Zumiez (ZUMZ) Competitors $13.28 -0.43 (-3.14%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.28 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 05:57 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 Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, ZUMZ or SCVL? Zumiez has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ZUMZ or SCVL 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 Zumiez0.08% 0.23% 0.12% Shoe Carnival 5.58%10.43%5.92% Does the media prefer ZUMZ or SCVL? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 2 more articles in the media than Zumiez. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 3 mentions for Zumiez. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Zumiez's score of 0.81 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shoe Carnival 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ZUMZ or SCVL? 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 RatioZumiez$889.20M0.27-$1.71M$0.011,328.00Shoe Carnival$1.20B0.46$73.77M$2.398.39 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ZUMZ or SCVL? 95.5% of Zumiez shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Zumiez shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ZUMZ or SCVL? Zumiez presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 88.25%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 154.36%. 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 Zumiez 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Shoe Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryShoe Carnival beats Zumiez on 14 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$243.63M$7.45B$26.79B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A2.99%177.15%4.09%P/E Ratio1,329.3365.1228.0423.83Price / Sales0.271.218.3766.02Price / Cash12.8617.3253.6657.96Price / Book0.772.875.435.54Net Income-$1.71M$372.41M$880.44M$259.28M7 Day Performance-10.45%-7.69%-5.24%-4.68%1 Month Performance-9.41%-3.20%-2.45%4.36%1 Year Performance-44.99%-0.02%17.83%17.89% Zumiez Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZUMZZumiez3.3191 of 5 stars$13.28-3.1%$25.00+88.3%-46.6%$243.63M$889.20M1,329.338,700SCVLShoe Carnival4.3804 of 5 stars$20.98+3.8%$51.00+143.1%-50.1%$573.59M$1.20B8.785,500Positive NewsAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.728 of 5 stars$9.94+0.0%$14.70+47.8%-48.8%$1.72B$5.33B10.1544,000News CoveragePositive NewsBKEBuckle2.86 of 5 stars$48.96+1.9%$41.00-16.3%+20.1%$2.50B$1.22B12.598,000Positive NewsCALCaleres3.7428 of 5 stars$13.97+1.8%$14.00+0.2%-64.7%$472.19M$2.72B5.829,400GCOGenesco2.3787 of 5 stars$23.36+1.7%$24.50+4.9%-19.5%$251.81M$2.33B-14.9718,000GESGuess?2.5572 of 5 stars$13.09+3.1%$12.50-4.5%-45.7%$680.94M$3.00B-54.5413,000Positive NewsGap DownCTRNCiti Trends1.1292 of 5 stars$31.24+1.3%$32.50+4.0%+61.3%$259.11M$768.52M-6.694,600Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands4.5574 of 5 stars$2.94+2.6%$3.50+18.9%-67.6%$143.74M$2.95B-4.3314,000Gap DownPLCEChildren's Place0.8391 of 5 stars$5.22+1.4%$6.00+14.9%-41.6%$115.73M$1.39B-1.677,900CATOCato0.6341 of 5 stars$2.86+1.4%N/A-46.5%$56.45M$642.95M-2.127,000 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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