Zumiez (ZUMZ) Competitors $20.44 -0.37 (-1.78%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.43 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 10/17/2025 04:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ZUMZ vs. SCVL, BKE, CAL, GES, CTRN, GCO, PLCE, DBI, CATO, and TLYSShould you be buying Zumiez stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zumiez include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Buckle (BKE), Caleres (CAL), Guess? (GES), Citi Trends (CTRN), Genesco (GCO), Children's Place (PLCE), Designer Brands (DBI), Cato (CATO), and Tilly's (TLYS). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Zumiez vs. Its Competitors Shoe Carnival Buckle Caleres Guess? Citi Trends Genesco Children's Place Designer Brands Cato Tilly's Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the media favor ZUMZ or SCVL? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 1 more articles in the media than Zumiez. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 2 mentions for Zumiez. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Zumiez's score of 0.49 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Zumiez 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shoe Carnival 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ZUMZ or SCVL more profitable? Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.41% compared to Zumiez's net margin of 0.06%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 9.65% beat Zumiez's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zumiez0.06% 0.19% 0.09% Shoe Carnival 5.41%9.65%5.53% Do analysts prefer ZUMZ or SCVL? Zumiez presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.94%. Given Zumiez's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zumiez is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Zumiez 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Shoe Carnival 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ZUMZ or SCVL? 95.5% of Zumiez shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Zumiez shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ZUMZ or SCVL? Shoe Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Zumiez. Zumiez is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shoe Carnival, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZumiez$889.20M0.39-$1.71M-$0.01-2,044.00Shoe Carnival$1.20B0.45$73.77M$2.278.71 Which has more risk and volatility, ZUMZ or SCVL? Zumiez has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryShoe Carnival beats Zumiez on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Zumiez News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZUMZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 ZUMZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZumiezRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$350.62M$8.52B$27.23B$10.56BDividend YieldN/A2.93%172.47%4.84%P/E Ratio-2,041.9619.9417.5222.90Price / Sales0.391.288.89132.51Price / Cash19.1719.4617.1730.35Price / Book1.193.775.106.58Net Income-$1.71M$368.88M$911.66M$276.84M7 Day Performance6.68%3.91%2.07%1.93%1 Month Performance0.49%-2.94%-3.68%2.19%1 Year Performance-8.55%-4.04%5.53%34.62% Zumiez Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZUMZZumiez1.2102 of 5 stars$20.44-1.8%$18.00-11.9%-8.5%$350.62M$889.20M-2,041.968,700News CoverageSCVLShoe Carnival3.7354 of 5 stars$19.57+5.3%N/A-50.2%$508.86M$1.20B8.625,500BKEBuckle3.0756 of 5 stars$54.00+2.4%$54.00+22.0%$2.70B$1.22B13.508,000CALCaleres3.7223 of 5 stars$12.66+6.7%$14.00+10.6%-62.3%$401.38M$2.72B7.239,400GESGuess?3.2065 of 5 stars$16.83+0.7%$16.75-0.5%-11.2%$870.82M$3.00B105.1913,000News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeCTRNCiti Trends0.6976 of 5 stars$35.97+3.0%$39.50+9.8%+74.6%$290.13M$753.08M-17.994,600Analyst UpgradeGCOGenesco3.8179 of 5 stars$27.57+5.4%$30.00+8.8%-4.6%$282.30M$2.33B-11.3018,000News CoverageGap UpPLCEChildren's Place0.6042 of 5 stars$7.74+8.9%$7.00-9.6%-38.2%$157.61M$1.39B-9.007,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDBIDesigner Brands4.1375 of 5 stars$3.37+6.0%$4.00+18.7%-45.1%$157.55M$3.01B-4.8114,000Analyst ForecastCATOCato0.8191 of 5 stars$4.23-1.4%N/A-32.5%$84.63M$649.81M-4.197,000Analyst UpgradeTLYSTilly's3.2861 of 5 stars$1.63+4.5%$2.25+38.0%-66.0%$47.54M$569.45M-1.075,619News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCVL Competitors BKE Competitors CAL Competitors GES Competitors CTRN Competitors GCO Competitors PLCE Competitors DBI Competitors CATO Competitors TLYS 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:ZUMZ) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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