Designer Brands (DBI) Competitors

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Is DBI or SCVL more profitable?

Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of -0.97%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 10.43% beat Designer Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Designer Brands	-0.97%	-0.84%	-0.12%
Shoe Carnival	5.58%	10.43%	5.92%

Which has more risk & volatility, DBI or SCVL?

Designer Brands has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DBI or SCVL?

In the previous week, Designer Brands had 12 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Designer Brands and 0 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.20 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Designer Brands	Neutral
Shoe Carnival	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DBI or SCVL?

88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.9% of Designer Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, DBI or SCVL?

Shoe Carnival has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Designer Brands. Designer Brands 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
Designer Brands	$3.01B	0.05	-$10.55M	-$0.68	-4.29
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.47	$73.77M	$2.39	8.60

Do analysts prefer DBI or SCVL?

Designer Brands presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.07%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 148.18%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Designer Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is DBI or SCVL a better dividend stock?

Designer Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Designer Brands pays out -29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 25.1% 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. Designer Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Designer Brands on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.