Do analysts recommend DBI or CAL?

Designer Brands presently has a consensus price target of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.43%. Given Designer Brands' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

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 ZUMZ or DBI 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 Zumiez 1.54% 4.24% 2.05% Designer Brands 0.35% 8.60% 1.22%

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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 Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Citi Trends (CTRN), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO), and Zumiez (ZUMZ). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry.

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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Designer Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.00 indicating that Designer Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shoe Carnival	Neutral
Designer Brands	Positive

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	0.11	-$8.37M	$0.19	32.26

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 3.3%. 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.

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Shoe Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.26%. Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.43%. Given Designer Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Designer Brands on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Designer Brands compare to Citi Trends?

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

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
Designer Brands	0.35%	8.60%	1.22%
Citi Trends	1.42%	2.09%	0.51%

Designer Brands presently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.43%. Citi Trends has a consensus price target of $68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.87%. Given Designer Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Citi Trends.

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
Citi Trends	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Citi Trends has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.11	-$8.37M	$0.19	32.26
Citi Trends	$819.96M	0.63	$5.21M	$1.39	44.53

88.8% of Designer Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Citi Trends shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Designer Brands has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Citi Trends has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Citi Trends had 2 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Citi Trends and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Designer Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Citi Trends' score of -0.17 indicating that Designer Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Designer Brands	Positive
Citi Trends	Neutral

Summary

Citi Trends beats Designer Brands on 9 of the 16 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

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

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	0.11	-$8.37M	$0.19	32.26
Caleres	$2.76B	0.15	-$6.69M	-$0.01	N/A

In the previous week, Caleres had 3 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Caleres and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Designer Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Caleres' score of 0.83 indicating that Designer Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Designer Brands	Positive
Caleres	Positive

Designer Brands has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

Designer Brands presently has a consensus price target of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.43%. Given Designer Brands' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Designer Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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.

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%

Summary

Designer Brands beats Caleres on 10 of the 18 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

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%

Genesco has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

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 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.

In the previous week, Genesco had 3 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Genesco and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Designer Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Genesco's score of 0.60 indicating that Designer Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genesco	Positive
Designer Brands	Positive

Genesco currently has a consensus target price of $36.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.10%. Designer Brands has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.43%. Given Designer Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

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	0.15	$13.27M	$1.73	19.61
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.11	-$8.37M	$0.19	32.26

Summary

Genesco beats Designer Brands on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Designer Brands compare to Zumiez?

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) 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 profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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
Zumiez	1.54%	4.24%	2.05%
Designer Brands	0.35%	8.60%	1.22%

Zumiez has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Zumiez had 2 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Zumiez and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Designer Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Zumiez's score of 0.51 indicating that Designer Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zumiez	Positive
Designer Brands	Positive

Zumiez has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Zumiez	$929.06M	0.33	$13.38M	$0.83	21.69
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.11	-$8.37M	$0.19	32.26

95.5% of Zumiez shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 24.3% of Zumiez shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are held 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.

Zumiez currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.43%. Given Designer Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Zumiez.

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

Summary

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

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Metric	Designer Brands	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$311.28M	$10.02B	$26.10B	$23.15B
Dividend Yield	3.16%	3.06%	175.36%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	32.26	15.72	19.83	31.08
Price / Sales	0.11	1.06	3.67	108.25
Price / Cash	4.67	12.81	15.10	18.65
Price / Book	1.08	4.42	6.11	4.65
Net Income	-$8.37M	$377.89M	$962.92M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-5.76%	-1.98%	-1.36%	-1.04%
1 Month Performance	-13.92%	2.01%	1.07%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	165.25%	26.47%	0.52%	24.25%

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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	4.0774 of 5 stars	$6.13 +0.3%	$7.75 +26.4%	+167.0%	$311.28M	$2.89B	32.26	13,000	Positive News
SCVL Shoe Carnival	4.9374 of 5 stars	$17.43 0.0%	$22.00 +26.3%	-10.5%	$473.11M	$1.13B	12.91	5,000	Gap Down
CTRN Citi Trends	1.1428 of 5 stars	$55.61 +0.7%	$68.00 +22.3%	+117.6%	$463.23M	$819.96M	40.01	4,700	Analyst Downgrade Gap Down High Trading Volume
CAL Caleres	2.5953 of 5 stars	$13.35 -5.0%	N/A	0.0%	$448.43M	$2.76B	N/A	10,000
GCO Genesco	3.8066 of 5 stars	$35.91 -8.4%	$36.67 +2.1%	+60.0%	$398.92M	$2.44B	20.75	16,000	News Coverage

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DBI vs. SCVL, CTRN, CAL, GCO, and ZUMZ

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Does the media favor SCVL or DBI?

Is SCVL or DBI more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, SCVL or DBI?

Is SCVL or DBI a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, SCVL or DBI?

Do analysts prefer SCVL or DBI?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SCVL or DBI?

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How does Designer Brands compare to Citi Trends?

Is DBI or CTRN more profitable?

Do analysts rate DBI or CTRN?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DBI or CTRN?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DBI or CTRN?

Which has more volatility and risk, DBI or CTRN?

Does the media refer more to DBI or CTRN?

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How does Designer Brands compare to Caleres?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DBI or CAL?

Which has better valuation & earnings, DBI or CAL?

Does the media favor DBI or CAL?

Which has more volatility and risk, DBI or CAL?

Do analysts recommend DBI or CAL?

Is DBI or CAL a better dividend stock?

Is DBI or CAL more profitable?

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How does Designer Brands compare to Genesco?

Is GCO or DBI more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, GCO or DBI?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GCO or DBI?

Does the media refer more to GCO or DBI?

Do analysts rate GCO or DBI?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GCO or DBI?

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Is ZUMZ or DBI more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ZUMZ or DBI?

Does the media refer more to ZUMZ or DBI?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ZUMZ or DBI?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ZUMZ or DBI?

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