Genesco (GCO) Competitors $22.31 +0.92 (+4.30%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.37 +0.06 (+0.29%) As of 05:43 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 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 Carnival5.58% 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) 3.00Genesco 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShoe Carnival$1.20B0.48$73.77M$2.398.82Genesco$2.33B0.10-$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. SummaryShoe Carnival beats Genesco on 13 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$240.50M$7.59B$26.31B$20.52BDividend YieldN/A3.04%175.66%3.76%P/E Ratio-14.3066.6129.7627.84Price / Sales0.101.124.7037.43Price / Cash3.5216.2345.3021.79Price / Book0.464.665.894.55Net Income-$18.89M$369.65M$872.48M$984.95M7 Day Performance8.41%6.96%4.91%3.58%1 Month Performance4.45%3.38%6.14%6.04%1 Year Performance-4.86%-2.52%21.95%14.49% Genesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCOGenesco2.9246 of 5 stars$22.31+4.3%$24.50+9.8%-12.5%$240.50M$2.33B-14.3018,000SCVLShoe Carnival4.7091 of 5 stars$18.71-2.8%$51.00+172.6%-44.2%$511.46M$1.18B7.835,500Dividend AnnouncementZUMZZumiez2.897 of 5 stars$13.26+2.8%$25.00+88.5%-25.2%$235.63M$889.20M1,327.338,700ARCOArcos Dorados3.7229 of 5 stars$7.91+1.7%$12.00+51.7%-11.5%$1.67B$4.47B12.1798,615News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeGap DownCALCaleres3.7266 of 5 stars$12.27-2.2%$14.00+14.1%-59.4%$414.73M$2.72B5.119,400TPRTapestry4.432 of 5 stars$87.90+0.9%$88.78+1.0%+107.2%$18.26B$6.67B23.1318,600Positive NewsGESGuess?1.9928 of 5 stars$12.08-0.3%$12.50+3.5%-36.5%$628.40M$3.00B-50.3313,000CTRNCiti Trends0.6834 of 5 stars$33.39+0.5%$32.50-2.7%+68.2%$276.80M$753.08M-7.154,600DBIDesigner Brands4.1303 of 5 stars$2.40-2.4%$3.50+45.8%-59.8%$117.17M$3.01B-3.5314,000PLCEChildren's Place1.3528 of 5 stars$4.43flat$6.00+35.4%-43.7%$98.21M$1.39B-1.427,900Positive NewsCATOCato0.5416 of 5 stars$2.78+0.7%N/A-45.7%$54.88M$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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