Steven Madden (SHOO) Competitors

Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE:SKX) and Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate SKX or SHOO?

Skechers U.S.A. presently has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.89%. Steven Madden has a consensus target price of $45.43, indicating a potential upside of 4.60%. Given Skechers U.S.A.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Skechers U.S.A. is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skechers U.S.A.	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is SKX or SHOO more profitable?

Steven Madden has a net margin of 7.68% compared to Skechers U.S.A.'s net margin of 7.19%. Steven Madden's return on equity of 23.41% beat Skechers U.S.A.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skechers U.S.A.	7.19%	13.71%	7.90%
Steven Madden	7.68%	23.41%	14.45%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SKX or SHOO?

Skechers U.S.A. received 101 more outperform votes than Steven Madden when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.79% of users gave Skechers U.S.A. an outperform vote while only 69.29% of users gave Steven Madden an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skechers U.S.A.	Outperform Votes 841 70.79%	Underperform Votes 347 29.21%
Steven Madden	Outperform Votes 740 69.29%	Underperform Votes 328 30.71%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SKX or SHOO?

80.0% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Steven Madden shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SKX or SHOO?

Skechers U.S.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Steven Madden. Skechers U.S.A. 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
Skechers U.S.A.	$8.72B	1.18	$545.80M	$4.06	16.80
Steven Madden	$1.97B	1.59	$171.55M	$2.35	18.48

Does the media prefer SKX or SHOO?

In the previous week, Skechers U.S.A. had 10 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Skechers U.S.A. and 2 mentions for Steven Madden. Skechers U.S.A.'s average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Steven Madden's score of 1.02 indicating that Skechers U.S.A. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Skechers U.S.A.	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Steven Madden	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SKX or SHOO?

Skechers U.S.A. has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Skechers U.S.A. beats Steven Madden on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.