Caleres (CAL) Competitors

Caleres (NYSE:CAL) and Buckle (NYSE:BKE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer CAL or BKE?

In the previous week, Caleres had 19 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Caleres and 1 mentions for Buckle. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Caleres' score of -0.29 indicating that Buckle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Caleres	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Buckle	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CAL or BKE?

98.4% of Caleres shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Buckle shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Caleres shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Buckle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CAL or BKE more profitable?

Buckle has a net margin of 16.21% compared to Caleres' net margin of 5.69%. Buckle's return on equity of 44.11% beat Caleres' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caleres	5.69%	22.71%	7.03%
Buckle	16.21%	44.11%	21.32%

Do analysts rate CAL or BKE?

Caleres presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.71%. Buckle has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.87%. Given Caleres' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Caleres is more favorable than Buckle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caleres	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Buckle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, CAL or BKE?

Buckle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Caleres. Caleres 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
Caleres	$2.82B	0.24	$171.39M	$4.49	4.40
Buckle	$1.26B	1.95	$219.92M	$3.94	12.27

Which has more risk and volatility, CAL or BKE?

Caleres has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buckle has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CAL or BKE a better dividend stock?

Caleres pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Caleres pays out 6.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Buckle pays out 35.5% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CAL or BKE?

Caleres received 27 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.33% of users gave Caleres an outperform vote while only 57.06% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Caleres	Outperform Votes 407 62.33%	Underperform Votes 246 37.67%
Buckle	Outperform Votes 380 57.06%	Underperform Votes 286 42.94%

Summary

Caleres and Buckle tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.