Caleres (CAL) Competitors

Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is WWW or CAL more profitable?

Caleres has a net margin of 6.10% compared to Caleres' net margin of -1.77%. Wolverine World Wide's return on equity of 29.77% beat Caleres' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wolverine World Wide	-1.77%	1.45%	0.22%
Caleres	6.10%	29.77%	8.14%

Is WWW or CAL a better dividend stock?

Wolverine World Wide pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Wolverine World Wide pays out -78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caleres pays out 5.8% 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. Wolverine World Wide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to WWW or CAL?

In the previous week, Wolverine World Wide had 8 more articles in the media than Caleres. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Wolverine World Wide and 2 mentions for Caleres. Wolverine World Wide's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Caleres' score of 0.00 indicating that Caleres is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wolverine World Wide	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Caleres	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WWW or CAL?

Wolverine World Wide received 38 more outperform votes than Caleres when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.64% of users gave Caleres an outperform vote while only 50.98% of users gave Wolverine World Wide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wolverine World Wide	Outperform Votes 442 50.98%	Underperform Votes 425 49.02%
Caleres	Outperform Votes 404 62.64%	Underperform Votes 241 37.36%

Do analysts prefer WWW or CAL?

Wolverine World Wide presently has a consensus price target of $10.63, suggesting a potential upside of 0.24%. Caleres has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.49%. Given Wolverine World Wide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Caleres is more favorable than Wolverine World Wide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wolverine World Wide	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Caleres	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, WWW or CAL?

Wolverine World Wide has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WWW or CAL?

Caleres has higher revenue and earnings than Wolverine World Wide. Wolverine World Wide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caleres, 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
Wolverine World Wide	$2.24B	0.38	-$39.60M	-$0.51	-20.78
Caleres	$2.82B	0.46	$171.39M	$4.81	7.67

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WWW or CAL?

90.3% of Wolverine World Wide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Caleres shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Wolverine World Wide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Caleres shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Caleres beats Wolverine World Wide on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.