Caleres (CAL) Competitors

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both small-cap apparel retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts rate SCVL or CAL?

Caleres has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.66%. Given Caleres' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	1.50
Caleres	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has stronger 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.53	$73.77M	$2.27	10.22
Caleres	$2.72B	0.18	$107.25M	$1.75	8.48

Does the media refer more to SCVL or CAL?

In the previous week, Caleres had 3 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Caleres and 13 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Caleres' score of 0.15 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Caleres	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 1.9%. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, SCVL or CAL?

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Carnival	5.41%	9.65%	5.53%
Caleres	2.26%	11.91%	3.68%

Do institutionals and insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Caleres shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Caleres on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.