Buckle (BKE) Competitors $37.99 -0.96 (-2.46%) As of 11:07 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends BKE vs. ANF, URBN, AEO, FL, SCVL, GES, CAL, GCO, ZUMZ, 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), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Guess? (GES), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), 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 Shoe Carnival Guess? Caleres Genesco Zumiez Designer Brands Buckle (NYSE:BKE) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment. Do analysts rate BKE or ANF? Buckle currently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.95%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus price target of $182.25, indicating a potential upside of 88.59%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility and risk, 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 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BKE or ANF more profitable? Buckle has a net margin of 16.21% compared to Abercrombie & Fitch's net margin of 11.16%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 46.50% beat Buckle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Buckle16.21% 44.11% 21.32% Abercrombie & Fitch 11.16%46.50%17.53% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BKE or ANF? Abercrombie & Fitch received 844 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.68% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 56.97% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBuckleOutperform Votes38056.97% Underperform Votes28743.03% Abercrombie & FitchOutperform Votes122459.68% Underperform Votes82740.32% Which has better earnings and valuation, BKE or ANF? Abercrombie & Fitch has higher revenue and earnings than Buckle. Abercrombie & Fitch is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Buckle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBuckle$1.22B1.62$219.92M$3.949.90Abercrombie & Fitch$4.82B1.01$328.12M$10.119.56 Does the media prefer BKE or ANF? In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 7 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 8 mentions for Buckle. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.39 indicating that Buckle is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Buckle 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Abercrombie & Fitch 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders believe in BKE or ANF? 53.9% of Buckle shares are held by institutional investors. 39.8% of Buckle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BKE or ANF a better dividend stock? Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Abercrombie & Fitch pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Buckle pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Abercrombie & Fitch pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryAbercrombie & Fitch beats Buckle on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Buckle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKE 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 BKE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBuckleFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.98B$19.23B$25.39B$19.97BDividend Yield3.49%2.55%169.81%3.90%P/E Ratio9.9013.6724.6734.16Price / Sales1.620.913.2530.29Price / Cash8.169.9219.4117.60Price / Book4.765.215.864.70Net Income$219.92M$702.99M$778.62M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.01%-3.47%-4.09%-2.20%1 Month Performance-15.20%-9.77%-4.74%-3.99%1 Year Performance-5.36%-9.82%2.58%8.16% Buckle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKEBuckle3.3726 of 5 stars$37.99-2.5%$46.00+21.1%-4.0%$1.93B$1.22B9.668,000ANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.3258 of 5 stars$102.56+2.4%$182.25+77.7%-26.4%$5.17B$4.28B10.1531,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeURBNUrban Outfitters4.1575 of 5 stars$54.19+2.6%$53.64-1.0%+39.4%$4.99B$5.15B15.4828,000Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.8625 of 5 stars$13.92+1.1%$21.00+50.9%-49.2%$2.67B$5.26B11.8843,100FLFoot Locker4.6921 of 5 stars$17.99-1.2%$24.94+38.7%-48.4%$1.71B$8.17B-3.9946,846Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownSCVLShoe Carnival4.7938 of 5 stars$22.55+2.4%$51.00+126.2%-35.3%$612.25M$1.22B8.285,300News CoverageGESGuess?4.3336 of 5 stars$11.92+0.1%$25.00+109.8%-61.8%$611.60M$2.78B10.0112,000CALCaleres4.5629 of 5 stars$16.32+0.2%$30.00+83.9%-58.4%$548.00M$2.82B3.639,200GCOGenesco3.1689 of 5 stars$37.42-0.7%$31.00-17.1%+8.4%$419.45M$2.32B-15.4018,000Upcoming EarningsZUMZZumiez2.4895 of 5 stars$14.37+1.1%$22.00+53.1%-21.9%$275.28M$875.49M-5.598,900DBIDesigner Brands4.4503 of 5 stars$4.69-2.0%$5.75+22.7%-65.0%$224.54M$3.05B-156.1114,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abercrombie & Fitch Alternatives Urban Outfitters Alternatives American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Foot Locker Alternatives Shoe Carnival Alternatives Guess? 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