Caleres (CAL) Competitors

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media favor URBN or CAL?

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 6 more articles in the media than Caleres. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 5 mentions for Caleres. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Caleres' score of 0.59 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Urban Outfitters	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Caleres	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, URBN or CAL?

Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer URBN or CAL?

Urban Outfitters received 870 more outperform votes than Caleres when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.42% of users gave Caleres an outperform vote while only 59.65% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1277 59.65%	Underperform Votes 864 40.35%
Caleres	Outperform Votes 407 62.42%	Underperform Votes 245 37.58%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of URBN or CAL?

77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Caleres shares are held by institutional investors. 31.8% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Caleres shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, URBN or CAL?

Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than Caleres. Caleres is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, 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
Urban Outfitters	$5.32B	0.64	$287.67M	$3.27	11.29
Caleres	$2.80B	0.37	$171.39M	$4.62	6.44

Is URBN or CAL more profitable?

Caleres has a net margin of 5.84% compared to Urban Outfitters' net margin of 5.83%. Caleres' return on equity of 24.63% beat Urban Outfitters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urban Outfitters	5.83%	15.49%	7.96%
Caleres	5.84%	24.63%	7.47%

Do analysts rate URBN or CAL?

Urban Outfitters presently has a consensus price target of $42.27, suggesting a potential upside of 14.53%. Caleres has a consensus price target of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. Given Urban Outfitters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Urban Outfitters is more favorable than Caleres.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urban Outfitters	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
Caleres	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Urban Outfitters beats Caleres on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.