Analysts Offer Predictions for Shoe Carnival Q4 Earnings

Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Shoe Carnival in a research note issued on Thursday, November 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.44. The consensus estimate for Shoe Carnival's current full-year earnings is $2.67 per share.

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.03. Shoe Carnival had a return on equity of 12.52% and a net margin of 6.12%. The company had revenue of $332.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $331.45 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.71 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on SCVL. Williams Trading boosted their target price on Shoe Carnival from $42.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. StockNews.com lowered Shoe Carnival from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday.

Shoe Carnival Stock Up 4.0 %

Shares of Shoe Carnival stock traded up $1.35 during trading on Monday, hitting $35.25. 249,583 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 247,363. The stock has a market cap of $957.74 million, a P/E ratio of 12.46 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 3.88. Shoe Carnival has a twelve month low of $22.75 and a twelve month high of $46.92. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $38.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.71.

Institutional Trading of Shoe Carnival

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Shoe Carnival in the third quarter valued at $37,440,000. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Shoe Carnival by 2.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 793,318 shares of the company's stock worth $34,787,000 after purchasing an additional 17,086 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Shoe Carnival by 2.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 452,548 shares of the company's stock worth $19,848,000 after purchasing an additional 10,761 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Shoe Carnival by 34.7% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 410,355 shares of the company's stock worth $15,138,000 after purchasing an additional 105,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Foundry Partners LLC boosted its stake in Shoe Carnival by 0.6% in the third quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 149,735 shares of the company's stock worth $6,566,000 after purchasing an additional 940 shares in the last quarter. 66.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Shoe Carnival Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 7th were given a $0.135 dividend. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 7th. Shoe Carnival's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.85%.

About Shoe Carnival

Shoe Carnival, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a family footwear retailer in the United States. The company offers range of dress, casual, work, and athletic shoes, as well as sandals and boots for men, women, and children; and various accessories. The company also operates stores, and sells its products through online shopping at shoecarnival.com, as well as through mobile app.