Kontoor Brands (KTB) Competitors

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

Is SHOO or KTB more profitable?

Kontoor Brands has a net margin of 9.48% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 3.92%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 68.76% beat Steven Madden's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%
Kontoor Brands	9.48%	68.76%	15.02%

Is SHOO or KTB a better dividend stock?

Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Kontoor Brands pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Steven Madden pays out 66.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kontoor Brands pays out 46.4% 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SHOO or KTB?

99.9% of Steven Madden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SHOO or KTB?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kontoor Brands has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SHOO or KTB?

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
Steven Madden	$2.32B	1.08	$169.39M	$1.27	27.07
Kontoor Brands	$2.61B	1.76	$245.80M	$4.48	18.45

Does the media favor SHOO or KTB?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 2 more articles in the media than Kontoor Brands. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Steven Madden and 1 mentions for Kontoor Brands. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Kontoor Brands' score of 0.68 indicating that Steven Madden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steven Madden	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kontoor Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SHOO or KTB?

Steven Madden currently has a consensus price target of $31.80, indicating a potential downside of 7.49%. Kontoor Brands has a consensus price target of $91.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. Given Kontoor Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kontoor Brands is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Kontoor Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Kontoor Brands beats Steven Madden on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.