Genesco (GCO) Competitors

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

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 Carnival	6.12%	12.52%	6.97%
Genesco	-1.13%	0.56%	0.22%

Do analysts recommend SCVL or GCO?

Shoe Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 131.82%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to SCVL or GCO?

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 5 more articles in the media than Genesco. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 3 mentions for Genesco. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Genesco's score of 0.88 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shoe Carnival	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genesco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCVL or GCO?

66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Genesco shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Genesco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 57.00% of users gave Genesco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shoe Carnival	Outperform Votes 488 66.30%	Underperform Votes 248 33.70%
Genesco	Outperform Votes 456 57.00%	Underperform Votes 344 43.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, SCVL or GCO?

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesco has a beta of 2.41, meaning that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.50	$73.35M	$2.68	8.21
Genesco	$2.33B	0.10	-$16.83M	-$1.77	-11.82

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats Genesco on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.