Genesco (GCO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, GCO or CAL?

Genesco has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caleres has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GCO or CAL more profitable?

Caleres has a net margin of 5.69% compared to Genesco's net margin of -1.13%. Caleres' return on equity of 22.71% beat Genesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genesco	-1.13%	0.56%	0.22%
Caleres	5.69%	22.71%	7.03%

Do analysts prefer GCO or CAL?

Caleres has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Caleres' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Caleres is more favorable than Genesco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Caleres	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GCO or CAL?

94.5% of Genesco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Caleres shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Genesco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Caleres shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GCO or CAL?

In the previous week, Caleres had 2 more articles in the media than Genesco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Caleres and 5 mentions for Genesco. Caleres' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Genesco's score of 0.53 indicating that Caleres is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genesco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Caleres	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genesco	$2.33B	0.08	-$16.83M	-$1.77	-10.09
Caleres	$2.72B	0.19	$171.39M	$3.07	4.90

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GCO or CAL?

Genesco received 50 more outperform votes than Caleres when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.23% of users gave Caleres an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave Genesco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genesco	Outperform Votes 457 56.98%	Underperform Votes 345 43.02%
Caleres	Outperform Votes 407 62.23%	Underperform Votes 247 37.77%

Summary

Caleres beats Genesco on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.