Genesco (GCO) Competitors

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

Is SCVL or GCO 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
Shoe Carnival	5.58%	10.43%	5.92%
Genesco	-0.67%	2.22%	0.84%

Does the media prefer SCVL or GCO?

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 5 more articles in the media than Genesco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 2 mentions for Genesco. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Genesco's score of 0.00 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shoe Carnival	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genesco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SCVL or GCO?

Shoe Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 141.94%. Genesco has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.82%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Genesco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genesco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, SCVL or GCO?

Shoe Carnival has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.48	$73.77M	$2.39	8.82
Genesco	$2.33B	0.10	-$18.89M	-$1.56	-14.30

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

66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Genesco shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of Genesco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SCVL or GCO?

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesco has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Genesco on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.