Do analysts rate DBI or CAL?

Designer Brands currently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.02%. Given Designer Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Caleres. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Designer Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Caleres 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67

Is DBI or CAL more profitable?

Designer Brands has a net margin of 0.35% compared to Caleres' net margin of 0.02%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 8.60% beat Caleres' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Designer Brands 0.35% 8.60% 1.22% Caleres 0.02% 7.33% 2.21%

Is GCO or DBI more profitable?

Genesco has a net margin of 0.80% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of 0.35%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 8.60% beat Genesco's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Genesco 0.80% 2.66% 1.00% Designer Brands 0.35% 8.60% 1.22%

Is DBI or ZUMZ more profitable?

Zumiez has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of 0.35%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 8.60% beat Zumiez's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Designer Brands 0.35% 8.60% 1.22% Zumiez 1.54% 4.24% 2.05%

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Should you buy Designer Brands stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Designer Brands with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Designer Brands include Citi Trends (CTRN), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO), and Zumiez (ZUMZ). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry.

How does Designer Brands compare to Citi Trends?

Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) 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, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Citi Trends currently has a consensus price target of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.31%. Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 45.02%. Given Designer Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Citi Trends.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Citi Trends	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Citi Trends shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are owned 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.

Citi Trends has a net margin of 1.42% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of 0.35%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 8.60% beat Citi Trends' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Citi Trends	1.42%	2.09%	0.51%
Designer Brands	0.35%	8.60%	1.22%

In the previous week, Citi Trends had 1 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Citi Trends and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Citi Trends' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Citi Trends is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Citi Trends	Very Positive
Designer Brands	Neutral

Citi Trends has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Designer Brands. Designer Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citi Trends, 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
Citi Trends	$819.96M	0.60	$5.21M	$1.39	42.59
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.09	-$8.37M	$0.19	28.13

Citi Trends has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Citi Trends beats Designer Brands on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Designer Brands compare to Shoe Carnival?

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

Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Designer Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Shoe Carnival pays out 50.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Designer Brands pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Shoe Carnival has raised 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.

66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.6% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Designer Brands'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shoe Carnival	Neutral
Designer Brands	Neutral

Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 3.31% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of 0.35%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 8.60% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shoe Carnival	3.31%	7.24%	4.19%
Designer Brands	0.35%	8.60%	1.22%

Shoe Carnival has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Designer Brands. Shoe Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Designer Brands, 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	$1.13B	0.42	$52.27M	$1.35	12.91
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.09	-$8.37M	$0.19	28.13

Shoe Carnival presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 45.02%. Given Designer Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Designer Brands on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Designer Brands compare to Caleres?

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both small-cap apparel retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Designer Brands currently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.02%. Given Designer Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Caleres.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Caleres	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

In the previous week, Caleres had 2 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Caleres and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Caleres' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Caleres is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Designer Brands	Neutral
Caleres	Positive

Designer Brands has a net margin of 0.35% compared to Caleres' net margin of 0.02%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 8.60% beat Caleres' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Designer Brands	0.35%	8.60%	1.22%
Caleres	0.02%	7.33%	2.21%

Designer Brands has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Caleres has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Designer Brands. Caleres is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Designer Brands, 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	$2.89B	0.09	-$8.37M	$0.19	28.13
Caleres	$2.76B	0.14	-$6.69M	-$0.01	N/A

Designer Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Designer Brands pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caleres pays out -2,800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Caleres shares are owned by institutional investors. 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Caleres shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Designer Brands beats Caleres on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Designer Brands compare to Genesco?

Genesco (NYSE:GCO) and Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Genesco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Designer Brands. Genesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Designer Brands, 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
Genesco	$2.44B	0.16	$13.27M	$1.73	19.82
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.09	-$8.37M	$0.19	28.13

Genesco has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Genesco presently has a consensus target price of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.95%. Designer Brands has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.02%. Given Designer Brands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Genesco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genesco	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

94.5% of Genesco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of Genesco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Genesco had 7 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Genesco and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Genesco's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Genesco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genesco	Positive
Designer Brands	Neutral

Genesco has a net margin of 0.80% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of 0.35%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 8.60% beat Genesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genesco	0.80%	2.66%	1.00%
Designer Brands	0.35%	8.60%	1.22%

Summary

Genesco beats Designer Brands on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Designer Brands compare to Zumiez?

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

Designer Brands currently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.02%. Zumiez has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.94%. Given Designer Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Zumiez.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Zumiez	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Zumiez has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Designer Brands. Zumiez is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Designer Brands, 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	$2.89B	0.09	-$8.37M	$0.19	28.13
Zumiez	$929.06M	0.33	$13.38M	$0.83	21.89

In the previous week, Zumiez had 3 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Zumiez and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Zumiez's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Designer Brands	Neutral
Zumiez	Positive

88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Zumiez shares are owned by institutional investors. 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Zumiez shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Zumiez has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of 0.35%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 8.60% beat Zumiez's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Designer Brands	0.35%	8.60%	1.22%
Zumiez	1.54%	4.24%	2.05%

Designer Brands has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zumiez has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Summary

Zumiez beats Designer Brands on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DBI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Designer Brands	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$280.29M	$10.32B	$27.23B	$23.46B
Dividend Yield	3.62%	3.17%	175.38%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	28.13	15.49	21.16	31.06
Price / Sales	0.09	1.07	3.48	19.77
Price / Cash	4.08	12.44	18.18	18.64
Price / Book	0.94	4.28	6.48	4.77
Net Income	-$8.37M	$378.06M	$951.67M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-4.40%	-0.89%	-1.05%	-0.56%
1 Month Performance	-22.61%	-4.59%	-1.61%	-0.11%
1 Year Performance	70.19%	15.51%	-3.83%	16.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DBI Designer Brands	4.1242 of 5 stars	$5.34 -3.2%	$7.75 +45.0%	+75.6%	$280.29M	$2.89B	28.13	13,000
CTRN Citi Trends	3.017 of 5 stars	$57.03 +3.2%	$73.00 +28.0%	+91.3%	$475.06M	$849.09M	41.03	4,700	High Trading Volume
SCVL Shoe Carnival	4.8936 of 5 stars	$17.43 0.0%	$22.00 +26.3%	-18.3%	$473.11M	$1.13B	12.91	5,000	Gap Down
CAL Caleres	2.3725 of 5 stars	$11.93 +1.2%	N/A	-20.0%	$400.73M	$2.76B	N/A	10,000
GCO Genesco	4.1892 of 5 stars	$33.27 +0.3%	$36.67 +10.2%	+45.1%	$369.52M	$2.45B	19.23	16,000	News Coverage Gap Up

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