Genesco (GCO) Competitors $22.48 +0.00 (+0.01%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.54 +0.05 (+0.23%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GCO vs. SCVL, ZUMZ, ARCO, CAL, TPR, GES, CTRN, DBI, PLCE, and CATOShould you be buying Genesco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genesco include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Caleres (CAL), Tapestry (TPR), Guess? (GES), Citi Trends (CTRN), Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), and Cato (CATO). Genesco vs. Its Competitors Shoe Carnival Zumiez Arcos Dorados Caleres Tapestry Guess? Citi Trends Designer Brands Children's Place Cato Genesco (NYSE:GCO) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, GCO or SCVL? Genesco has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer GCO or SCVL? Genesco presently has a consensus target price of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.97%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 149.02%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Genesco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Genesco 0 Sell rating(s) 2 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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GCO or SCVL? 94.5% of Genesco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of Genesco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor GCO or SCVL? In the previous week, Genesco and Genesco both had 3 articles in the media. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Genesco's score of 0.11 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Genesco 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shoe Carnival 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is GCO or SCVL more profitable? Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Genesco's net margin of -0.67%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 10.43% beat Genesco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Genesco-0.67% 2.22% 0.84% Shoe Carnival 5.58%10.43%5.92% Which has higher earnings and valuation, GCO or SCVL? Shoe Carnival has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genesco. Genesco 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 RatioGenesco$2.33B0.10-$18.89M-$1.56-14.41Shoe Carnival$1.18B0.47$73.77M$2.398.57 SummaryShoe Carnival beats Genesco on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Genesco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GCO 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 GCO 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 GCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGenescoRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$242.37M$9.04B$26.48B$20.66BDividend YieldN/A2.83%175.55%3.65%P/E Ratio-14.4164.3929.4327.28Price / Sales0.101.245.6354.68Price / Cash4.1416.9748.0422.28Price / Book0.462.955.654.60Net Income-$18.89M$372.42M$876.41M$995.22M7 Day Performance-1.56%-1.75%-1.77%-0.78%1 Month Performance2.47%0.90%4.47%3.58%1 Year Performance-20.83%-8.42%19.62%7.35% Genesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCOGenesco3.4693 of 5 stars$22.48+0.0%$24.50+9.0%-16.4%$242.37M$2.33B-14.4118,000News CoverageSCVLShoe Carnival4.6419 of 5 stars$21.00-1.5%$51.00+142.9%-47.6%$574.14M$1.20B8.795,500Positive NewsZUMZZumiez3.1926 of 5 stars$13.19-0.7%$25.00+89.5%-38.8%$234.39M$889.20M1,320.328,700Positive NewsARCOArcos Dorados3.2156 of 5 stars$7.34-2.8%$8.80+19.9%-27.6%$1.55B$4.47B11.3098,615CALCaleres3.4312 of 5 stars$14.30-2.6%$14.00-2.1%-59.0%$483.43M$2.68B5.969,400TPRTapestry4.0722 of 5 stars$101.70+3.3%$89.17-12.3%+139.2%$21.12B$6.67B26.7618,600GESGuess?2.2956 of 5 stars$12.73-0.8%$12.50-1.8%-45.2%$661.95M$3.00B-53.0213,000CTRNCiti Trends0.475 of 5 stars$30.26+0.3%$32.50+7.4%+49.6%$250.98M$768.52M-6.484,600Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands3.7002 of 5 stars$3.12-0.2%$3.50+12.4%-58.9%$152.09M$2.95B-4.5814,000PLCEChildren's Place0.5745 of 5 stars$4.99+0.2%$6.00+20.2%-39.6%$110.63M$1.39B-1.597,900CATOCato0.7772 of 5 stars$2.86-8.5%N/A-43.8%$56.35M$642.95M-2.117,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shoe Carnival Alternatives Zumiez Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Caleres Alternatives Tapestry Alternatives Guess? 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