SHOO vs. ASO, COLM, SCVL, AEO, BC, BKE, CAL, PVH, RL, and TPR
Should you be buying Steven Madden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Steven Madden include Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Brunswick (BC), Buckle (BKE), Caleres (CAL), PVH (PVH), Ralph Lauren (RL), and Tapestry (TPR).
Steven Madden vs. Its Competitors
Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.
Steven Madden has a net margin of 7.26% compared to Academy Sports and Outdoors' net margin of 6.55%. Steven Madden's return on equity of 21.63% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.
Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Steven Madden pays out 36.2% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Steven Madden has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, Academy Sports and Outdoors had 1 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors and 3 mentions for Steven Madden. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.79 indicating that Academy Sports and Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Steven Madden currently has a consensus price target of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.66%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus price target of $56.31, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than Steven Madden.
Summary
Academy Sports and Outdoors beats Steven Madden on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SHOO) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
