Oxford Industries (OXM) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend OXM or SHOO?

Oxford Industries currently has a consensus price target of $54.40, suggesting a potential upside of 26.46%. Steven Madden has a consensus price target of $31.80, suggesting a potential downside of 4.44%. Given Oxford Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oxford Industries is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has more risk & volatility, OXM or SHOO?

Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OXM or SHOO?

Steven Madden has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Industries. Oxford Industries 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
Oxford Industries	$1.52B	0.42	$92.97M	$3.70	11.63
Steven Madden	$2.28B	1.06	$169.39M	$1.27	26.20

Is OXM or SHOO more profitable?

Steven Madden has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Oxford Industries' net margin of 3.80%. Steven Madden's return on equity of 18.32% beat Oxford Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Industries	3.80%	10.99%	5.15%
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%

Does the media prefer OXM or SHOO?

In the previous week, Oxford Industries and Oxford Industries both had 4 articles in the media. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Oxford Industries' score of 0.17 indicating that Steven Madden is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Steven Madden	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OXM or SHOO a better dividend stock?

Oxford Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Oxford Industries pays out 74.6% 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. Oxford Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Oxford Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OXM or SHOO?

91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Oxford Industries 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Steven Madden beats Oxford Industries on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.