Genesco (GCO) Competitors

Genesco (NYSE:GCO) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. 7.1% of Genesco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% 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 refer more to GCO or SCVL?

In the previous week, Genesco had 3 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Genesco and 1 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Genesco's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.00 indicating that Genesco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genesco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shoe Carnival	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GCO or SCVL?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genesco	Outperform Votes 456 57.14%	Underperform Votes 342 42.86%
Shoe Carnival	Outperform Votes 488 66.30%	Underperform Votes 248 33.70%

Do analysts prefer GCO or SCVL?

Genesco currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.72%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.83%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, GCO or SCVL?

Genesco has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genesco	$2.32B	0.21	-$16.83M	-$2.43	-17.65
Shoe Carnival	$1.22B	0.69	$73.35M	$2.72	11.37

Is GCO or SCVL 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
Genesco	-1.13%	0.56%	0.22%
Shoe Carnival	6.12%	12.52%	6.97%

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Genesco on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.