Wolverine World Wide (WWW) Competitors

Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW) and Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor WWW or SHOO?

In the previous week, Wolverine World Wide had 3 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Wolverine World Wide and 14 mentions for Steven Madden. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Wolverine World Wide's score of 0.42 indicating that Steven Madden is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wolverine World Wide	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Steven Madden	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, WWW or SHOO?

Wolverine World Wide has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WWW or SHOO?

Steven Madden received 285 more outperform votes than Wolverine World Wide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.45% of users gave Steven Madden an outperform vote while only 50.89% of users gave Wolverine World Wide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wolverine World Wide	Outperform Votes 457 50.89%	Underperform Votes 441 49.11%
Steven Madden	Outperform Votes 742 68.45%	Underperform Votes 342 31.55%

Is WWW or SHOO more profitable?

Steven Madden has a net margin of 7.68% compared to Wolverine World Wide's net margin of 2.73%. Wolverine World Wide's return on equity of 26.81% beat Steven Madden's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wolverine World Wide	2.73%	26.81%	4.33%
Steven Madden	7.68%	23.41%	14.45%

Do analysts rate WWW or SHOO?

Wolverine World Wide presently has a consensus target price of $20.25, suggesting a potential upside of 83.09%. Steven Madden has a consensus target price of $37.83, suggesting a potential upside of 80.07%. Given Wolverine World Wide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wolverine World Wide is more favorable than Steven Madden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wolverine World Wide	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Steven Madden	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WWW or SHOO?

Steven Madden has higher revenue and earnings than Wolverine World Wide. Steven Madden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wolverine World Wide, 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
Wolverine World Wide	$1.76B	0.51	-$39.60M	$0.55	20.11
Steven Madden	$2.28B	0.67	$171.55M	$2.35	8.94

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WWW or SHOO?

90.3% of Wolverine World Wide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Steven Madden shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Wolverine World Wide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Steven Madden shares are owned 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.

Is WWW or SHOO a better dividend stock?

Wolverine World Wide pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Wolverine World Wide pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steven Madden pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Steven Madden is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Steven Madden beats Wolverine World Wide on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.