Shoe Carnival, Inc (NASDAQ: SCVL)’s stock price has decreased by -0.93 compared to its previous closing price of 22.65. However, the company has seen a 4.42% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-20 that Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 20, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Mark Worden – President & Chief Executive Officer Carl Scibetta – Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Merchandising Officer Patrick Edwards – Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary Conference Call Participants Mitchel Kummetz – Seaport Research Sam Poser – Williams Trading Operator Good morning and welcome to Shoe Carnival’s Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Today’s conference call is being recorded and is also being broadcast via webcast.
Is It Worth Investing in Shoe Carnival, Inc (NASDAQ: SCVL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Shoe Carnival, Inc (NASDAQ: SCVL) is above average at 8.26x. The 36-month beta value for SCVL is also noteworthy at 1.34. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SCVL is 16.87M, and at present, short sellers hold a 17.94% of that float. The average trading volume of SCVL on March 21, 2025 was 468.53K shares.
SCVL’s Market Performance
SCVL’s stock has seen a 4.42% increase for the week, with a -2.60% drop in the past month and a -36.05% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.63% for Shoe Carnival, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.19% for SCVL stock, with a simple moving average of -35.89% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SCVL
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SCVL reach a price target of $33, previously predicting the price at $27. The rating they have provided for SCVL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 15th, 2024.
Monness Crespi & Hardt gave a rating of “Buy” to SCVL, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on November 17th of the previous year.
SCVL Trading at -11.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SCVL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -52.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.93%, as shares sank -0.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.43% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SCVL rose by +4.42%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -40.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.18. In addition, Shoe Carnival, Inc saw -32.16% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SCVL starting from WEAVER DELORES B, who purchase 285,500 shares at the price of $33.91 back on Dec 06 ’24. After this action, WEAVER DELORES B now owns 4,173,529 shares of Shoe Carnival, Inc, valued at $9,681,305 using the latest closing price.
WEAVER WAYNE J, the CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD of Shoe Carnival, Inc, purchase 285,500 shares at $33.91 during a trade that took place back on Dec 06 ’24, which means that WEAVER WAYNE J is holding 4,173,529 shares at $9,681,305 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SCVL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Shoe Carnival, Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 12.38, with 6.95 for asset returns.
Based on Shoe Carnival, Inc (SCVL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 290.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 125.22 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 133.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.88.
Conclusion
In summary, Shoe Carnival, Inc (SCVL) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
