** Shares of family footwear retailer Shoe Carnival SCVL.O rise nearly 3.2% to about $19 premarket
** SCVL approves a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share to be paid on January 26, 2026
** Co authorizes a new share repurchase program for up to $50 mln of its outstanding common stock, effective January 1, 2026
** New authorization in addition to previous $50 mln program, which expires on December 31, 2025
** Average rating of three brokerages is 'buy'; their median PT is $21.5, according to data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, shares down 44.4% YTD
(Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)
((Megavarshini.SomasundaramGnanasundari@thomsonreuters.com))