Zumiez (ZUMZ) Competitors

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, ZUMZ or SCVL?

Zumiez has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ZUMZ or SCVL?

Zumiez currently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.39%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 146.14%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Zumiez.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zumiez	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

95.5% of Zumiez shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.2% of Zumiez shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ZUMZ or SCVL?

In the previous week, Zumiez and Zumiez both had 3 articles in the media. Zumiez's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 1.13 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zumiez	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shoe Carnival	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ZUMZ or SCVL?

Shoe Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Zumiez. Shoe Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zumiez, 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
Zumiez	$889.20M	0.31	-$1.71M	$0.01	1,549.00
Shoe Carnival	$1.18B	0.48	$73.77M	$2.39	8.67

Is ZUMZ or SCVL more profitable?

Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Zumiez's net margin of 0.08%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 10.43% beat Zumiez's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zumiez	0.08%	0.23%	0.12%
Shoe Carnival	5.58%	10.43%	5.92%

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Zumiez on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.