Zumiez (ZUMZ) Competitors $16.00 +0.40 (+2.56%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.00 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/22/2025 05:11 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, AEO, BKE, CAL, GCO, GES, CTRN, DBI, PLCE, and CATOShould you be buying Zumiez stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zumiez include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO), Guess? (GES), Citi Trends (CTRN), Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), and Cato (CATO). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Zumiez vs. Its Competitors Shoe Carnival American Eagle Outfitters Buckle Caleres Genesco Guess? Citi Trends Designer Brands Children's Place Cato Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media refer more to SCVL or ZUMZ? In the previous week, Zumiez had 2 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Zumiez and 3 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Zumiez's score of 0.21 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shoe Carnival 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Zumiez 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, SCVL or ZUMZ? Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zumiez has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SCVL or ZUMZ more profitable? Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Zumiez's net margin of 0.08%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 10.43% beat Zumiez's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shoe Carnival5.58% 10.43% 5.92% Zumiez 0.08%0.23%0.12% Do analysts recommend SCVL or ZUMZ? Shoe Carnival presently has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 129.73%. Zumiez has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.25%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Zumiez.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shoe Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Zumiez 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SCVL or ZUMZ? 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Zumiez shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Zumiez shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SCVL or ZUMZ? Shoe Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Zumiez. Shoe Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zumiez, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShoe Carnival$1.20B0.50$73.77M$2.399.29Zumiez$896.16M0.32-$1.71M$0.011,600.00 SummaryShoe Carnival beats Zumiez on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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 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$277.23M$7.65B$27.08B$9.61BDividend YieldN/A2.76%172.61%4.10%P/E Ratio1,601.6065.7626.7626.04Price / Sales0.321.1114.43103.72Price / Cash14.6317.6858.6758.48Price / Book0.933.374.826.61Net Income-$1.71M$360.00M$869.87M$265.56M7 Day Performance3.29%5.77%1.92%1.95%1 Month Performance8.11%0.42%-2.09%-0.37%1 Year Performance-45.04%1.72%16.17%19.02% Zumiez Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZUMZZumiez3.2118 of 5 stars$16.00+2.6%$25.00+56.3%-42.4%$277.23M$896.16M1,601.608,700News CoverageSCVLShoe Carnival4.7822 of 5 stars$20.80+0.4%$51.00+145.2%-47.7%$566.40M$1.20B8.705,500News CoverageAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.3917 of 5 stars$12.87-0.9%$14.70+14.2%-39.8%$2.25B$5.33B13.1344,000Upcoming EarningsBKEBuckle3.598 of 5 stars$55.59+0.1%$51.00-8.2%+35.1%$2.84B$1.22B14.298,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓CALCaleres3.8657 of 5 stars$14.66+0.2%$14.00-4.5%-63.3%$494.45M$2.72B6.119,400GCOGenesco3.4595 of 5 stars$25.79+0.4%$24.50-5.0%-3.9%$276.91M$2.33B-16.5318,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGESGuess?2.7511 of 5 stars$13.45+1.9%$12.50-7.0%-20.1%$686.62M$3.00B-56.0213,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCTRNCiti Trends0.483 of 5 stars$32.21+0.8%$32.50+0.9%+115.1%$265.16M$753.08M-6.904,600Upcoming EarningsDBIDesigner Brands3.3685 of 5 stars$3.24-0.3%$3.50+8.0%-54.1%$158.68M$3.01B-4.7614,000PLCEChildren's Place1.1066 of 5 stars$4.38-2.2%$6.00+37.0%-27.7%$99.31M$1.39B-1.407,900News CoverageGap UpCATOCato1.3191 of 5 stars$2.85+0.9%N/A-25.0%$55.66M$649.81M-2.117,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCVL Competitors AEO Competitors BKE Competitors CAL Competitors GCO Competitors GES Competitors CTRN Competitors DBI Competitors PLCE Competitors CATO 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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