Do analysts prefer CAL or DBI?

Designer Brands has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential downside of 14.08%. Given Designer Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Caleres. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Caleres 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Designer Brands 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75

Is ZUMZ or DBI more profitable?

Zumiez has a net margin of 1.44% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of -0.29%. Zumiez's return on equity of 3.91% beat Designer Brands' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zumiez 1.44% 3.91% 1.90% Designer Brands -0.29% 2.82% 0.39%

Is GCO or DBI more profitable?

Genesco has a net margin of 0.80% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of -0.29%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 2.82% beat Genesco's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Genesco 0.80% 2.66% 1.00% Designer Brands -0.29% 2.82% 0.39%

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

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

How does Designer Brands compare to Caleres?

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

Caleres has a net margin of -0.24% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of -0.29%. Caleres' return on equity of 6.49% beat Designer Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caleres	-0.24%	6.49%	1.98%
Designer Brands	-0.29%	2.82%	0.39%

Caleres has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Caleres	$2.76B	0.17	-$6.69M	-$0.22	N/A
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.15	-$8.37M	-$0.19	N/A

98.4% of Caleres shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Caleres shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are owned by 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, Caleres had 5 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Caleres and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Caleres' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Caleres is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Caleres	Neutral
Designer Brands	Neutral

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

Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Designer Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Caleres pays out -127.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Designer Brands pays out -105.3% 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.

Designer Brands has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential downside of 14.08%. Given Designer Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Caleres.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caleres	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Designer Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Summary

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

How does Designer Brands compare to Shoe Carnival?

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) 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 institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.

Designer Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Designer Brands pays out -105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 50.4% 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. Shoe Carnival is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 3.31% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of -0.29%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 7.24% beat Designer Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Designer Brands	-0.29%	2.82%	0.39%
Shoe Carnival	3.31%	7.24%	4.19%

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	$2.89B	0.15	-$8.37M	-$0.19	N/A
Shoe Carnival	$1.14B	0.41	$52.27M	$1.35	12.62

Designer Brands presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.08%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.11%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 2 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Designer Brands	Neutral
Shoe Carnival	Positive

88.8% of Designer Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 67.3% of Designer Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Designer Brands on 15 of the 19 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Zumiez has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Designer Brands. Designer Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zumiez, 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	0.43	$13.38M	$0.86	26.87
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.15	-$8.37M	-$0.19	N/A

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

95.5% of Zumiez shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.3% of Zumiez 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 0.92 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zumiez	Positive
Designer Brands	Neutral

Zumiez presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential downside of 22.11%. Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.08%. Given Designer Brands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Designer Brands is more favorable than Zumiez.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zumiez	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Designer Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Zumiez has a net margin of 1.44% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of -0.29%. Zumiez's return on equity of 3.91% beat Designer Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zumiez	1.44%	3.91%	1.90%
Designer Brands	-0.29%	2.82%	0.39%

Summary

Zumiez beats Designer Brands on 11 of the 15 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Genesco had 14 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Genesco and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Genesco's average media sentiment score of 0.80 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 beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% 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.

Genesco presently has a consensus target price of $36.67, indicating a potential downside of 6.21%. Designer Brands has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.08%. Given Genesco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genesco is more favorable than Designer Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genesco	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Designer Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Genesco has a net margin of 0.80% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of -0.29%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 2.82% beat Genesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genesco	0.80%	2.66%	1.00%
Designer Brands	-0.29%	2.82%	0.39%

Genesco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Designer Brands. Designer Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genesco, 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	$2.45B	0.17	$13.27M	$1.73	22.60
Designer Brands	$2.89B	0.15	-$8.37M	-$0.19	N/A

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

Summary

Genesco beats Designer Brands on 13 of the 16 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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

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	0.15	-$8.37M	-$0.19	N/A
Citi Trends	$819.96M	0.47	$5.21M	$0.59	77.68

Designer Brands currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential downside of 14.08%. Citi Trends has a consensus price target of $68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.37%. Given Citi Trends' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Citi Trends is more favorable than Designer Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Designer Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Citi Trends	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Citi Trends has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Designer Brands' net margin of -0.29%. Designer Brands' return on equity of 2.82% beat Citi Trends' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Designer Brands	-0.29%	2.82%	0.39%
Citi Trends	0.64%	-4.78%	-1.16%

In the previous week, Citi Trends had 18 more articles in the media than Designer Brands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Citi Trends and 0 mentions for Designer Brands. Citi Trends' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Citi Trends is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Designer Brands	Neutral
Citi Trends	Positive

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Designer Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Citi Trends pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Designer Brands pays out -105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citi Trends pays out 54.2% 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. Designer Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Citi Trends beats Designer Brands on 11 of the 18 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	$442.65M	$10.07B	$26.87B	$23.08B
Dividend Yield	2.44%	2.98%	178.37%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	-45.94	16.55	19.64	31.02
Price / Sales	0.15	1.10	4.00	14.81
Price / Cash	6.06	12.21	15.01	24.78
Price / Book	1.54	4.33	6.24	4.67
Net Income	-$8.37M	$377.89M	$969.96M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	10.90%	-0.54%	-1.46%	-0.67%
1 Month Performance	15.23%	-2.66%	-2.40%	0.22%
1 Year Performance	142.14%	20.92%	-0.46%	25.44%

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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	1.3537 of 5 stars	$8.73 +1.7%	$7.50 -14.1%	+155.3%	$442.65M	$2.89B	N/A	13,000	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
CAL Caleres	2.6688 of 5 stars	$13.98 +3.6%	$14.00 +0.1%	+8.0%	$471.69M	$2.76B	N/A	10,000	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings Dividend Announcement Insider Trade
SCVL Shoe Carnival	4.9973 of 5 stars	$17.16 +3.0%	$22.00 +28.2%	-10.0%	$471.56M	$1.14B	12.71	5,000
ZUMZ Zumiez	1.5384 of 5 stars	$24.08 +0.5%	$18.00 -25.2%	+92.0%	$415.62M	$929.06M	28.00	2,400	Upcoming Earnings
GCO Genesco	2.1265 of 5 stars	$37.23 +0.6%	$34.00 -8.7%	+85.7%	$404.32M	$2.44B	32.95	16,000	News Coverage Earnings Report

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Designer Brands (DBI) Competitors

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

How does Designer Brands compare to Caleres?

Is CAL or DBI more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CAL or DBI?

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

Does the media favor CAL or DBI?

Which has more risk and volatility, CAL or DBI?

Is CAL or DBI a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer CAL or DBI?

Summary

How does Designer Brands compare to Shoe Carnival?

Is DBI or SCVL a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, DBI or SCVL?

Is DBI or SCVL more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DBI or SCVL?

Do analysts recommend DBI or SCVL?

Does the media prefer DBI or SCVL?

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

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How does Designer Brands compare to Zumiez?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ZUMZ or DBI?

Which has more risk and volatility, ZUMZ or DBI?

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

Does the media favor ZUMZ or DBI?

Do analysts rate ZUMZ or DBI?

Is ZUMZ or DBI more profitable?

Summary

How does Designer Brands compare to Genesco?

Does the media favor GCO or DBI?

Which has more risk and volatility, GCO or DBI?

Do analysts recommend GCO or DBI?

Is GCO or DBI more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GCO or DBI?

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

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How does Designer Brands compare to Citi Trends?

Which has more risk and volatility, DBI or CTRN?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DBI or CTRN?

Do analysts recommend DBI or CTRN?

Is DBI or CTRN more profitable?

Does the media prefer DBI or CTRN?

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

Is DBI or CTRN a better dividend stock?

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