Steven Madden (SHOO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor SHOO or SKX?

In the previous week, Skechers U.S.A. had 9 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Skechers U.S.A. and 2 mentions for Steven Madden. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Skechers U.S.A.'s score of 0.93 indicating that Steven Madden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Steven Madden	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skechers U.S.A.	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SHOO or SKX?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, SHOO or SKX?

Steven Madden has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skechers U.S.A. has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SHOO or SKX?

Steven Madden presently has a consensus target price of $46.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.68%. Skechers U.S.A. has a consensus target price of $79.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.71%. 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
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Skechers U.S.A.	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHOO or SKX?

Skechers U.S.A. received 101 more outperform votes than Steven Madden when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.78% of users gave Skechers U.S.A. an outperform vote while only 69.22% of users gave Steven Madden an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Steven Madden	Outperform Votes 742 69.22%	Underperform Votes 330 30.78%
Skechers U.S.A.	Outperform Votes 843 70.78%	Underperform Votes 348 29.22%

Is SHOO or SKX 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
Steven Madden	7.68%	23.41%	14.45%
Skechers U.S.A.	7.19%	13.71%	7.90%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SHOO or SKX?

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
Steven Madden	$1.97B	1.51	$171.55M	$2.35	17.50
Skechers U.S.A.	$8.00B	1.32	$545.80M	$4.06	17.26

Summary

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