Zumiez (ZUMZ) Competitors $13.62 -1.68 (-10.98%) As of 02:16 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ZUMZ vs. SCVL, GES, CAL, GCO, DBI, CTRN, PLCE, CATO, TLYS, and TJXShould you be buying Zumiez stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zumiez include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Guess? (GES), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO), Designer Brands (DBI), Citi Trends (CTRN), Children's Place (PLCE), Cato (CATO), Tilly's (TLYS), and TJX Companies (TJX). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Zumiez vs. Shoe Carnival Guess? Caleres Genesco Designer Brands Citi Trends Children's Place Cato Tilly's TJX Companies Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SCVL or ZUMZ? Shoe Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Zumiez. Zumiez is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shoe Carnival, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShoe Carnival$1.20B0.52$73.35M$2.688.58Zumiez$889.20M0.33-$62.61M-$0.06-255.00 Which has more volatility and risk, SCVL or ZUMZ? Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zumiez has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SCVL or ZUMZ? 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Zumiez shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Zumiez shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SCVL or ZUMZ more profitable? Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 6.12% compared to Zumiez's net margin of -5.60%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 12.52% beat Zumiez's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shoe Carnival6.12% 12.52% 6.97% Zumiez -5.60%-2.67%-1.34% Do analysts recommend SCVL or ZUMZ? Shoe Carnival presently has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 121.74%. Zumiez has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.79%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Zumiez.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shoe Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Zumiez 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to SCVL or ZUMZ? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 1 more articles in the media than Zumiez. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 2 mentions for Zumiez. Zumiez's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 1.16 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shoe Carnival 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Zumiez 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCVL or ZUMZ? Zumiez received 87 more outperform votes than Shoe Carnival when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.30% of users gave Shoe Carnival an outperform vote while only 47.84% of users gave Zumiez an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShoe CarnivalOutperform Votes48866.30% Underperform Votes24833.70% ZumiezOutperform Votes57547.84% Underperform Votes62752.16% SummaryShoe Carnival beats Zumiez on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Zumiez News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZUMZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ZUMZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZumiezApparel & accessory stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$293.13M$948.67M$24.55B$7.92BDividend YieldN/A0.53%171.24%4.04%P/E Ratio-5.954.2324.2218.81Price / Sales0.330.324.0688.86Price / Cash233.0143.1119.4934.64Price / Book0.867.445.694.18Net Income-$62.61M-$84.27M$784.47M$247.10M7 Day Performance0.07%-1.56%-0.16%-2.72%1 Month Performance11.92%-4.27%0.83%-3.90%1 Year Performance6.77%-21.27%-0.39%-0.11% Zumiez Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZUMZZumiez2.9309 of 5 stars$13.62-11.0%$22.00+61.5%+5.8%$260.95M$889.20M-5.309,500Positive NewsGap DownSCVLShoe Carnival4.534 of 5 stars$22.27+3.5%$51.00+129.0%-36.0%$605.19M$1.20B8.195,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownGESGuess?4.0471 of 5 stars$11.75-1.9%$22.33+90.2%-63.5%$604.36M$2.95B9.8712,500Gap DownCALCaleres4.6733 of 5 stars$17.60+6.7%$25.00+42.0%-53.4%$591.94M$2.78B3.929,200Insider TradeGap DownGCOGenesco2.5316 of 5 stars$23.08+4.5%N/A-18.5%$258.82M$2.33B-9.5018,000Insider TradeGap DownDBIDesigner Brands4.4176 of 5 stars$4.24+4.8%$5.25+24.0%-61.4%$202.98M$3.01B-141.1213,500Gap DownCTRNCiti Trends1.1591 of 5 stars$22.34+6.1%$33.33+49.2%-16.4%$194.58M$753.08M-7.285,400Gap DownPLCEChildren's Place0.27 of 5 stars$9.02+2.5%$8.33-7.6%-10.5%$115.32M$1.43B-0.6411,900Gap DownCATOCato0.9077 of 5 stars$3.45-1.3%N/A-39.0%$70.94M$666.78M-2.507,500Gap DownTLYSTilly's2.0106 of 5 stars$2.31-1.6%$3.75+62.2%-67.6%$69.71M$569.45M-1.315,700Short Interest ↑Gap DownTJXTJX Companies4.1501 of 5 stars$119.64+3.0%$135.06+12.9%+25.7%$134.49B$56.36B28.15340,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCVL Competitors GES Competitors CAL Competitors GCO Competitors DBI Competitors CTRN Competitors PLCE Competitors CATO Competitors TLYS Competitors TJX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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