Cato (CATO) Competitors $6.33 -0.20 (-3.06%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CATO vs. ZUMZ, DBI, GCO, PLCE, CTRN, TLYS, EXPR, TJX, ROST, and ANFShould you be buying Cato stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cato include Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Genesco (GCO), Children's Place (PLCE), Citi Trends (CTRN), Tilly's (TLYS), Express (EXPR), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Cato vs. Zumiez Designer Brands Genesco Children's Place Citi Trends Tilly's Express TJX Companies Ross Stores Abercrombie & Fitch Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) and Cato (NYSE:CATO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZUMZ or CATO? Zumiez received 400 more outperform votes than Cato when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.52% of users gave Cato an outperform vote while only 47.84% of users gave Zumiez an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformZumiezOutperform Votes57547.84% Underperform Votes62752.16% CatoOutperform Votes17559.52% Underperform Votes11940.48% Do analysts rate ZUMZ or CATO? Zumiez currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.53%. Given Zumiez's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Zumiez is more favorable than Cato.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Zumiez 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cato 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Is ZUMZ or CATO more profitable? Cato has a net margin of -2.71% compared to Zumiez's net margin of -6.02%. Zumiez's return on equity of -3.52% beat Cato's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zumiez-6.02% -3.52% -1.79% Cato -2.71%-9.19%-3.87% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ZUMZ or CATO? Cato has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zumiez. Cato 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$875.49M0.43-$62.61M-$2.75-7.11Cato$708.06M0.18-$23.94M-$0.89-7.11 Does the media favor ZUMZ or CATO? In the previous week, Cato had 5 more articles in the media than Zumiez. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cato and 4 mentions for Zumiez. Zumiez's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cato's score of 0.11 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Zumiez 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cato 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, ZUMZ or CATO? Zumiez has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cato has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ZUMZ or CATO? 95.5% of Zumiez shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Cato shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Zumiez shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Cato shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryZumiez beats Cato on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin AnalyticsSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. Here's what that means for your money. Billionaire Wall Street investors are quietly offloading millions of shares. What do they know that you don't? It's arguably the most popular stock in the world. Now, one 50-year Wall Street legend says its day in the sun could finally be coming to an end. Last year, he warned of two stocks that went on to crash 60%.Now he's just issued a warning for the most popular stock in the world: Nvidia (NVDA). Get Cato News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CATO 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 NYSE 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 CATO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCatoWomens' clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$130.21M$2.37B$23.45B$19.27BDividend Yield10.93%6.85%171.33%3.54%P/E Ratio-7.118.44120.7041.53Price / Sales0.180.392.8114.66Price / CashN/A5.0119.2320.85Price / Book0.682.266.995.39Net Income-$23.94M$172.80M$693.86M$985.39M7 Day Performance8.02%2.22%-0.63%-0.70%1 Month Performance27.88%7.44%0.38%-0.97%1 Year Performance-10.34%14.61%16.79%25.06% Cato Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CATOCato1.2096 of 5 stars$6.33-3.1%N/A-10.3%$130.21M$708.06M-7.117,300ZUMZZumiez3.4789 of 5 stars$19.55-5.1%$22.00+12.5%+21.7%$374.19M$875.49M-7.118,900Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands4.3935 of 5 stars$5.08-2.5%$7.83+54.2%-44.8%$281.94M$3.07B-50.8014,000Gap DownGCOGenesco3.4884 of 5 stars$24.92-2.7%$31.00+24.4%-6.3%$279.60M$2.32B-355.9518,000Analyst UpgradePLCEChildren's Place0.4728 of 5 stars$14.07+1.2%$16.00+13.7%-47.4%$178.97M$1.60B-1.118,390News CoverageCTRNCiti Trends1.1436 of 5 stars$18.85-0.2%$23.00+22.0%-18.9%$162.49M$747.94M-7.034,800Short Interest ↓TLYSTilly's2.7959 of 5 stars$3.94-2.0%$6.00+52.3%-50.2%$118.79M$623.08M-2.886,048EXPRExpressN/A$0.05flatN/A-99.4%$3.11M$1.79B0.0010,000Analyst ForecastTJXTJX Companies4.8193 of 5 stars$112.39-0.6%$126.76+12.8%+27.6%$126.76B$54.22B27.15349,000ROSTRoss Stores4.7971 of 5 stars$140.06+0.2%$169.71+21.2%+20.8%$46.47B$20.38B22.59108,000Analyst ForecastANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.2235 of 5 stars$131.26-0.4%$176.71+34.6%+111.3%$6.70B$4.28B13.9031,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ZUMZ Alternatives DBI Alternatives GCO Alternatives PLCE Alternatives CTRN Alternatives TLYS Alternatives EXPR Alternatives TJX Alternatives ROST Alternatives ANF Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CATO) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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