Zumiez (ZUMZ) Competitors $13.31 +0.10 (+0.79%) As of 02:31 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ZUMZ vs. SCVL, AEO, BKE, CAL, GCO, GES, CTRN, DBI, PLCE, and CATOShould you be buying Zumiez stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zumiez include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO), Guess? (GES), Citi Trends (CTRN), Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), and Cato (CATO). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Zumiez vs. Its Competitors Shoe Carnival American Eagle Outfitters Buckle Caleres Genesco Guess? Citi Trends Designer Brands Children's Place Cato Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZumiez$889.20M0.27-$1.71M$0.011,331.40Shoe Carnival$1.18B0.47$73.77M$2.398.58 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 Zumiez0.08% 0.23% 0.12% Shoe Carnival 5.58%10.43%5.92% Do analysts recommend ZUMZ or SCVL? Zumiez currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 87.77%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 148.78%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 2.00Shoe Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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. 20.3% of Zumiez shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ZUMZ or SCVL? Zumiez has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ZUMZ or SCVL? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 2 more articles in the media than Zumiez. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 1 mentions for Zumiez. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Zumiez's score of 1.44 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Zumiez Positive Shoe Carnival Very Positive SummaryShoe Carnival beats Zumiez on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 ZUMZ 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 ExcelMetricZumiezRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$236.59M$9.03B$26.42B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A2.83%175.55%4.03%P/E Ratio1,332.7364.0529.3219.67Price / Sales0.271.245.74185.66Price / Cash12.3716.9748.0457.93Price / Book0.782.945.655.64Net Income-$1.71M$372.42M$876.41M$257.73M7 Day Performance-3.87%-1.90%-1.89%0.21%1 Month Performance7.81%0.77%4.34%8.47%1 Year Performance-40.22%-8.56%19.65%13.93% Zumiez Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZUMZZumiez3.1987 of 5 stars$13.31+0.8%$25.00+87.8%-38.8%$236.59M$889.20M1,332.738,700Positive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival4.6419 of 5 stars$20.77-2.7%$51.00+145.5%-47.6%$567.85M$1.20B8.695,500Positive NewsAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.501 of 5 stars$9.90-3.7%$14.70+48.5%-50.7%$1.72B$5.33B10.1044,000BKEBuckle2.7583 of 5 stars$46.92-1.6%$41.00-12.6%+22.2%$2.40B$1.22B12.068,000CALCaleres3.4312 of 5 stars$13.27-5.4%$14.00+5.5%-59.0%$448.53M$2.72B5.539,400GCOGenesco3.461 of 5 stars$21.61-2.9%$24.50+13.4%-16.4%$232.96M$2.33B-13.8518,000News CoverageGESGuess?2.2956 of 5 stars$13.19+1.6%$12.50-5.2%-45.2%$686.14M$3.00B-54.9613,000CTRNCiti Trends0.475 of 5 stars$32.16-2.4%$32.50+1.1%+49.6%$266.61M$753.08M-6.894,600Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands3.6919 of 5 stars$2.80-7.9%$3.50+25.0%-58.9%$136.70M$3.01B-4.1213,500PLCEChildren's Place0.5745 of 5 stars$5.05+3.3%$6.00+18.8%-39.6%$111.96M$1.39B-1.6111,900CATOCato0.7733 of 5 stars$2.93-1.0%N/A-43.8%$57.84M$649.81M-2.177,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCVL Competitors AEO Competitors BKE Competitors CAL Competitors GCO Competitors GES Competitors CTRN Competitors DBI Competitors PLCE Competitors CATO 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Hates This Gold IRA Strategy—Here’s WhyWhat if I told you there's a legal way to own real physical gold and silver—and keep your gains tax-free? 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