Caleres (CAL) Competitors

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both small-cap apparel retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts recommend SCVL or CAL?

Shoe Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 154.36%. Caleres has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.22%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Caleres.

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)	3.00
Caleres	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SCVL or CAL more profitable?

Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Caleres' net margin of 3.11%. Caleres' return on equity of 14.94% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shoe Carnival	5.58%	10.43%	5.92%
Caleres	3.11%	14.94%	4.68%

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

66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Caleres shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Caleres shares are owned 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 better valuation & earnings, SCVL or CAL?

Caleres has higher revenue and earnings than Shoe Carnival. Caleres is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shoe Carnival, 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
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.46	$73.77M	$2.39	8.39
Caleres	$2.68B	0.17	$107.25M	$2.40	5.49

Which has more volatility and risk, SCVL or CAL?

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SCVL or CAL?

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 5 more articles in the media than Caleres. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 2 mentions for Caleres. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Caleres' score of 1.14 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shoe Carnival	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Caleres	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SCVL or CAL a better dividend stock?

Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Shoe Carnival pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caleres pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Shoe Carnival has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Shoe Carnival is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Caleres on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.