Equities research analysts forecast that Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL) will announce sales of $265.90 million for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two analysts have issued estimates for Shoe Carnival’s earnings. The lowest sales estimate is $264.80 million and the highest is $267.00 million. Shoe Carnival posted sales of $235.06 million during the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year over year growth rate of 13.1%. The firm is expected to announce its next quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 29th.
On average, analysts expect that Shoe Carnival will report full-year sales of $1.02 billion for the current financial year. For the next financial year, analysts expect that the business will post sales of $1.02 billion per share, with estimates ranging from $1.01 billion to $1.03 billion. Zacks Investment Research’s sales averages are a mean average based on a survey of research analysts that follow Shoe Carnival.
Get Shoe Carnival alerts:Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 24th. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $257.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $261.82 million. Shoe Carnival had a return on equity of 9.61% and a net margin of 2.31%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.48 EPS.
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SCVL. BidaskClub raised Shoe Carnival from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 31st. TheStreet upgraded Shoe Carnival from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research report on Friday, May 25th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Shoe Carnival from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $37.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 31st. Pivotal Research set a $31.00 target price on Shoe Carnival and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 28th. Finally, ValuEngine raised Shoe Carnival from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Shoe Carnival currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $29.50.
SCVL traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $32.89. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 146,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 262,089. Shoe Carnival has a twelve month low of $15.07 and a twelve month high of $34.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $526.35 million, a P/E ratio of 22.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.85.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 27th. Investors of record on Monday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 6th. Shoe Carnival’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.13%.
In related news, Director Jeffrey C. Gerstel sold 1,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.48, for a total transaction of $29,376.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 4,893 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $119,780.64. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Kent A. Kleeberger sold 2,142 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.33, for a total value of $69,250.86. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 16,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $543,111.67. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 22.70% of the company’s stock.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. MetLife Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Shoe Carnival during the 4th quarter valued at about $110,000. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Shoe Carnival during the 4th quarter valued at $172,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in Shoe Carnival during the 1st quarter valued at $219,000. Koch Industries Inc. bought a new stake in Shoe Carnival during the 4th quarter valued at $228,000. Finally, Element Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Shoe Carnival during the 1st quarter valued at $251,000. Institutional investors own 82.69% of the company’s stock.
Shoe Carnival Company Profile
Shoe Carnival, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a family footwear retailer in the United States. The company offers various dress, casual, and athletic footwear products for men, women, and children; and accessories, such as socks, belts, shoe care items, handbags, sport bags, backpacks, jewelry, scarves, and wallets.
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