Caleres (CAL) Competitors $13.98 -0.35 (-2.46%) As of 10:52 AM 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. GES, SCVL, ZUMZ, GCO, CTRN, DBI, PLCE, CATO, TLYS, and TJXShould you be buying Caleres stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Caleres include Guess? (GES), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Genesco (GCO), Citi Trends (CTRN), Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), Cato (CATO), Tilly's (TLYS), and TJX Companies (TJX). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Caleres vs. Guess? Shoe Carnival Zumiez Genesco Citi Trends Designer Brands Children's Place Cato Tilly's TJX Companies Guess? (NYSE:GES) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor GES or CAL? Guess? received 71 more outperform votes than Caleres when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.04% of users gave Caleres an outperform vote while only 53.53% of users gave Guess? an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGuess?Outperform Votes47853.53% Underperform Votes41546.47% CaleresOutperform Votes40762.04% Underperform Votes24937.96% Is GES or CAL more profitable? Caleres has a net margin of 5.69% compared to Guess?'s net margin of 3.19%. Guess?'s return on equity of 23.29% beat Caleres' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Guess?3.19% 23.29% 5.05% Caleres 5.69%22.71%7.03% Which has better earnings and valuation, GES or CAL? Guess? has higher revenue and earnings than Caleres. Guess? is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caleres, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGuess?$3.05B0.21$198.20M-$0.24-51.94Caleres$2.68B0.18$171.39M$2.405.96 Does the media prefer GES or CAL? In the previous week, Guess? had 20 more articles in the media than Caleres. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Guess? and 8 mentions for Caleres. Guess?'s average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Caleres' score of 0.01 indicating that Guess? is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Guess? 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Caleres 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in GES or CAL? 61.7% of Guess? shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Caleres shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.7% of Guess? shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Caleres shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, GES or CAL? Guess? has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer GES or CAL? Guess? presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.28%. Caleres has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.17%. Given Guess?'s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Guess? is more favorable than Caleres.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Guess? 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Caleres 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is GES or CAL a better dividend stock? Guess? pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Guess? pays out -500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caleres pays out 11.7% 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. Guess? has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Guess? is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryGuess? beats Caleres on 14 of the 19 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricCaleresFootwear, except rubber IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$481.02M$3.00B$8.01B$19.81BDividend Yield2.13%2.37%3.19%3.85%P/E Ratio3.1918.6515.3235.71Price / Sales0.181.173.7645.94Price / Cash2.9412.6716.3717.52Price / Book0.892.404.854.84Net Income$171.39M$146.62M$257.27M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.20%3.39%1.43%2.35%1 Month Performance-4.85%7.10%6.67%5.86%1 Year Performance-56.38%-16.07%22.73%14.72% Caleres Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CALCaleres3.6976 of 5 stars$13.98-2.5%$14.00+0.2%-56.4%$469.73M$2.68B3.119,200GESGuess?3.402 of 5 stars$10.59+1.0%$12.50+18.1%-45.6%$550.54M$3.00B8.8912,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionSCVLShoe Carnival4.5099 of 5 stars$19.33+0.6%$51.00+163.8%-44.5%$528.33M$1.18B7.115,800ZUMZZumiez2.7402 of 5 stars$12.11-3.0%$22.00+81.7%-32.9%$236.96M$889.20M-4.719,500Earnings ReportBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionGCOGenesco3.5369 of 5 stars$21.36-1.7%$23.50+10.0%-10.3%$230.26M$2.33B-8.7918,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCTRNCiti Trends0.5516 of 5 stars$27.01+2.0%$33.33+23.4%+52.9%$223.59M$753.08M-8.805,400DBIDesigner Brands4.4584 of 5 stars$3.37-5.1%$4.75+40.9%-57.2%$161.68M$3.01B-112.3013,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPLCEChildren's Place0.7107 of 5 stars$5.76-5.3%$9.00+56.3%-57.8%$73.64M$1.39B-0.4111,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCATOCato0.6619 of 5 stars$2.59+1.2%N/A-44.6%$52.02M$642.95M-1.887,500TLYSTilly's2.7958 of 5 stars$1.48+3.8%$3.75+152.7%-75.4%$44.75M$569.45M-0.845,700News CoverageEarnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTJXTJX Companies4.8102 of 5 stars$128.36+1.1%$141.53+10.3%+17.5%$143.39B$56.99B30.20340,000Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GES Competitors SCVL Competitors ZUMZ Competitors GCO Competitors CTRN Competitors DBI Competitors PLCE Competitors CATO Competitors TLYS Competitors TJX 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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