Genesco (GCO) Competitors $25.58 +1.75 (+7.34%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.61 +0.03 (+0.12%) As of 07:08 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Is GCO or SCVL more profitable? Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Genesco's net margin of -0.67%. 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-0.67% 2.22% 0.84% Shoe Carnival 5.58%10.43%5.92% Do analysts rate GCO or SCVL? Genesco presently has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.22%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 146.97%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Genesco.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) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Shoe Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 preferable valuation and 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$2.33B0.12-$18.89M-$1.56-16.40Shoe Carnival$1.20B0.47$73.77M$2.398.64 Does the media favor GCO or SCVL? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 2 more articles in the media than Genesco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 1 mentions for Genesco. Genesco's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 1.51 indicating that Genesco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Genesco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Shoe Carnival 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, GCO or SCVL? Genesco has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryShoe Carnival beats Genesco on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GCO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$256.86M$7.51B$26.75B$20.66BDividend YieldN/A2.89%172.89%3.66%P/E Ratio-16.4058.5926.9228.37Price / Sales0.121.1411.9160.24Price / Cash4.2516.9456.4422.93Price / Book0.532.935.615.38Net Income-$18.89M$372.41M$874.58M$994.60M7 Day Performance4.36%-0.27%1.19%1.50%1 Month Performance8.51%-1.21%-1.04%0.49%1 Year Performance-4.77%4.00%20.99%18.07% Genesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCOGenesco3.7353 of 5 stars$25.58+7.3%$24.50-4.2%-11.8%$256.86M$2.33B-16.4018,000Positive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival4.458 of 5 stars$20.56+2.5%$51.00+148.1%-49.5%$562.11M$1.20B8.605,500Positive NewsZUMZZumiez3.3566 of 5 stars$14.17+6.7%$25.00+76.4%-42.4%$251.82M$896.16M1,418.428,700Positive NewsARCOArcos Dorados4.0872 of 5 stars$6.64+1.5%$8.80+32.6%-31.0%$1.40B$4.47B10.2198,615News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCALCaleres3.5745 of 5 stars$13.90+5.6%$14.00+0.7%-62.3%$469.85M$2.72B5.799,400Gap UpTPRTapestry4.035 of 5 stars$111.86+5.2%$99.72-10.9%+182.5%$23.23B$6.67B29.4418,600News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGESGuess?2.2865 of 5 stars$13.12+5.3%$12.50-4.7%-39.6%$682.20M$3.05B-54.6413,000Positive NewsCTRNCiti Trends0.2914 of 5 stars$29.65+1.9%$32.50+9.6%+91.4%$245.80M$753.08M-6.354,600News CoverageDBIDesigner Brands4.2303 of 5 stars$2.76+7.8%$3.50+26.8%-59.7%$134.74M$3.01B-4.0614,000PLCEChildren's Place1.2406 of 5 stars$4.56+0.4%$6.00+31.6%-40.3%$101.09M$1.36B-1.467,900Positive NewsCATOCato0.5943 of 5 stars$2.78-0.4%N/A-42.4%$54.84M$649.81M-2.067,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shoe Carnival Alternatives Zumiez Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Caleres Alternatives Tapestry Alternatives Guess? 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