Steven Madden (SHOO) Competitors

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

Is SHOO or ASO a better dividend stock?

Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Steven Madden pays out 66.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 9.6% 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. Academy Sports and Outdoors has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SHOO or ASO?

Academy Sports and Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than Steven Madden. Academy Sports and Outdoors 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	0.86	$169.39M	$1.27	21.27
Academy Sports and Outdoors	$5.93B	0.61	$418.45M	$5.44	9.93

Do analysts rate SHOO or ASO?

Steven Madden presently has a consensus target price of $28.80, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus target price of $58.24, suggesting a potential upside of 7.80%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Academy Sports and Outdoors	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Does the media refer more to SHOO or ASO?

In the previous week, Steven Madden and Steven Madden both had 10 articles in the media. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.84 indicating that Academy Sports and Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steven Madden	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Academy Sports and Outdoors	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SHOO or ASO?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHOO or ASO more profitable?

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 3.92%. Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity of 19.62% beat Steven Madden's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%
Academy Sports and Outdoors	6.55%	19.62%	7.70%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SHOO or ASO?

99.9% of Steven Madden shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Academy Sports and Outdoors beats Steven Madden on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.