SCVL Or TPR: Which Is The Better Value Stock Right Now?

Investors interested in stocks from the Retail - Apparel and Shoes sector have probably already heard of Shoe Carnival (LON:CCL) (SCVL) and Tapestry (TPR). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.

There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings estimate revision trends, while our Style Scores work to grade companies based on specific traits.

Shoe Carnival and Tapestry are sporting Zacks Ranks of #1 (Strong Buy) and #3 (Hold), respectively, right now. Investors should feel comfortable knowing that SCVL likely has seen a stronger improvement to its earnings outlook than TPR has recently. However, value investors will care about much more than just this.

Value investors analyze a variety of traditional, tried-and-true metrics to help find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

The Value category of the Style Scores system identifies undervalued companies by looking at a number of key metrics. These include the long-favored P/E ratio, P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that help us determine a company's fair value.

SCVL currently has a forward P/E ratio of 16.17, while TPR has a forward P/E of 17.54. We also note that SCVL has a PEG ratio of 1.35. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a company's expected EPS growth rate. TPR currently has a PEG ratio of 1.56.

Another notable valuation metric for SCVL is its P/B ratio of 1.76. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. By comparison, TPR has a P/B of 4.18.

These are just a few of the metrics contributing to SCVL's Value grade of B and TPR's Value grade of C.

SCVL stands above TPR thanks to its solid earnings outlook, and based on these valuation figures, we also feel that SCVL is the superior value option right now.