Buckle (BKE) Competitors $51.26 +0.25 (+0.49%) (As of 12/24/2024 05:19 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BKE vs. ANF, URBN, AEO, FL, SCVL, CAL, GES, 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), Caleres (CAL), Guess? (GES), 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 Caleres Guess? Genesco Zumiez Designer Brands Buckle (NYSE:BKE) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BKE or ANF? 53.9% of Buckle shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.8% of Buckle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BKE or ANF? In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 12 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 4 mentions for Buckle. Abercrombie & Fitch's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Buckle's score of 0.48 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Buckle 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Abercrombie & Fitch 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BKE or ANF? Buckle has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BKE or ANF? Buckle currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.26%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus target price of $179.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.04%. 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKE or ANF? Abercrombie & Fitch received 839 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.62% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 57.08% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBuckleOutperform Votes37957.08% Underperform Votes28542.92% Abercrombie & FitchOutperform Votes121859.62% Underperform Votes82540.38% 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% Is BKE or ANF a better dividend stock? Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Abercrombie & Fitch pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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. Which has stronger 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$1.22B2.13$219.92M$3.9413.01Abercrombie & Fitch$4.82B1.59$328.12M$10.1115.04 SummaryAbercrombie & Fitch beats Buckle on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPress70%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? Grab Your Free Cheatsheets Today!Would you like to know the historic win rate of every trade you take before you place it? Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.>> You can grab your FREE, laminated copies right here << 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$2.60B$20.07B$24.92B$19.36BDividend Yield2.75%2.27%167.16%3.66%P/E Ratio13.0115.57108.8741.37Price / Sales2.131.052.8718.16Price / Cash10.4711.0921.7421.28Price / Book5.335.165.535.36Net Income$219.92M$702.99M$673.49M$989.88M7 Day Performance3.26%3.78%1.37%1.63%1 Month PerformanceN/A-1.80%-1.55%-4.78%1 Year Performance9.55%12.37%9.91%12.48% Buckle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKEBuckle2.5417 of 5 stars$51.26+0.5%$46.00-10.3%+9.6%$2.60B$1.22B13.018,000ANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.9858 of 5 stars$151.27-2.1%$179.50+18.7%+64.3%$7.62B$4.82B14.9631,700URBNUrban Outfitters4.056 of 5 stars$54.55-1.0%$46.27-15.2%+50.4%$5.03B$5.40B15.6328,000AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.8483 of 5 stars$16.69flat$22.40+34.2%-22.0%$3.21B$5.40B14.2743,100FLFoot Locker4.586 of 5 stars$21.49-4.1%$25.18+17.2%-29.8%$2.04B$8.12B-4.7646,846SCVLShoe Carnival4.2429 of 5 stars$34.47-0.5%$42.00+21.8%+20.1%$936.72M$1.22B12.675,300Positive NewsCALCaleres4.3606 of 5 stars$22.81-3.1%$30.00+31.5%-24.3%$767.08M$2.78B5.089,200GESGuess?4.0456 of 5 stars$14.22-1.3%$25.00+75.8%-40.7%$731.72M$2.95B11.9512,000GCOGenesco3.9365 of 5 stars$40.11-2.8%$31.00-22.7%+21.6%$449.71M$2.32B-16.5118,000ZUMZZumiez2.7318 of 5 stars$18.91-0.4%$22.00+16.3%-4.9%$362.56M$891.86M-7.368,900Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands3.9657 of 5 stars$5.33-4.8%$5.75+7.9%-38.2%$255.46M$3.05B-177.6114,000Analyst DowngradeNegative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abercrombie & Fitch Alternatives Urban Outfitters Alternatives American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Foot Locker Alternatives Shoe Carnival Alternatives Caleres Alternatives Guess? 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