Free Trial

Zumiez (ZUMZ) Competitors

Zumiez logo
$20.44 -0.37 (-1.78%)
Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended 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.

ZUMZ vs. SCVL, BKE, CAL, GES, CTRN, GCO, PLCE, DBI, CATO, and TLYS

Should 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

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.

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

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%

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)
2.33
Shoe Carnival
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

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.

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 Ratio
Zumiez$889.20M0.39-$1.71M-$0.01-2,044.00
Shoe Carnival$1.20B0.45$73.77M$2.278.71

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.

Summary

Shoe 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.

Subscribe Now
By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ZUMZ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

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

MetricZumiezRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$350.62M$8.52B$27.23B$10.56B
Dividend YieldN/A2.93%172.47%4.84%
P/E Ratio-2,041.9619.9417.5222.90
Price / Sales0.391.288.89132.51
Price / Cash19.1719.4617.1730.35
Price / Book1.193.775.106.58
Net Income-$1.71M$368.88M$911.66M$276.84M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ZUMZ
Zumiez
1.2102 of 5 stars
$20.44
-1.8%
$18.00
-11.9%
-8.5%$350.62M$889.20M-2,041.968,700News Coverage
SCVL
Shoe Carnival
3.7354 of 5 stars
$19.57
+5.3%
N/A-50.2%$508.86M$1.20B8.625,500
BKE
Buckle
3.0756 of 5 stars
$54.00
+2.4%
$54.00
+22.0%$2.70B$1.22B13.508,000
CAL
Caleres
3.7223 of 5 stars
$12.66
+6.7%
$14.00
+10.6%
-62.3%$401.38M$2.72B7.239,400
GES
Guess?
3.2065 of 5 stars
$16.83
+0.7%
$16.75
-0.5%
-11.2%$870.82M$3.00B105.1913,000News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
CTRN
Citi Trends
0.6976 of 5 stars
$35.97
+3.0%
$39.50
+9.8%
+74.6%$290.13M$753.08M-17.994,600Analyst Upgrade
GCO
Genesco
3.8179 of 5 stars
$27.57
+5.4%
$30.00
+8.8%
-4.6%$282.30M$2.33B-11.3018,000News Coverage
Gap Up
PLCE
Children's Place
0.6042 of 5 stars
$7.74
+8.9%
$7.00
-9.6%
-38.2%$157.61M$1.39B-9.007,900Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DBI
Designer Brands
4.1375 of 5 stars
$3.37
+6.0%
$4.00
+18.7%
-45.1%$157.55M$3.01B-4.8114,000Analyst Forecast
CATO
Cato
0.8191 of 5 stars
$4.23
-1.4%
N/A-32.5%$84.63M$649.81M-4.197,000Analyst Upgrade
TLYS
Tilly's
3.2861 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


This page (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners