SCVL vs. AEO, BKE, FL, CAL, GES, GCO, ZUMZ, DBI, CTRN, and PLCE
Should you be buying Shoe Carnival stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shoe Carnival include American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), Caleres (CAL), Guess? (GES), Genesco (GCO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Citi Trends (CTRN), and Children's Place (PLCE). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry.
Shoe Carnival vs.
Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
American Eagle Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Eagle Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, American Eagle Outfitters had 25 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters and 1 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of 0.21 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.
66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. American Eagle Outfitters pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Shoe Carnival pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Eagle Outfitters pays out 42.7% 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 13 consecutive years.
Shoe Carnival presently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.23%. American Eagle Outfitters has a consensus price target of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 34.45%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than American Eagle Outfitters.
American Eagle Outfitters received 661 more outperform votes than Shoe Carnival when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.30% of users gave Shoe Carnival an outperform vote while only 63.80% of users gave American Eagle Outfitters an outperform vote.
Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 6.12% compared to American Eagle Outfitters' net margin of 4.28%. American Eagle Outfitters' return on equity of 20.75% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.
Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
American Eagle Outfitters beats Shoe Carnival on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SCVL) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
