A look at Shoe Carnival, Inc’s (SCVL) recent performance gives investors their first glimpse of hope.

On Tuesday, Shoe Carnival, Inc (NASDAQ: SCVL) opened higher 6.39% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $16.75. Price fluctuations for SCVL have ranged from $16.14 to $46.92 over the past 52 weeks.

Consumer Cyclical Sector giant saw their annual sales surged by 4.15% over the last five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -31.25% at the time writing. With a float of $16.89 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $27.17 million.

The firm has a total of 5500 workers. Let’s measure their productivity. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 35.65%, operating margin of 7.58%, and the pretax margin is 8.1%.

Shoe Carnival, Inc (SCVL) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Apparel Retail industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Shoe Carnival, Inc is 37.86%, while institutional ownership is 71.88%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 06 ’24, was worth 9,681,305. In this transaction 10% Owner of this company bought 285,500 shares at a rate of $33.91, taking the stock ownership to the 4,173,529 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 06 ’24, when Company’s CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD bought 285,500 for $33.91, making the entire transaction worth $9,681,305. This insider now owns 4,173,529 shares in total.

Shoe Carnival, Inc (SCVL) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -31.25% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 2.39% during the next five years compared to 12.93% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Shoe Carnival, Inc (NASDAQ: SCVL) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Shoe Carnival, Inc (SCVL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.13. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.40. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 6.97.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.68, a number that is poised to hit 0.30 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 2.00 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Shoe Carnival, Inc (SCVL)

Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [Shoe Carnival, Inc, SCVL], we can find that recorded value of 0.63 million was better than the volume posted last year of 0.53 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 18.04%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.38.

During the past 100 days, Shoe Carnival, Inc’s (SCVL) raw stochastic average was set at 8.08%, which indicates a significant decrease from 24.42% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 105.95% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 55.45% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $21.56, while its 200-day Moving Average is $33.13. Now, the first resistance to watch is $18.24. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $18.67. The third major resistance level sits at $19.42. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $17.06, it is likely to go to the next support level at $16.31. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $15.88.

Shoe Carnival, Inc (NASDAQ: SCVL) Key Stats

There are currently 27,175K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 484.25 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,203 M according to its annual income of 73,770 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 262,940 K and its income totaled 14,670 K.