Zumiez (ZUMZ) Competitors $13.28 -0.68 (-4.87%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.28 0.00 (-0.04%) As of 07/11/2025 05:38 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Do analysts prefer ZUMZ or SCVL? Zumiez currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 88.25%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus target price of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 139.21%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 Which has more risk and volatility, ZUMZ or SCVL? Zumiez has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ZUMZ or SCVL? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 1 more articles in the media than Zumiez. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 1 mentions for Zumiez. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Zumiez's score of 0.67 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Zumiez Positive Shoe Carnival Very Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$1.18B0.49$73.77M$2.398.92 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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. 21.2% 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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% 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$248.08M$7.71B$26.21B$9.10BDividend YieldN/A2.91%175.53%4.00%P/E Ratio1,329.3364.9529.0420.27Price / Sales0.271.258.3298.03Price / Cash13.0917.2549.4658.16Price / Book0.772.995.725.49Net Income-$1.71M$372.42M$869.96M$250.45M7 Day Performance-5.79%0.41%0.70%4.79%1 Month Performance9.48%2.76%5.91%7.68%1 Year Performance-38.38%-6.58%21.04%16.43% Zumiez Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZUMZZumiez2.9741 of 5 stars$13.28-4.9%$25.00+88.3%-38.7%$248.08M$889.20M1,329.338,700SCVLShoe Carnival4.6815 of 5 stars$18.71-2.8%$51.00+172.6%-45.2%$511.46M$1.18B7.835,500Positive NewsAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.6389 of 5 stars$9.62-2.6%$14.70+52.8%-53.2%$1.67B$5.33B9.8244,000Gap DownBKEBuckle2.994 of 5 stars$45.30-0.6%$41.00-9.5%+21.8%$2.32B$1.22B11.658,000News CoverageCALCaleres3.4769 of 5 stars$12.27-2.2%$14.00+14.1%-56.2%$414.73M$2.72B5.119,400GCOGenesco3.8139 of 5 stars$19.80-4.6%$24.50+23.7%-13.5%$213.44M$2.33B-12.6918,000GESGuess?2.3172 of 5 stars$12.08-0.3%$12.50+3.5%-43.5%$628.40M$3.00B-50.3313,000CTRNCiti Trends0.5144 of 5 stars$33.39+0.5%$32.50-2.7%+56.7%$276.80M$753.08M-7.154,600DBIDesigner Brands3.9239 of 5 stars$2.40-2.4%$3.50+45.8%-56.5%$117.17M$3.01B-3.5314,000PLCEChildren's Place0.5398 of 5 stars$4.43flat$6.00+35.4%-48.0%$98.21M$1.39B-1.427,900News CoverageCATOCato0.7677 of 5 stars$2.78+0.7%N/A-41.9%$54.88M$649.81M-2.067,000 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. A mistake I feel very foolish about. After speaking with Donald Trump and some of his ...Porter & Company | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? Think againIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. Because the...Investors Alley | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. OpenAI’s Sam Altman invested $375M. Bil...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump Exec Order 14179 is wealth “gift” to good Americans?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? If you’ve ...Paradigm Press | Sponsored3..2..1.. AI 2.0 ignition (don’t sleep on this)I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. In short: I believe we are...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? Take your latest internet bill and light it on fire… then count the seconds it...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Zumiez Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Zumiez With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.