Caleres (CAL) Competitors $15.19 -0.41 (-2.63%) Closing price 09/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.20 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 09/16/2025 04:10 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 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 Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both small-cap apparel retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, SCVL or CAL? Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SCVL or CAL? Caleres has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.83%. Given Caleres' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Caleres is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shoe Carnival 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Caleres 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the media refer more to SCVL or CAL? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 3 more articles in the media than Caleres. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 6 mentions for Caleres. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Caleres' score of 0.38 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Caleres 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SCVL or CAL? 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 RatioShoe Carnival$1.20B0.53$73.77M$2.2710.23Caleres$2.72B0.19$107.25M$1.758.68 Is SCVL or CAL a better dividend stock? Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Shoe Carnival pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caleres pays out 16.0% 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 increased 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCVL or CAL? 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Caleres shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Caleres shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is SCVL or CAL 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 Shoe Carnival5.41% 9.65% 5.53% Caleres 2.26%11.91%3.68% SummaryShoe Carnival beats Caleres on 11 of the 17 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. 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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$527.95M$14.98B$8.41B$21.51BDividend Yield1.79%2.39%2.97%3.50%P/E Ratio8.6815.7818.5229.83Price / Sales0.191.315.6953.44Price / Cash3.0612.6517.2024.76Price / Book0.833.175.084.53Net Income$107.25M$572.62M$255.59M$998.53M7 Day Performance-2.72%0.53%1.91%1.09%1 Month Performance3.62%4.30%18.39%4.39%1 Year Performance-53.79%-5.04%50.61%13.83% Caleres Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CALCaleres3.2806 of 5 stars$15.19-2.6%$14.00-7.8%-52.9%$527.95M$2.72B8.689,400SCVLShoe Carnival4.1553 of 5 stars$23.56+1.5%N/A-44.2%$635.60M$1.20B10.385,500SHOOSteven Madden3.4235 of 5 stars$31.37+0.7%$28.80-8.2%-31.1%$2.26B$2.28B24.704,800Positive NewsZUMZZumiez1.7125 of 5 stars$20.03-0.9%$18.00-10.1%-11.2%$346.84M$889.20M-2,001.008,700Positive NewsBKEBuckle3.1631 of 5 stars$61.44+3.3%$54.00-12.1%+37.9%$3.04B$1.22B15.368,000Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands4.0485 of 5 stars$4.43-2.5%$4.00-9.6%-28.9%$221.66M$3.01B-6.3214,000GCOGenesco4.1842 of 5 stars$33.49+0.9%$30.00-10.4%+34.7%$358.30M$2.33B-13.7218,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓GESGuess?3.2194 of 5 stars$16.72+0.2%$16.75+0.2%-13.9%$868.73M$3.00B104.4813,000Positive NewsCTRNCiti Trends1.6196 of 5 stars$34.58+1.9%$39.50+14.2%+96.1%$281.82M$753.08M-17.294,600Positive NewsPLCEChildren's Place0.3489 of 5 stars$7.19+3.0%$7.00-2.6%-35.2%$154.73M$1.39B-8.367,900CATOCato0.6915 of 5 stars$4.56-1.3%N/A+2.3%$91.14M$649.81M-4.517,000Positive News 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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