Best Buy (BBY) Competitors $62.44 +0.68 (+1.11%) As of 09:44 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BBY vs. GME, IZM, KR, TGT, ROST, FAST, YUM, CVNA, CPNG, and EBAYShould you be buying Best Buy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Best Buy include GameStop (GME), ICZOOM Group (IZM), Kroger (KR), Target (TGT), Ross Stores (ROST), Fastenal (FAST), Yum! Brands (YUM), Carvana (CVNA), Coupang (CPNG), and eBay (EBAY). Best Buy vs. GameStop ICZOOM Group Kroger Target Ross Stores Fastenal Yum! Brands Carvana Coupang eBay Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and GameStop (NYSE:GME) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking. Does the media prefer BBY or GME? In the previous week, Best Buy had 12 more articles in the media than GameStop. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Best Buy and 21 mentions for GameStop. Best Buy's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat GameStop's score of 0.90 indicating that Best Buy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Best Buy 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GameStop 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BBY or GME 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 Best Buy3.01% 45.93% 9.08% GameStop 1.45%2.11%1.46% Which has more risk and volatility, BBY or GME? Best Buy has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GameStop has a beta of -0.44, indicating that its stock price is 144% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBY or GME? Best Buy received 278 more outperform votes than GameStop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.39% of users gave Best Buy an outperform vote while only 73.28% of users gave GameStop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBest BuyOutperform Votes160873.39% Underperform Votes58326.61% GameStopOutperform Votes133073.28% Underperform Votes48526.72% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BBY or GME? 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 RatioBest Buy$41.53B0.32$1.24B$4.2714.62GameStop$3.82B3.15$6.70M$0.26103.67 Do insiders & institutionals believe in BBY or GME? 81.0% of Best Buy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of GameStop shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Best Buy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of GameStop shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BBY or GME a better dividend stock? Best Buy pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. GameStop pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Best Buy pays out 89.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GameStop pays out 584.6% 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 has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Best Buy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer BBY or GME? Best Buy currently has a consensus target price of $91.28, suggesting a potential upside of 46.18%. GameStop has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential downside of 57.33%. Given Best Buy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Best Buy is more favorable than GameStop.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Best Buy 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40GameStop 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 SummaryBest Buy beats GameStop on 19 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$13.24B$6.54B$23.21B$18.51BDividend Yield6.36%6.36%170.23%4.24%P/E Ratio10.713.5221.6331.06Price / Sales0.320.204.0326.47Price / Cash8.358.3519.4117.54Price / Book4.412.615.594.29Net Income$1.24B-$60.79M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance11.78%5.27%5.94%6.64%1 Month Performance-12.74%-2.21%-4.41%-6.86%1 Year Performance-18.15%-38.43%0.89%1.20% Best Buy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBYBest Buy4.916 of 5 stars$62.44+1.1%$91.28+46.2%-20.8%$13.24B$41.53B10.71105,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpGMEGameStop1.7798 of 5 stars$24.19+3.0%$11.50-52.5%+150.3%$10.82B$3.82B134.4712,000Short Interest ↑IZMICZOOM Group0.9446 of 5 stars$1.73-0.6%N/A-95.9%$13.67M$177.93M0.00109Positive NewsKRKroger4.2961 of 5 stars$66.97-0.3%$66.50-0.7%+25.2%$48.50B$147.12B17.73420,000Positive NewsTGTTarget4.8677 of 5 stars$94.13-1.7%$137.48+46.1%-43.1%$42.83B$106.57B9.97450,000ROSTRoss Stores4.4167 of 5 stars$128.95-1.0%$161.00+24.9%+5.6%$42.46B$21.13B20.33100,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFASTFastenal2.6068 of 5 stars$73.41-1.4%$76.91+4.8%+15.4%$42.02B$7.55B36.4522,400Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastYUMYum! Brands4.0229 of 5 stars$146.26-1.1%$151.60+3.7%+6.0%$40.85B$7.55B28.0436,000CVNACarvana4.1607 of 5 stars$172.26+6.0%$258.59+50.1%+173.2%$36.53B$13.67B109.1416,600Gap UpCPNGCoupang3.9684 of 5 stars$19.83-1.1%$29.17+47.1%+1.4%$35.76B$30.27B34.7568,000News CoveragePositive NewsEBAYeBay4.0485 of 5 stars$61.81-0.9%$65.46+5.9%+28.8%$28.79B$10.28B15.5211,600 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GME Alternatives IZM Alternatives KR Alternatives TGT Alternatives ROST Alternatives FAST Alternatives YUM Alternatives CVNA Alternatives CPNG Alternatives EBAY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BBY) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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