Guess? (GES) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, GES or BKE?

Guess? has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buckle has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GES or BKE?

In the previous week, Guess? had 1 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Guess? and 1 mentions for Buckle. Guess?'s average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Buckle's score of 0.60 indicating that Guess? is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Guess?	Very Positive
Buckle	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, GES or BKE?

Buckle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Guess?. Guess? 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
Guess?	$2.95B	0.21	$198.20M	$1.19	10.00
Buckle	$1.26B	1.66	$219.92M	$3.94	10.45

Is GES or BKE more profitable?

Buckle has a net margin of 16.21% compared to Guess?'s net margin of 3.19%. Buckle's return on equity of 44.11% beat Guess?'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guess?	3.19%	23.29%	5.05%
Buckle	16.21%	44.11%	21.32%

Do analysts recommend GES or BKE?

Guess? currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 110.00%. Buckle has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Guess?'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Guess? is more favorable than Buckle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guess?	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Buckle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GES or BKE a better dividend stock?

Guess? pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Guess? pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Buckle pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GES or BKE?

61.7% of Guess? shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Buckle shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Guess? shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Buckle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GES or BKE?

Guess? received 98 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.06% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote while only 53.89% of users gave Guess? an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Guess?	Outperform Votes 478 53.89%	Underperform Votes 409 46.11%
Buckle	Outperform Votes 380 57.06%	Underperform Votes 286 42.94%

Summary

Guess? and Buckle tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.