Shoe Carnival, Inc.·Consumer Cyclical
Shoe Carnival, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a family footwear retailer in the United States. The company offers range of dress, casual, work, and athletic shoes, as well as sandals and boots for men, women, and children; and various accessories. As of January 29, 2022, it operated 372 stores in 35 states and Puerto Rico under the Shoe Carnival banner; and 21 locations across the Southeast under the Shoe Station banner. The company also sells its products through online shopping at shoecarnival.com, as well as through mobile application. Shoe Carnival, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.
Consumer Cyclical
Apparel - Retail
2,500
1993-03-16
1.35

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Shoe Carnival (SCVL) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.

Shoe Carnival faces challenges as its rebannering to higher-end Shoe Station stores underperforms expectations, with negative comps and flat gross margins. SCVL's transformation is hindered by a slowing sneaker market, consumer spending pressure, and upcoming 2026 tariff impacts that will further constrain margins. With a forward P/E of 10.66, SCVL's valuation is in line with peers, but 2026 EPS is likely at the low end of guidance ($1.40), implying 7% downside.