Cato (CATO) Competitors $3.04 -0.13 (-4.10%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.02 -0.02 (-0.49%) As of 07/25/2025 07:38 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CATO vs. DBI, PLCE, TLYS, TJX, ROST, URBN, ANF, BKE, FL, and AEOShould you be buying Cato stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cato include Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), Tilly's (TLYS), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Cato vs. Its Competitors Designer Brands Children's Place Tilly's TJX Companies Ross Stores Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Buckle Foot Locker American Eagle Outfitters Cato (NYSE:CATO) and Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, CATO or DBI? Cato has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, CATO or DBI? Designer Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Cato. Designer Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cato, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCato$649.81M0.09-$18.06M-$1.35-2.25Designer Brands$3.01B0.05-$10.55M-$0.68-4.85 Does the media favor CATO or DBI? In the previous week, Cato had 3 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cato and 7 mentions for Designer Brands. Designer Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Cato's score of -0.16 indicating that Designer Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cato 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Designer Brands 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CATO or DBI? 61.1% of Cato shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Cato shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Designer Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CATO or DBI more profitable? Designer Brands has a net margin of -0.97% compared to Cato's net margin of -4.02%. Designer Brands' return on equity of -0.84% beat Cato's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cato-4.02% -14.71% -5.80% Designer Brands -0.97%-0.84%-0.12% Do analysts recommend CATO or DBI? Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.22%. Given Designer Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Cato.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cato 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Designer Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryDesigner Brands beats Cato on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cato News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CATO 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 CATO 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 CATO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCatoRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$62.57M$7.60B$26.78B$21.04BDividend YieldN/A2.86%177.03%3.59%P/E Ratio-2.2570.8630.7428.45Price / Sales0.091.262.7871.70Price / CashN/A17.6552.3122.92Price / Book0.383.095.694.68Net Income-$18.06M$372.42M$880.44M$995.51M7 Day Performance7.61%5.30%2.32%1.65%1 Month Performance10.14%11.00%7.08%4.54%1 Year Performance-41.31%0.41%25.91%10.00% Cato Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CATOCato0.7293 of 5 stars$3.04-4.1%N/A-40.6%$62.57M$649.81M-2.257,000DBIDesigner Brands3.4703 of 5 stars$3.12-0.2%$3.50+12.4%-56.4%$152.09M$2.95B-4.5814,000PLCEChildren's Place0.4766 of 5 stars$4.99+0.2%$6.00+20.2%-29.4%$110.63M$1.39B-1.597,900TLYSTilly's2.2168 of 5 stars$1.43-2.7%$2.25+57.3%-67.8%$43.12M$561.21M-0.885,619News CoverageGap DownTJXTJX Companies4.957 of 5 stars$123.54-0.1%$141.06+14.2%+13.5%$138.00B$56.99B29.07364,000Positive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.8566 of 5 stars$131.17flat$158.94+21.2%-2.0%$42.90B$21.26B20.72107,000Positive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters4.5857 of 5 stars$72.10-0.2%$74.09+2.8%+67.3%$6.46B$5.55B15.0829,000Positive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.7477 of 5 stars$92.26+3.3%$110.63+19.9%-39.1%$4.40B$4.95B9.0839,200Positive NewsBKEBuckle3.0719 of 5 stars$48.36+2.1%$41.00-15.2%+22.3%$2.47B$1.22B12.438,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeFLFoot Locker3.6778 of 5 stars$25.09+0.1%$21.20-15.5%-2.1%$2.39B$7.99B-6.6547,306AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.1964 of 5 stars$10.18+2.8%$14.70+44.5%-44.5%$1.76B$5.33B10.3844,000Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DBI Alternatives PLCE Alternatives TLYS Alternatives TJX Alternatives ROST Alternatives URBN Alternatives ANF Alternatives BKE Alternatives FL Alternatives AEO Alternatives 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:CATO) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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