX?

99.9% of Steven Madden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Crocs shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Crocs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SHOO or CROX more profitable?

Crocs has a net margin of 23.16% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 7.68%. Crocs' return on equity of 46.27% beat Steven Madden's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steven Madden	7.68%	23.41%	14.45%
Crocs	23.16%	46.27%	16.55%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SHOO or CROX?

Crocs has higher revenue and earnings than Steven Madden. Crocs 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	0.84	$171.55M	$2.32	11.42
Crocs	$4.10B	1.54	$950.07M	$16.32	6.92

Do analysts recommend SHOO or CROX?

Steven Madden presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.80%. Crocs has a consensus price target of $139.79, suggesting a potential upside of 23.80%. Given Crocs' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Crocs	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Crocs beats Steven Madden on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.