Steven Madden (SHOO) Competitors $21.00 +0.03 (+0.14%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SHOO vs. CROX, WWW, NKE, DECK, SKX, CAL, RCKY, BIRK, CHH, and CZRShould you be buying Steven Madden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Steven Madden include Crocs (CROX), Wolverine World Wide (WWW), NIKE (NKE), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), Skechers U.S.A. (SKX), Caleres (CAL), Rocky Brands (RCKY), Birkenstock (BIRK), Choice Hotels International (CHH), and Caesars Entertainment (CZR). Steven Madden vs. Crocs Wolverine World Wide NIKE Deckers Outdoor Skechers U.S.A. Caleres Rocky Brands Birkenstock Choice Hotels International Caesars Entertainment Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) and Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media favor SHOO or CROX? In the previous week, Crocs had 13 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Crocs and 8 mentions for Steven Madden. Crocs' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.69 indicating that Crocs is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Steven Madden 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Crocs 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend SHOO or CROX? Steven Madden currently has a consensus target price of $33.57, suggesting a potential upside of 59.86%. Crocs has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.20%. Given Steven Madden's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Steven Madden is more favorable than Crocs.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) 2.11Crocs 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 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 Madden7.68% 23.41% 14.45% Crocs 23.16%46.27%16.55% Which has more risk and volatility, SHOO or CROX? Steven Madden has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crocs has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSteven Madden$2.28B0.67$171.55M$2.358.94Crocs$4.10B1.32$950.07M$15.996.03 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHOO or CROX? Steven Madden received 176 more outperform votes than Crocs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.32% of users gave Steven Madden an outperform vote while only 60.21% of users gave Crocs an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSteven MaddenOutperform Votes74268.32% Underperform Votes34431.68% CrocsOutperform Votes56660.21% Underperform Votes37439.79% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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, 2.7% of Crocs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCrocs beats Steven Madden on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Steven Madden News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SHOO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SHOO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSteven MaddenFootwear, except rubber IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.52B$2.51B$7.48B$7.83BDividend Yield3.97%2.92%3.39%4.21%P/E Ratio8.9415.8116.4018.48Price / Sales0.671.077.35103.59Price / Cash14.1012.6716.4234.62Price / Book1.851.964.394.25Net Income$171.55M$146.62M$260.40M$248.23M7 Day Performance-0.76%6.95%1.52%0.89%1 Month Performance-23.41%-4.72%-2.01%3.53%1 Year Performance-46.73%-17.42%-2.29%5.08% Steven Madden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHOOSteven Madden4.5626 of 5 stars$21.00+0.1%$33.57+59.9%-48.0%$1.52B$2.28B8.943,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownCROXCrocs4.3256 of 5 stars$89.46-1.4%$140.00+56.5%-22.5%$5.01B$4.10B5.596,680Upcoming EarningsGap DownWWWWolverine World Wide4.7354 of 5 stars$11.51+6.7%$19.88+72.7%+21.6%$932.71M$1.76B20.934,300Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNKENIKE4.8719 of 5 stars$56.24+0.9%$84.41+50.1%-38.8%$83.19B$47.82B17.3679,100Analyst ForecastGap DownDECKDeckers Outdoor4.712 of 5 stars$103.65-1.9%$187.89+81.3%+387.6%$15.73B$4.92B16.804,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownSKXSkechers U.S.A.4.9356 of 5 stars$46.79-1.8%$74.67+59.6%-27.3%$6.99B$8.97B11.2715,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓CALCaleres3.6916 of 5 stars$15.21-0.3%$16.00+5.2%-58.6%$511.24M$2.72B3.399,200Positive NewsGap DownRCKYRocky Brands2.5722 of 5 stars$12.86+0.2%$25.00+94.4%-17.0%$95.97M$453.77M7.222,820Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpBIRKBirkenstock2.4331 of 5 stars$46.73-1.7%$67.50+44.4%+15.0%$8.78B$1.86B37.697,400Short Interest ↑CHHChoice Hotels International3.5161 of 5 stars$121.03-2.4%$139.15+15.0%+6.4%$5.66B$1.58B19.431,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCZRCaesars Entertainment3.5482 of 5 stars$25.00-2.0%$47.14+88.6%-24.5%$5.30B$11.25B-14.9749,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CROX Competitors WWW Competitors NKE Competitors DECK Competitors SKX Competitors CAL Competitors RCKY Competitors BIRK Competitors CHH Competitors CZR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SHOO) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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