Best Buy (BBY) Competitors $66.85 -2.02 (-2.93%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.80 -0.06 (-0.09%) As of 07:27 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BBY vs. AMZN, COST, SHOO, DKS, HD, LOW, TGT, WMT, GME, and RAYShould you be buying Best Buy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Best Buy include Amazon.com (AMZN), Costco Wholesale (COST), Steven Madden (SHOO), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Home Depot (HD), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), GameStop (GME), and Raytech (RAY). Best Buy vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale Steven Madden DICK'S Sporting Goods Home Depot Lowe's Companies Target Walmart GameStop Raytech Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Do analysts rate AMZN or BBY? Amazon.com currently has a consensus price target of $250.35, indicating a potential upside of 12.17%. Best Buy has a consensus price target of $85.72, indicating a potential upside of 28.23%. Given Best Buy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Best Buy is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Best Buy 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 Which has more risk and volatility, AMZN or BBY? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Best Buy has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AMZN or BBY? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 274 more articles in the media than Best Buy. MarketBeat recorded 294 mentions for Amazon.com and 20 mentions for Best Buy. Best Buy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.85 indicating that Best Buy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 164 Very Positive mention(s) 50 Positive mention(s) 47 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Best Buy 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, AMZN or BBY? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Best Buy. Best Buy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.71$59.25B$6.1436.35Best Buy$41.45B0.34$927M$4.0916.35 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMZN or BBY? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Best Buy shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Best Buy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AMZN or BBY more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Best Buy's net margin of 2.13%. Best Buy's return on equity of 46.40% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.14% 24.14% 10.90% Best Buy 2.13%46.40%8.86% SummaryAmazon.com beats Best Buy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 BBY 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 BuyRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.13B$4.73B$26.47B$20.65BDividend Yield5.36%7.13%175.55%3.65%P/E Ratio16.3559.3929.4127.29Price / Sales0.341.345.5953.17Price / Cash5.579.0548.0422.28Price / Book5.092.955.644.60Net Income$927M-$172.12M$876.41M$995.22M7 Day Performance-7.71%14.67%-1.79%-0.80%1 Month Performance-6.11%24.62%4.42%3.55%1 Year Performance-23.38%-18.43%19.50%7.35% Best Buy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBYBest Buy4.9289 of 5 stars$66.85-2.9%$85.72+28.2%-19.4%$14.13B$41.45B16.3585,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.7006 of 5 stars$223.320.0%$245.60+10.0%+17.5%$2.37T$650.31B36.371,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.2409 of 5 stars$990.54+0.4%$1,034.79+4.5%+14.0%$439.29B$254.45B56.18333,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionSHOOSteven Madden3.7969 of 5 stars$25.07-3.5%$28.50+13.7%-45.5%$1.82B$2.28B10.814,800News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.807 of 5 stars$205.67-0.3%$219.56+6.8%-4.3%$16.46B$13.44B14.7156,100Positive NewsHDHome Depot4.8465 of 5 stars$365.95-1.5%$426.77+16.6%+0.2%$364.09B$159.51B24.83520,700Trending NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.985 of 5 stars$223.82-2.0%$271.12+21.1%-7.3%$125.43B$83.67B18.54270,000Positive NewsTGTTarget4.8548 of 5 stars$101.62-2.3%$116.70+14.8%-32.3%$46.17B$105.88B11.17440,000Trending NewsWMTWalmart4.8698 of 5 stars$99.03+0.7%$106.67+7.7%+37.0%$790.32B$680.99B42.322,100,000Trending NewsGMEGameStop1.7495 of 5 stars$22.66-4.0%$13.50-40.4%-14.0%$10.13B$3.82B49.256,000RAYRaytechN/A$1.35-1.1%N/A-33.6%$23.77M$8.56M0.00N/AGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMZN Alternatives COST Alternatives SHOO Alternatives DKS Alternatives HD Alternatives LOW Alternatives TGT Alternatives WMT Alternatives GME Alternatives RAY 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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