Citi Trends (CTRN) Competitors $25.23 +0.40 (+1.61%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CTRN vs. CAL, GES, GCO, ZUMZ, DBI, PLCE, TLYS, CATO, EXPR, and TJXShould you be buying Citi Trends stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Citi Trends include Caleres (CAL), Guess? (GES), Genesco (GCO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), Tilly's (TLYS), Cato (CATO), Express (EXPR), and TJX Companies (TJX). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Citi Trends vs. Caleres Guess? Genesco Zumiez Designer Brands Children's Place Tilly's Cato Express TJX Companies Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media favor CTRN or CAL? In the previous week, Caleres had 2 more articles in the media than Citi Trends. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Caleres and 2 mentions for Citi Trends. Citi Trends' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Caleres' score of 0.37 indicating that Citi Trends is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Citi Trends 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Caleres 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in CTRN or CAL? 98.4% of Caleres shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Citi Trends shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Caleres shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CTRN or CAL a better dividend stock? Citi Trends pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Citi Trends pays out -10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caleres pays out 6.2% 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. Citi Trends is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CTRN or CAL? Caleres has higher revenue and earnings than Citi Trends. Citi Trends is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caleres, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCiti Trends$757.09M0.29-$11.98M-$3.07-8.22Caleres$2.78B0.28$171.39M$4.495.24 Which has more risk and volatility, CTRN or CAL? Citi Trends has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CTRN or CAL? Caleres received 129 more outperform votes than Citi Trends when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.33% of users gave Caleres an outperform vote while only 54.94% of users gave Citi Trends an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCiti TrendsOutperform Votes27854.94% Underperform Votes22845.06% CaleresOutperform Votes40762.33% Underperform Votes24637.67% Do analysts rate CTRN or CAL? Citi Trends presently has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.66%. Caleres has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.50%. Given Caleres' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Caleres is more favorable than Citi Trends.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Citi Trends 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Caleres 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is CTRN or CAL more profitable? Caleres has a net margin of 5.69% compared to Citi Trends' net margin of -3.36%. Caleres' return on equity of 22.71% beat Citi Trends' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Citi Trends-3.36% -13.96% -4.15% Caleres 5.69%22.71%7.03% SummaryCaleres beats Citi Trends on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get Citi Trends News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTRN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CTRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCiti TrendsApparel & accessory stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$219.75M$926.56M$24.44B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A0.53%167.12%4.23%P/E Ratio-8.224.08109.0017.19Price / Sales0.290.273.12116.95Price / Cash25.4855.4421.7837.86Price / Book1.371.665.424.78Net Income-$11.98M-$31.90M$676.04M$225.60M7 Day Performance1.82%10.75%-2.92%-1.23%1 Month Performance41.03%11.23%0.51%3.36%1 Year Performance-5.29%17.48%9.02%16.60% Citi Trends Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTRNCiti Trends0.4547 of 5 stars$25.23+1.6%$27.67+9.7%-1.1%$219.75M$757.09M-8.224,800CALCaleres4.3165 of 5 stars$24.22-3.2%$30.00+23.9%-22.7%$814.49M$2.78B5.579,200Dividend AnnouncementGESGuess?4.0164 of 5 stars$15.17-1.0%$25.00+64.8%-39.8%$780.60M$2.95B12.8812,000GCOGenesco3.8745 of 5 stars$43.31+0.3%$31.00-28.4%+24.3%$486.03M$2.32B-17.7718,000Insider TradeZUMZZumiez2.7104 of 5 stars$20.08+1.6%$22.00+9.6%+0.7%$384.93M$875.49M-7.698,900DBIDesigner Brands3.729 of 5 stars$5.83-2.3%$5.75-1.4%-34.8%$323.56M$3.05B-202.6714,000Negative NewsGap DownPLCEChildren's Place0.3265 of 5 stars$11.00+1.6%$11.00-55.6%$140.58M$1.60B-0.828,390Gap DownTLYSTilly's2.2772 of 5 stars$3.58+3.2%$5.50+53.6%-55.0%$107.94M$595.19M-1.966,048CATOCato1.9691 of 5 stars$3.76+12.2%N/A-44.0%$77.22M$666.78M-2.627,300High Trading VolumeEXPRExpressN/AN/AN/AN/A$3.11M$1.79B0.0210,000Analyst ForecastGap UpTJXTJX Companies4.3724 of 5 stars$124.22-0.5%$130.89+5.4%+35.5%$139.64B$54.22B29.38349,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Caleres Alternatives Guess? 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