Steven Madden (SHOO) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SKX or SHOO?

Skechers U.S.A. presently has a consensus target price of $78.09, indicating a potential upside of 28.65%. Steven Madden has a consensus target price of $45.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.09%. Given Skechers U.S.A.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKX or SHOO?

Skechers U.S.A. received 101 more outperform votes than Steven Madden when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.97% of users gave Skechers U.S.A. an outperform vote while only 69.48% of users gave Steven Madden an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skechers U.S.A.	Outperform Votes 841 70.97%	Underperform Votes 344 29.03%
Steven Madden	Outperform Votes 740 69.48%	Underperform Votes 325 30.52%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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.	$8.00B	1.15	$545.80M	$4.06	14.95
Steven Madden	$1.97B	1.58	$171.55M	$2.35	18.40

Does the media refer more to SKX or SHOO?

In the previous week, Steven Madden had 7 more articles in the media than Skechers U.S.A.. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Steven Madden and 9 mentions for Skechers U.S.A.. Skechers U.S.A.'s average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Steven Madden's score of 0.68 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.	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Steven Madden	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SKX or SHOO?

Skechers U.S.A. has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Summary

Skechers U.S.A. beats Steven Madden on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.