Genesco (GCO) Competitors $37.80 -1.26 (-3.21%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.70 -0.11 (-0.29%) As of 02/21/2025 05:10 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends GCO vs. SCVL, GES, CAL, ZUMZ, DBI, CTRN, PLCE, TLYS, CATO, and TJXShould you be buying Genesco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genesco include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Guess? (GES), Caleres (CAL), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Citi Trends (CTRN), Children's Place (PLCE), Tilly's (TLYS), Cato (CATO), and TJX Companies (TJX). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Genesco vs. Shoe Carnival Guess? Caleres Zumiez Designer Brands Citi Trends Children's Place Tilly's Cato TJX Companies Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) and Genesco (NYSE:GCO) 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 profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCVL or GCO? Shoe Carnival received 32 more outperform votes than Genesco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave Shoe Carnival an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Genesco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShoe CarnivalOutperform Votes48866.30% Underperform Votes24833.70% GenescoOutperform Votes45657.14% Underperform Votes34242.86% Is SCVL or GCO more profitable? Shoe Carnival has a net margin of 6.12% compared to Genesco's net margin of -1.13%. Shoe Carnival's return on equity of 12.52% beat Genesco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shoe Carnival6.12% 12.52% 6.97% Genesco -1.13%0.56%0.22% Which has more volatility & risk, SCVL or GCO? Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesco has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SCVL or GCO? In the previous week, Shoe Carnival and Shoe Carnival both had 1 articles in the media. Genesco's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Shoe Carnival's score of -1.04 indicating that Genesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shoe Carnival 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Genesco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SCVL or GCO? 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Genesco shares are held by institutional investors. 34.7% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Genesco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, SCVL or GCO? Shoe Carnival has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioShoe Carnival$1.18B0.51$73.35M$2.728.09Genesco$2.32B0.18-$16.83M-$2.43-15.56 Do analysts rate SCVL or GCO? Shoe Carnival presently has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 131.71%. Genesco has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.00%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Genesco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shoe Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Genesco 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryShoe Carnival beats Genesco on 13 of the 17 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 {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 GCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGenescoShoe stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$424.41M$1.38B$25.63B$20.04BDividend YieldN/A3.09%172.57%3.65%P/E Ratio-15.5815.4723.2034.90Price / Sales0.180.673.1515.61Price / Cash5.417.9621.2120.85Price / Book0.761.355.794.92Net Income-$16.83M-$19.48M$770.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.51%-8.50%-3.23%-1.05%1 Month Performance-9.78%-17.30%-1.30%-1.40%1 Year Performance21.60%-10.85%8.39%13.93% Genesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCOGenesco3.2729 of 5 stars$37.81-3.2%$31.00-18.0%+21.6%$423.79M$2.32B-15.5618,000SCVLShoe Carnival4.2107 of 5 stars$24.58-0.6%$51.00+107.5%-27.5%$667.84M$1.18B9.045,300Negative NewsGESGuess?4.4317 of 5 stars$12.38+0.4%$25.00+102.0%-51.8%$636.82M$2.78B10.4012,000Positive NewsCALCaleres4.4861 of 5 stars$17.34-0.9%$30.00+73.0%-55.3%$583.09M$2.78B3.869,200News CoverageGap UpZUMZZumiez2.2881 of 5 stars$15.77-1.4%$22.00+39.5%-17.9%$302.31M$875.49M-6.148,900News CoverageDBIDesigner Brands4.4636 of 5 stars$5.20+1.9%$5.75+10.7%-47.8%$249.00M$3.07B-173.1114,000Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageCTRNCiti Trends2.1975 of 5 stars$28.19+1.0%$33.00+17.1%-9.9%$245.54M$747.94M-9.184,800Short Interest ↓PLCEChildren's Place0.4623 of 5 stars$9.73+3.3%$11.00+13.1%-54.8%$124.35M$1.60B-0.698,390TLYSTilly's2.7983 of 5 stars$3.89-0.4%$5.50+41.5%-47.9%$117.16M$623.08M-2.206,048News CoverageGap UpCATOCato1.6534 of 5 stars$3.44-2.3%N/A-50.4%$70.66M$708.06M-2.497,300TJXTJX Companies4.7888 of 5 stars$124.33-1.2%$133.53+7.4%+23.3%$139.77B$56.42B29.25349,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shoe Carnival Alternatives Guess? 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