Genesco (GCO) Competitors $31.98 0.00 (-0.01%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.05 +0.07 (+0.23%) As of 04:20 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GCO vs. SCVL, ZUMZ, ARCO, CAL, TPR, GES, CTRN, DBI, PLCE, and CATOShould you be buying Genesco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genesco include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Caleres (CAL), Tapestry (TPR), Guess? (GES), Citi Trends (CTRN), Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), and Cato (CATO). Genesco vs. Its Competitors Shoe Carnival Zumiez Arcos Dorados Caleres Tapestry Guess? Citi Trends Designer Brands Children's Place Cato Genesco (NYSE:GCO) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Is GCO or SCVL more profitable? Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Genesco's net margin of -1.03%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 10.43% beat Genesco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Genesco-1.03% 1.75% 0.65% Shoe Carnival 5.58%10.43%5.92% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GCO or SCVL? Shoe Carnival has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genesco. Genesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shoe Carnival, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGenesco$2.36B0.15-$18.89M-$2.44-13.11Shoe Carnival$1.20B0.49$73.77M$2.398.97 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GCO or SCVL? 94.5% of Genesco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of Genesco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held 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. Which has more volatility & risk, GCO or SCVL? Genesco has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GCO or SCVL? Genesco presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.18%. Given Genesco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Genesco is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Genesco 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Shoe Carnival 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the media prefer GCO or SCVL? In the previous week, Genesco had 18 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Genesco and 25 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Genesco's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.15 indicating that Genesco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Genesco 10 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shoe Carnival 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGenesco and Shoe Carnival tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Genesco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 GCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGenescoRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$344.71M$7.54B$26.83B$21.20BDividend YieldN/A2.57%171.11%3.48%P/E Ratio-13.1169.2627.1029.02Price / Sales0.151.513.8250.28Price / Cash5.7118.1817.3018.29Price / Book0.663.485.074.57Net Income-$18.89M$360.00M$872.94M$999.06M7 Day Performance-0.24%1.38%-0.37%-0.01%1 Month Performance34.98%12.12%5.10%6.50%1 Year Performance5.92%7.11%15.43%11.34% Genesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCOGenesco3.5473 of 5 stars$31.980.0%$30.00-6.2%+6.6%$344.71M$2.36B-13.1118,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownSCVLShoe Carnival4.1153 of 5 stars$22.34+0.6%$51.00+128.3%-48.3%$606.85M$1.20B9.355,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeZUMZZumiez2.3433 of 5 stars$16.49+3.1%$25.00+51.6%-38.0%$284.33M$889.20M1,650.658,700Upcoming EarningsARCOArcos Dorados4.1416 of 5 stars$6.96-2.2%$8.80+26.5%-20.5%$1.50B$4.47B11.0498,615Short Interest ↓CALCaleres3.6217 of 5 stars$15.30-1.4%$14.00-8.5%-64.4%$524.19M$2.72B6.379,400News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTPRTapestry3.9073 of 5 stars$98.61-1.1%$105.47+7.0%+148.3%$20.74B$7.01B156.5319,000Positive NewsGESGuess?2.0828 of 5 stars$16.81-0.2%$14.88-11.5%-18.8%$875.96M$3.00B-70.0413,000Earnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst RevisionCTRNCiti Trends1.2581 of 5 stars$34.03+4.4%$32.50-4.5%+149.2%$270.30M$753.08M-7.294,600Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeDBIDesigner Brands3.9435 of 5 stars$3.47-3.2%$3.50+1.0%-44.4%$174.79M$3.01B-5.1014,000PLCEChildren's Place0.9757 of 5 stars$4.49-0.2%$6.00+33.6%-11.1%$99.76M$1.39B-1.437,900CATOCato1.1198 of 5 stars$4.07+10.0%N/A-14.9%$73.03M$649.81M-4.037,000Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shoe Carnival Alternatives Zumiez Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Caleres Alternatives Tapestry Alternatives Guess? 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