Best Buy (BBY) Competitors $88.81 +1.33 (+1.52%) (As of 11:28 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BBY vs. GME, IZM, ORLY, TGT, CVS, JD, AZO, CVNA, ROST, and KRShould you be buying Best Buy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Best Buy include GameStop (GME), ICZOOM Group (IZM), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), Target (TGT), CVS Health (CVS), JD.com (JD), AutoZone (AZO), Carvana (CVNA), Ross Stores (ROST), and Kroger (KR). Best Buy vs. GameStop ICZOOM Group O'Reilly Automotive Target CVS Health JD.com AutoZone Carvana Ross Stores Kroger GameStop (NYSE:GME) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GME or BBY? 29.2% of GameStop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Best Buy shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of GameStop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Best Buy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is GME or BBY more profitable? Best Buy has a net margin of 3.01% compared to GameStop's net margin of 1.45%. Best Buy's return on equity of 45.93% beat GameStop's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GameStop1.45% 2.11% 1.46% Best Buy 3.01%45.93%9.08% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GME or BBY? Best Buy received 265 more outperform votes than GameStop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.74% of users gave Best Buy an outperform vote while only 73.40% of users gave GameStop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGameStopOutperform Votes133073.40% Underperform Votes48226.60% Best BuyOutperform Votes159573.74% Underperform Votes56826.26% Does the media favor GME or BBY? In the previous week, GameStop had 4 more articles in the media than Best Buy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for GameStop and 25 mentions for Best Buy. Best Buy's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat GameStop's score of 0.92 indicating that Best Buy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GameStop 14 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Best Buy 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, GME or BBY? Best Buy has higher revenue and earnings than GameStop. Best Buy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GameStop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGameStop$4.33B3.23$6.70M$0.18173.83Best Buy$42.23B0.44$1.24B$5.8514.96 Do analysts recommend GME or BBY? GameStop currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 68.04%. Best Buy has a consensus price target of $101.06, suggesting a potential upside of 15.49%. Given Best Buy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Best Buy is more favorable than GameStop.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GameStop 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Best Buy 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Which has more volatility & risk, GME or BBY? GameStop has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Best Buy has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GME or BBY a better dividend stock? GameStop pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Best Buy pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. GameStop pays out 844.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Best Buy pays out 64.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Best Buy has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. SummaryBest Buy beats GameStop on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm Press Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. Then, he did it again with Tesla… which is up more than 19,500% since 2010. For perspective, that turns $100 invested into almost $20,000!Click here now for the urgent details. Get Best Buy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BBY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBest BuyRadio, television, & electronic stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.71B$9.36B$25.33B$19.67BDividend Yield4.29%4.29%168.53%3.51%P/E Ratio14.963.74119.6543.76Price / Sales0.440.263.5717.40Price / Cash8.108.1021.6521.73Price / Book6.077.365.545.46Net Income$1.24B-$60.79M$670.76M$987.68M7 Day Performance0.46%-1.37%-2.44%-2.32%1 Month Performance-1.69%-1.34%3.72%0.63%1 Year Performance13.12%-21.52%13.66%16.39% Best Buy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBYBest Buy4.9576 of 5 stars$88.81+1.5%$101.06+13.8%+13.2%$18.99B$42.23B15.1885,000Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGMEGameStop2.492 of 5 stars$28.20+0.8%$10.00-64.5%+81.3%$12.60B$4.33B155.288,000Analyst RevisionIZMICZOOM Group1.0681 of 5 stars$2.11-4.1%N/A-81.1%$15.13M$177.93M0.00109Positive NewsGap UpORLYO'Reilly Automotive4.4121 of 5 stars$1,274.87+0.3%$1,257.00-1.4%+30.9%$73.60B$15.81B31.4390,302Analyst UpgradePositive NewsTGTTarget4.8374 of 5 stars$132.86-1.2%$160.57+20.9%-4.9%$60.88B$107.57B14.26415,000CVSCVS Health5 of 5 stars$47.61-3.6%$70.50+48.1%-40.8%$59.91B$368.91B12.53300,000Gap UpJDJD.com4.8326 of 5 stars$36.54-2.0%$41.36+13.2%+36.0%$57.63B$152.77B11.80425,469AZOAutoZone4.3423 of 5 stars$3,361.40-0.3%$3,384.89+0.7%+26.4%$56.82B$18.58B22.55126,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCVNACarvana3.2069 of 5 stars$253.59+2.2%$222.71-12.2%+393.9%$52.65B$12.55B25,133.0013,700Analyst ForecastROSTRoss Stores4.7584 of 5 stars$150.91-1.7%$171.69+13.8%+12.6%$49.79B$20.38B24.18108,000Positive NewsKRKroger4.6285 of 5 stars$62.80+1.2%$64.31+2.4%+38.7%$45.43B$149.88B16.42414,000Insider TradeBuyback Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GME Alternatives IZM Alternatives ORLY Alternatives TGT Alternatives CVS Alternatives JD Alternatives AZO Alternatives CVNA Alternatives ROST Alternatives KR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BBY) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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