Tapestry (TPR) Competitors

Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) and Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SHOO or TPR?

Tapestry has higher revenue and earnings than Steven Madden. Steven Madden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tapestry, 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	$2.28B	0.76	$169.39M	$2.32	10.34
Tapestry	$6.88B	3.07	$816M	$3.80	26.74

Do analysts prefer SHOO or TPR?

Steven Madden presently has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.80%. Tapestry has a consensus target price of $89.17, indicating a potential downside of 12.24%. Given Steven Madden's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Steven Madden is more favorable than Tapestry.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Tapestry	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Is SHOO or TPR a better dividend stock?

Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Tapestry pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Steven Madden pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tapestry pays out 36.8% 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. Tapestry has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Steven Madden is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SHOO or TPR more profitable?

Tapestry has a net margin of 12.50% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 7.26%. Tapestry's return on equity of 51.84% beat Steven Madden's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steven Madden	7.26%	21.63%	13.24%
Tapestry	12.50%	51.84%	10.83%

Which has more risk & volatility, SHOO or TPR?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tapestry has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHOO or TPR?

99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Tapestry shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Tapestry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer SHOO or TPR?

In the previous week, Tapestry had 28 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Tapestry and 6 mentions for Steven Madden. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Tapestry's score of 0.74 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tapestry	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Tapestry beats Steven Madden on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.