Buckle (BKE) Competitors $48.89 +1.24 (+2.60%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BKE vs. ANF, URBN, AEO, FL, CAL, SCVL, GES, ZUMZ, GCO, and DBIShould you be buying Buckle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Buckle include Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Urban Outfitters (URBN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Foot Locker (FL), Caleres (CAL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Guess? (GES), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Genesco (GCO), and Designer Brands (DBI). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Buckle vs. Abercrombie & Fitch Urban Outfitters American Eagle Outfitters Foot Locker Caleres Shoe Carnival Guess? Zumiez Genesco Designer Brands Buckle (NYSE:BKE) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Is BKE or ANF more profitable? Buckle has a net margin of 16.69% compared to Abercrombie & Fitch's net margin of 10.76%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 47.35% beat Buckle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Buckle16.69% 46.17% 22.47% Abercrombie & Fitch 10.76%47.35%16.88% Do analysts recommend BKE or ANF? Buckle presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.91%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus price target of $177.43, indicating a potential upside of 16.73%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Buckle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Buckle 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Abercrombie & Fitch 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BKE or ANF? Abercrombie & Fitch has higher revenue and earnings than Buckle. Buckle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Abercrombie & Fitch, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBuckle$1.23B2.02$219.92M$4.1011.92Abercrombie & Fitch$4.28B1.81$328.12M$9.4416.10 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BKE or ANF? Abercrombie & Fitch received 836 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.65% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 57.16% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBuckleOutperform Votes37957.16% Underperform Votes28442.84% Abercrombie & FitchOutperform Votes121559.65% Underperform Votes82240.35% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BKE or ANF? 53.9% of Buckle shares are held by institutional investors. 39.8% of Buckle shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, BKE or ANF? Buckle has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BKE or ANF? In the previous week, Buckle had 6 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Buckle and 10 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.63 indicating that Buckle is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Buckle 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Abercrombie & Fitch 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAbercrombie & Fitch beats Buckle on 11 of the 18 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 BKE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBuckleFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.48B$19.70B$24.70B$20.17BDividend Yield2.96%2.39%169.99%3.50%P/E Ratio11.9214.17122.8544.36Price / Sales2.021.067.2217.73Price / Cash9.3710.2019.9321.28Price / Book5.975.707.154.71Net Income$219.92M$702.99M$689.21M$986.85M7 Day Performance2.02%2.08%2.15%3.73%1 Month Performance13.88%4.59%0.90%3.70%1 Year Performance28.73%33.63%18.79%27.73% Buckle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKEBuckle3.4646 of 5 stars$48.89+2.6%$46.00-5.9%+28.7%$2.48B$1.23B11.928,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.7559 of 5 stars$141.57+3.5%$177.43+25.3%+108.8%$7.23B$4.28B15.0031,700Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpURBNUrban Outfitters4.1038 of 5 stars$37.36+1.2%$42.27+13.1%+22.5%$3.45B$5.15B11.4328,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.9487 of 5 stars$17.18-0.5%$25.00+45.5%+4.9%$3.30B$5.26B13.7443,100Gap UpFLFoot Locker4.7257 of 5 stars$22.45+0.0%$26.53+18.2%+2.8%$2.13B$8.17B-5.8046,846Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpCALCaleres3.972 of 5 stars$30.46+2.4%$32.50+6.7%+10.0%$1.07B$2.82B6.449,200Positive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival4.2299 of 5 stars$33.85+1.1%$42.00+24.1%+43.5%$919.70M$1.18B12.005,300Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGESGuess?4.5907 of 5 stars$16.63+2.7%$27.25+63.9%-18.0%$855.12M$2.78B6.7112,000News CoverageZUMZZumiez2.3533 of 5 stars$22.04+2.7%$22.00-0.2%+23.8%$421.85M$875.49M-8.018,900News CoverageGCOGenesco3.4248 of 5 stars$28.95+0.3%$31.00+7.1%+1.2%$324.82M$2.32B-412.2318,000News CoverageDBIDesigner Brands4.5666 of 5 stars$4.89+4.9%$7.83+60.2%-52.6%$258.63M$3.06B-48.9014,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abercrombie & Fitch Alternatives Urban Outfitters Alternatives American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Foot Locker Alternatives Caleres Alternatives Shoe Carnival Alternatives Guess? 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