Genesco (GCO) Competitors $35.88 +0.35 (+0.99%) (As of 12:54 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends GCO vs. CAL, SCVL, GES, ZUMZ, DBI, PLCE, CTRN, TLYS, CATO, and EXPRShould you be buying Genesco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genesco include Caleres (CAL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Guess? (GES), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), Citi Trends (CTRN), Tilly's (TLYS), Cato (CATO), and Express (EXPR). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Genesco vs. Caleres Shoe Carnival Guess? Zumiez Designer Brands Children's Place Citi Trends Tilly's Cato Express Genesco (NYSE:GCO) and Caleres (NYSE:CAL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GCO or CAL? Caleres has higher revenue and earnings than Genesco. Genesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caleres, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGenesco$2.32B0.17-$16.83M-$0.07-508.78Caleres$2.80B0.41$171.39M$4.627.00 Do analysts rate GCO or CAL? Genesco presently has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.97%. Caleres has a consensus target price of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.46%. Given Caleres' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Caleres is more favorable than Genesco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Genesco 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Caleres 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, GCO or CAL? Genesco has a beta of 2.41, suggesting that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GCO or CAL more profitable? Caleres has a net margin of 5.84% compared to Genesco's net margin of -0.03%. Caleres' return on equity of 24.63% beat Genesco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Genesco-0.03% 0.49% 0.19% Caleres 5.84%24.63%7.47% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GCO or CAL? 94.5% of Genesco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Caleres shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Genesco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Caleres shares are held 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. Does the media refer more to GCO or CAL? In the previous week, Caleres had 3 more articles in the media than Genesco. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Caleres and 6 mentions for Genesco. Genesco's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Caleres' score of -0.07 indicating that Genesco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Genesco 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Caleres 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor GCO or CAL? Genesco received 48 more outperform votes than Caleres when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.42% of users gave Caleres an outperform vote while only 57.09% of users gave Genesco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGenescoOutperform Votes45557.09% Underperform Votes34242.91% CaleresOutperform Votes40762.42% Underperform Votes24537.58% SummaryCaleres beats Genesco on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 ExcelMetricGenescoShoe stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$399.66M$1.70B$23.83B$20.36BDividend YieldN/A2.82%168.57%3.45%P/E Ratio-508.7820.31119.9144.58Price / Sales0.170.816.6820.33Price / Cash4.588.7921.7522.41Price / Book0.721.667.264.76Net Income-$16.83M-$19.48M$672.40M$984.70M7 Day Performance8.04%7.43%2.09%0.64%1 Month Performance42.94%15.51%5.64%6.66%1 Year Performance13.58%14.07%19.35%24.58% Genesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCOGenesco3.6834 of 5 stars$35.88+1.0%$31.00-13.6%+13.6%$402.65M$2.30B-512.5018,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageCALCaleres3.6936 of 5 stars$32.64+5.1%$32.50-0.4%+3.7%$1.15B$2.80B6.759,200Upcoming EarningsSCVLShoe Carnival4.1301 of 5 stars$35.38+4.8%$42.00+18.7%+41.5%$961.28M$1.18B12.755,300Analyst UpgradeGESGuess?4.1163 of 5 stars$17.18+4.4%$25.00+45.5%-24.2%$883.43M$2.95B13.8312,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionZUMZZumiez2.1752 of 5 stars$23.23+5.3%$22.00-5.3%+10.5%$444.62M$875.49M-8.098,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsDBIDesigner Brands4.7576 of 5 stars$5.31+7.1%$7.83+47.5%-55.5%$294.71M$3.07B-50.0014,000PLCEChildren's Place0.463 of 5 stars$15.78-0.9%$11.00-30.3%-30.9%$200.69M$1.52B-1.308,390Positive NewsGap DownCTRNCiti Trends0.7976 of 5 stars$19.92-0.2%$23.00+15.5%-12.3%$171.71M$747.94M-7.384,800News CoverageGap UpTLYSTilly's2.2074 of 5 stars$4.72+5.6%$6.00+27.1%-42.6%$142.31M$623.08M-3.266,048Upcoming EarningsCATOCato2.1825 of 5 stars$3.33+4.4%N/A-55.5%$68.50M$708.06M-2.367,300Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeEXPRExpressN/A$0.01flatN/A-99.9%$19,000.00$1.79B0.0210,000Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Caleres Alternatives Shoe Carnival Alternatives Guess? 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