Buckle (BKE) Competitors

Buckle (NYSE:BKE) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, BKE or ANF?

Buckle has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Buckle	$1.26B	1.95	$219.92M	$3.94	12.29
Abercrombie & Fitch	$4.28B	1.43	$328.12M	$10.11	12.04

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
Buckle	16.21%	44.11%	21.32%
Abercrombie & Fitch	11.16%	46.50%	17.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BKE or ANF?

Abercrombie & Fitch received 842 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.67% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 57.06% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Buckle	Outperform Votes 380 57.06%	Underperform Votes 286 42.94%
Abercrombie & Fitch	Outperform Votes 1222 59.67%	Underperform Votes 826 40.33%

Does the media favor BKE or ANF?

In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 9 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 6 mentions for Buckle. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.62 indicating that Buckle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Buckle	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Abercrombie & Fitch	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BKE or ANF?

Buckle currently has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.02%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus price target of $182.25, suggesting a potential upside of 49.68%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2.00
Abercrombie & Fitch	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch beats Buckle on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.