Kontoor Brands (KTB) Competitors

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) and Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KTB or SHOO?

93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are held 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.

Is KTB or SHOO more profitable?

Kontoor Brands has a net margin of 8.82% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 3.92%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 71.33% beat Steven Madden's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kontoor Brands	8.82%	71.33%	16.78%
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%

Which has more volatility & risk, KTB or SHOO?

Kontoor Brands has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KTB or SHOO?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 29 more articles in the media than Kontoor Brands. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Steven Madden and 9 mentions for Kontoor Brands. Kontoor Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.08 indicating that Kontoor Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kontoor Brands	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Steven Madden	5 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is KTB or SHOO a better dividend stock?

Kontoor Brands pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Kontoor Brands pays out 51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steven Madden pays out 66.1% 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. Kontoor Brands has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Kontoor Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer KTB or SHOO?

Kontoor Brands presently has a consensus target price of $87.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.85%. Steven Madden has a consensus target price of $30.83, indicating a potential upside of 22.84%. Given Kontoor Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kontoor Brands is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kontoor Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KTB or SHOO?

Kontoor Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Steven Madden. Kontoor Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steven Madden, 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
Kontoor Brands	$2.61B	1.21	$245.80M	$4.08	13.94
Steven Madden	$2.32B	0.79	$169.39M	$1.27	19.76

Summary

Kontoor Brands beats Steven Madden on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.