Foot Locker (FL) Competitors $24.59 -0.10 (-0.41%) (As of 10/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FL vs. ANF, AEO, URBN, BKE, CAL, SCVL, GES, ZUMZ, DBI, and GCOShould you be buying Foot Locker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foot Locker include Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Buckle (BKE), Caleres (CAL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Guess? (GES), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), and Genesco (GCO). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Foot Locker vs. Abercrombie & Fitch American Eagle Outfitters Urban Outfitters Buckle Caleres Shoe Carnival Guess? Zumiez Designer Brands Genesco Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation. Does the media favor FL or ANF? In the previous week, Foot Locker had 3 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Foot Locker and 8 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Abercrombie & Fitch's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Foot Locker's score of 0.57 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Foot Locker 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Abercrombie & Fitch 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FL or ANF more profitable? Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 10.76% compared to Foot Locker's net margin of -4.48%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 47.35% beat Foot Locker's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Foot Locker-4.48% 2.73% 1.15% Abercrombie & Fitch 10.76%47.35%16.88% Do analysts rate FL or ANF? Foot Locker presently has a consensus price target of $25.94, suggesting a potential upside of 5.48%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus price target of $176.71, suggesting a potential upside of 12.74%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Foot Locker.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Foot Locker 4 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Abercrombie & Fitch 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FL or ANF? Foot Locker received 267 more outperform votes than Abercrombie & Fitch when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.35% of users gave Foot Locker an outperform vote while only 59.68% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFoot LockerOutperform Votes148269.35% Underperform Votes65530.65% Abercrombie & FitchOutperform Votes121559.68% Underperform Votes82140.32% Is FL or ANF a better dividend stock? Foot Locker pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Abercrombie & Fitch pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Foot Locker pays out -42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Abercrombie & Fitch pays out 10.0% 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. Foot Locker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, FL or ANF? Foot Locker has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% 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. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FL or ANF? Abercrombie & Fitch has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Foot Locker. Foot Locker 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 RatioFoot Locker$8.15B0.29-$330M-$3.79-6.49Abercrombie & Fitch$4.66B1.72$328.12M$8.0419.50 SummaryAbercrombie & Fitch beats Foot Locker on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWar on Elon Escalates… Elon Musk, the guy slated to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, has publicly called for the adoption of this technology for decades. By doing so he has put himself in the crosshairs of an ideological war with the global elites. And yet, while this new technology threatens their wealth and power, it could be transformational for both the U.S. economy and your wealth.Click here to learn how you can benefit from its widespread distribution. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FL 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 are MarkeBeat Followers?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 FL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFoot LockerShoe stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.33B$1.83B$24.33B$19.67BDividend YieldN/A2.43%190.27%3.46%P/E Ratio-6.3525.4521.6727.87Price / Sales0.290.881.6322.38Price / Cash6.729.6219.9520.42Price / Book0.801.916.315.46Net Income-$330M-$19.48M$675.07M$981.30M7 Day Performance6.96%4.55%4.64%1.35%1 Month Performance-13.26%-4.61%5.92%3.23%1 Year Performance13.53%30.72%22.01%31.02% Foot Locker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLFoot Locker4.2764 of 5 stars$24.59-0.4%$25.94+5.5%+12.6%$2.33B$8.15B-6.3546,846Short Interest ↓ANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.9251 of 5 stars$156.75-2.4%$176.71+12.7%+158.6%$8.01B$4.66B16.6031,700Short Interest ↑AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.3901 of 5 stars$21.21-1.3%$25.75+21.4%+19.6%$4.17B$5.41B16.9743,100URBNUrban Outfitters4.8189 of 5 stars$37.34-0.6%$42.30+13.3%+10.2%$3.49B$5.32B11.4228,000BKEBuckle2.1327 of 5 stars$44.55+0.9%$31.00-30.4%+25.7%$2.26B$1.23B10.878,000CALCaleres3.3373 of 5 stars$33.11-2.4%$32.50-1.8%+20.9%$1.16B$2.80B7.179,200SCVLShoe Carnival3.126 of 5 stars$39.73-1.4%$42.00+5.7%+60.1%$1.08B$1.18B14.095,300Positive NewsGESGuess?3.9613 of 5 stars$18.98-4.2%$27.25+43.6%-14.5%$1.02B$2.87B7.6512,000ZUMZZumiez1.6311 of 5 stars$22.35-2.2%$22.00-1.6%+29.8%$453.12M$885.73M-8.138,900Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands4.7419 of 5 stars$6.11-2.4%$7.83+28.2%-48.1%$353.18M$3.06B-61.1014,000Insider SellingGCOGenesco3.2709 of 5 stars$30.13+1.6%$31.00+2.9%+5.2%$350.29M$2.30B-430.3718,000Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ANF Alternatives AEO Alternatives URBN Alternatives BKE Alternatives CAL Alternatives SCVL Alternatives GES Alternatives ZUMZ Alternatives DBI Alternatives GCO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FL) was last updated on 10/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredExpert issues rare "All In" buy alert on $6 gold stockGold is SOARING – here's what you need to do Everything is lining up perfectly for a historic gold bull run...Stansberry Research | SponsoredShocking New Forecast From Bear Market ExpertAnybody who followed my recommendations could have gone 11-for-11 on the year. 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