Caleres (CAL) Competitors $13.18 -0.76 (-5.42%) As of 02:27 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CAL vs. SCVL, SHOO, ZUMZ, BKE, DBI, GCO, GES, CTRN, PLCE, and CATOShould you be buying Caleres stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Caleres include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Steven Madden (SHOO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Buckle (BKE), Designer Brands (DBI), Genesco (GCO), Guess? (GES), Citi Trends (CTRN), Children's Place (PLCE), and Cato (CATO). Caleres vs. Its Competitors Shoe Carnival Steven Madden Zumiez Buckle Designer Brands Genesco Guess? Citi Trends Children's Place Cato Caleres (NYSE:CAL) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap apparel retail companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Is CAL or SCVL more profitable? Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.41% compared to Caleres' net margin of 2.26%. Caleres' return on equity of 11.91% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Caleres2.26% 11.91% 3.68% Shoe Carnival 5.41%9.65%5.53% Do analysts rate CAL or SCVL? Caleres currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.26%. Given Caleres' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Caleres is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Caleres 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33Shoe Carnival 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Does the media favor CAL or SCVL? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 1 more articles in the media than Caleres. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 2 mentions for Caleres. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Caleres' score of 0.06 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Caleres 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shoe Carnival 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, CAL or SCVL? Caleres has higher revenue and earnings than Shoe Carnival. Caleres 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 RatioCaleres$2.72B0.16$107.25M$1.757.53Shoe Carnival$1.15B0.49$73.77M$2.279.15 Is CAL or SCVL a better dividend stock? Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Caleres pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Shoe Carnival has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Shoe Carnival is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CAL or SCVL? Caleres has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CAL or SCVL? 98.4% of Caleres shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Caleres shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryShoe Carnival beats Caleres on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Caleres News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy 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 TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAL 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 NYSE 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 CAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCaleresSHOES&REL APPRL IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$445.84M$14.31B$8.36B$21.95BDividend Yield1.96%2.39%3.00%3.56%P/E Ratio7.5315.5118.1029.65Price / Sales0.161.256.22100.18Price / Cash2.8112.3114.8718.33Price / Book0.732.994.844.61Net Income$107.25M$572.62M$256.85M$1.01B7 Day Performance0.96%-0.75%-1.80%0.14%1 Month Performance-16.16%-4.17%-0.09%2.28%1 Year Performance-58.76%-14.29%46.73%13.86% Caleres Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CALCaleres3.6811 of 5 stars$13.18-5.4%$14.00+6.3%-57.1%$445.84M$2.72B7.539,400SCVLShoe Carnival4.3077 of 5 stars$21.06-2.0%N/A-48.7%$587.97M$1.20B9.285,500Positive NewsSHOOSteven Madden3.0588 of 5 stars$33.89+0.4%$31.80-6.2%-31.7%$2.45B$2.28B26.694,800ZUMZZumiez1.3842 of 5 stars$19.83-0.7%$18.00-9.2%-8.4%$342.56M$889.20M-1,981.028,700BKEBuckle2.8955 of 5 stars$59.03-1.3%$54.00-8.5%+34.7%$3.06B$1.22B14.768,000Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands4.1623 of 5 stars$3.60-4.6%$4.00+11.3%-48.7%$186.78M$3.01B-5.1414,000GCOGenesco4.0908 of 5 stars$29.03-4.1%$30.00+3.3%+3.6%$326.67M$2.33B-11.9018,000GESGuess?2.9145 of 5 stars$16.73+0.2%$16.75+0.1%-15.3%$869.78M$3.00B104.5713,000News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCTRNCiti Trends1.3469 of 5 stars$31.09+1.1%$39.50+27.1%+62.5%$255.32M$753.08M-15.554,600Analyst DowngradePLCEChildren's Place0.1308 of 5 stars$6.51-4.3%$7.00+7.5%-53.0%$150.74M$1.39B-7.577,900News CoverageCATOCato0.8071 of 5 stars$4.23-0.8%N/A-12.8%$84.03M$649.81M-4.187,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCVL Competitors SHOO Competitors ZUMZ Competitors BKE Competitors DBI Competitors GCO Competitors GES Competitors CTRN 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 (NYSE:CAL) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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