Shoe Carnival (SCVL) Competitors

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Buckle (NYSE:BKE) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, SCVL or BKE?

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buckle has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SCVL or BKE?

Shoe Carnival presently has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 176.12%. Buckle has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.11%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Buckle.

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
Buckle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SCVL or BKE a better dividend stock?

Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Shoe Carnival pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Buckle pays out 36.1% 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 BKE more profitable?

Buckle has a net margin of 16.21% compared to Shoe Carnival's net margin of 6.12%. Buckle's return on equity of 44.11% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shoe Carnival	6.12%	12.52%	6.97%
Buckle	16.21%	44.11%	21.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCVL or BKE?

Shoe Carnival received 108 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave Shoe Carnival an outperform vote while only 56.89% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shoe Carnival	Outperform Votes 488 66.30%	Underperform Votes 248 33.70%
Buckle	Outperform Votes 380 56.89%	Underperform Votes 288 43.11%

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

66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Buckle shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Buckle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SCVL or BKE?

In the previous week, Buckle had 14 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Buckle and 2 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Buckle's score of 0.77 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
Buckle	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SCVL or BKE?

Buckle has higher revenue and earnings than Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Buckle, 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	0.42	$73.35M	$2.68	6.89
Buckle	$1.22B	1.48	$219.92M	$3.88	9.10

Summary

Buckle beats Shoe Carnival on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.