Buckle (BKE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women in the United States. It markets a selection of brand name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, as well as private label merchandise primarily comprising BKE, Buckle Black, Salvage, Red by BKE, Daytrip, Gimmicks, Gilded Intent, FITZ + EDDI, Willow & Root, Outpost Makers, Departwest, Sterling & Stitch, Reclaim, BKE Vintage, Nova Industries, J.B. Holt, Modish Rebel, Maven Co-op, and Veece. The company provides services, such as hemming, gift-packaging, layaways, guest loyalty program, the Buckle private label credit card, and personalized stylist services, as well as special order system that allows stores to obtain requested merchandise from other company stores or its online order fulfillment center. The Buckle, Inc. also sells its products through its website, buckle.com. The company was formerly known as Mills Clothing, Inc. and changed its name to The Buckle, Inc. in April 1991.The Buckle, Inc. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $49.83 to $51.45
• 50-Day Range: $42.18 to $54.05
• 52-Week Range: $34.87 to $54.25
• Volume: 1.81 million shs
• Average Volume: 411,632 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.91
• Dividend Yield: 2.75%
• Price Target: $46.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Buckle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Buckle scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 147th out of 219 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Buckle has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Buckle has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Buckle is 12.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Buckle is 12.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 109.00.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Buckle has a P/B Ratio of 5.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.57% of the float of Buckle has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Buckle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Buckle has recently increased by 4.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Buckle pays a meaningful dividend of 2.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Buckle does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Buckle is 35.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.06

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.57% of the float of Buckle has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Buckle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Buckle has recently increased by 4.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Buckle has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Buckle this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for BKE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Buckle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Buckle insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,414,313.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

39.80% of the stock of Buckle is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

53.93% of the stock of Buckle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BKE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BKE shares performed this year?

Buckle's stock was trading at $47.52 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, BKE stock has increased by 7.1% and is now trading at $50.88.
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How were Buckle's earnings last quarter?

The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:BKE) issued its earnings results on Friday, November, 22nd. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Buckle's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Buckle include Pacer Advisors Inc. (3.30%), State Street Corp (2.64%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.40%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.57%). Insiders that own company stock include Dennis H Nelson, Karen B Rhoads, Kari G Smith, Kelli D Molczyk, Brett P Milkie, Michelle Hoffman, Bill L Fairfield and John P Peetz.
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How do I buy shares of Buckle?

Shares of BKE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Buckle own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Buckle investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), Home Depot (HD) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/25 Dividend: 10/11/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/25/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/22/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/29 Dividend: 1/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Family clothing stores
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BKE
• CUSIP: 11844010
• CIK: 885245
• Web: www.buckle.com
• Phone: (308) 236-8491
• Fax: 308-236-4493
• Employees: 8,000
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $46.00
• High Stock Price Target: $46.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $46.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $219.92 million
• Net Margins: 16.21%
• Pretax Margin: 21.30%
• Return on Equity: 44.11%
• Return on Assets: 21.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.12
• Cash Flow: $4.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.47
• Book Value: $9.62 per share
• Price / Book: 5.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,774,000
• Free Float: 30,566,000
• Market Cap: $2.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14