Shoe Carnival (SCVL) Competitors

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

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

66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Steven Madden shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SCVL or SHOO?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 10 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Steven Madden and 1 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.40 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shoe Carnival	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Steven Madden	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SCVL or SHOO a better dividend stock?

Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Shoe Carnival pays out 25.1% 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. Shoe Carnival has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Is SCVL or SHOO more profitable?

Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Steven Madden's net margin of 3.92%. Steven Madden's return on equity of 18.32% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shoe Carnival	5.58%	10.43%	5.92%
Steven Madden	3.92%	18.32%	10.36%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SCVL or SHOO?

Steven Madden has higher revenue and earnings than Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival 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
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.44	$73.77M	$2.39	8.19
Steven Madden	$2.28B	0.81	$169.39M	$1.27	20.03

Which has more risk & volatility, SCVL or SHOO?

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SCVL or SHOO?

Shoe Carnival currently has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 160.60%. Steven Madden has a consensus target price of $28.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.21%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Summary

Shoe Carnival and Steven Madden tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.