Best Buy (BBY) Competitors $92.66 +1.08 (+1.18%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BBY vs. GME, IZM, ORLY, CVS, TGT, JD, AZO, CVNA, FAST, and ROSTShould 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), CVS Health (CVS), Target (TGT), JD.com (JD), AutoZone (AZO), Carvana (CVNA), Fastenal (FAST), and Ross Stores (ROST). Best Buy vs. GameStop ICZOOM Group O'Reilly Automotive CVS Health Target JD.com AutoZone Carvana Fastenal Ross Stores Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and GameStop (NYSE:GME) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media favor BBY or GME? In the previous week, Best Buy had 10 more articles in the media than GameStop. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Best Buy and 9 mentions for GameStop. Best Buy's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat GameStop's score of 0.76 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive GameStop 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BBY or GME more profitable? Best Buy has a net margin of 2.96% compared to GameStop's net margin of 0.93%. Best Buy's return on equity of 47.19% beat GameStop's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Best Buy2.96% 47.19% 9.14% GameStop 0.93%1.79%1.06% Do analysts prefer BBY or GME? Best Buy presently has a consensus target price of $103.35, suggesting a potential upside of 11.54%. GameStop has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 62.39%. Given Best Buy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Best Buy is more favorable than GameStop.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Best Buy 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56GameStop 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Which has more volatility & risk, BBY or GME? Best Buy has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GameStop has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBY or GME? Best Buy received 259 more outperform votes than GameStop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.74% of users gave Best Buy an outperform vote while only 73.44% of users gave GameStop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBest BuyOutperform Votes158973.74% Underperform Votes56626.26% GameStopOutperform Votes133073.44% Underperform Votes48126.56% Which has preferable 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$43.45B0.46$1.24B$5.8015.98GameStop$5.27B2.15$6.70M$0.13204.55 SummaryBest Buy beats GameStop on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$19.90B$9.96B$23.96B$19.76BDividend Yield4.15%4.15%171.34%3.50%P/E Ratio15.985.33100.1137.06Price / Sales0.460.272.5317.77Price / Cash8.448.4419.9621.54Price / Book6.547.536.774.64Net Income$1.24B-$60.79M$689.25M$982.94M7 Day Performance3.88%2.71%-2.81%-2.12%1 Month Performance-3.75%0.66%0.81%-0.39%1 Year Performance35.83%-14.69%15.12%23.34% Best Buy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBYBest Buy4.8528 of 5 stars$92.66+1.2%$103.35+11.5%+38.8%$19.90B$43.45B15.9885,000Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGMEGameStop2.3613 of 5 stars$24.88+6.1%N/A+112.0%$10.61B$5.27B191.408,000Gap UpIZMICZOOM Group0.3292 of 5 stars$2.12-3.6%N/A-79.4%$15.20M$177.93M0.00109News CoverageORLYO'Reilly Automotive4.55 of 5 stars$1,217.70+0.3%N/A+24.8%$70.64B$15.81B30.1390,302Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCVSCVS Health4.9993 of 5 stars$55.54-2.7%N/A-22.1%$69.89B$357.78B14.10300,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑TGTTarget4.8773 of 5 stars$149.78-0.7%N/A+17.1%$69.00B$107.30B15.47415,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageJDJD.com4.8384 of 5 stars$38.35-7.0%N/A+24.6%$60.48B$152.77B13.95425,469Analyst DowngradeOptions VolumeGap UpAZOAutoZone4.4294 of 5 stars$3,110.12-1.3%N/A+16.9%$52.57B$18.49B20.77126,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCVNACarvana3.524 of 5 stars$244.35+1.2%N/A+644.3%$50.73B$12.55B24,459.4613,700Analyst RevisionPositive NewsFASTFastenal4.544 of 5 stars$83.33+0.3%N/A+34.9%$47.74B$7.35B41.4623,201Analyst ForecastInsider SellingNews CoveragePositive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.8343 of 5 stars$143.40+1.0%N/A+17.1%$47.57B$20.38B23.13108,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GME Alternatives IZM Alternatives ORLY Alternatives CVS Alternatives TGT Alternatives JD Alternatives AZO Alternatives CVNA Alternatives FAST Alternatives ROST 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 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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