G-III Apparel Group (GIII) Competitors

Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) and G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate SHOO or GIII?

Steven Madden presently has a consensus target price of $30.83, indicating a potential upside of 31.09%. G-III Apparel Group has a consensus target price of $27.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.57%. Given Steven Madden's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Steven Madden is more favorable than G-III Apparel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
G-III Apparel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is SHOO or GIII more profitable?

G-III Apparel Group has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 3.92%. Steven Madden's return on equity of 18.32% beat G-III Apparel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%
G-III Apparel Group	6.20%	12.65%	7.95%

Does the media favor SHOO or GIII?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 33 more articles in the media than G-III Apparel Group. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Steven Madden and 3 mentions for G-III Apparel Group. G-III Apparel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.15 indicating that G-III Apparel Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steven Madden	5 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
G-III Apparel Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, SHOO or GIII?

G-III Apparel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Steven Madden. G-III Apparel Group 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	0.74	$169.39M	$1.27	18.52
G-III Apparel Group	$3.15B	0.32	$193.57M	$4.32	5.38

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SHOO or GIII?

99.9% of Steven Madden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SHOO or GIII?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

G-III Apparel Group beats Steven Madden on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.