Boot Barn (BOOT) Competitors

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) and Boot Barn (NYSE:BOOT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Does the media prefer BURL or BOOT?

In the previous week, Boot Barn had 8 more articles in the media than Burlington Stores. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Boot Barn and 14 mentions for Burlington Stores. Boot Barn's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Burlington Stores' score of 0.18 indicating that Boot Barn is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Burlington Stores	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Boot Barn	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BURL or BOOT?

Burlington Stores has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boot Barn has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BURL or BOOT?

Burlington Stores received 259 more outperform votes than Boot Barn when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.45% of users gave Burlington Stores an outperform vote while only 63.54% of users gave Boot Barn an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Burlington Stores	Outperform Votes 801 71.45%	Underperform Votes 320 28.55%
Boot Barn	Outperform Votes 542 63.54%	Underperform Votes 311 36.46%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BURL or BOOT?

Burlington Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Boot Barn. Boot Barn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burlington Stores, 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
Burlington Stores	$10.48B	1.76	$339.65M	$7.30	39.79
Boot Barn	$1.67B	2.93	$147M	$4.98	32.19

Is BURL or BOOT more profitable?

Boot Barn has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Burlington Stores' net margin of 4.49%. Burlington Stores' return on equity of 47.52% beat Boot Barn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burlington Stores	4.49%	47.52%	6.37%
Boot Barn	8.73%	15.89%	8.72%

Do analysts recommend BURL or BOOT?

Burlington Stores presently has a consensus price target of $317.87, indicating a potential upside of 9.44%. Boot Barn has a consensus price target of $171.58, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Burlington Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Burlington Stores is more favorable than Boot Barn.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burlington Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Boot Barn	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Summary

Burlington Stores beats Boot Barn on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.