Best Buy (BBY) Competitors

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and GameStop (NYSE:GME) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Does the media favor BBY or GME?

In the previous week, GameStop had 62 more articles in the media than Best Buy. MarketBeat recorded 105 mentions for GameStop and 43 mentions for Best Buy. Best Buy's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat GameStop's score of 0.19 indicating that Best Buy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Best Buy	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GameStop	36 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	35 Neutral mention(s)	27 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BBY or GME?

Best Buy has higher revenue and earnings than GameStop. Best Buy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GameStop, 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
Best Buy	$42.83B	0.44	$1.24B	$5.71	15.40
GameStop	$5.27B	1.64	$6.70M	$0.02	1,411.71

Is BBY or GME more profitable?

Best Buy has a net margin of 2.90% compared to GameStop's net margin of 0.13%. Best Buy's return on equity of 47.56% beat GameStop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Best Buy	2.90%	47.56%	9.05%
GameStop	0.13%	1.35%	0.59%

Do analysts prefer BBY or GME?

Best Buy currently has a consensus price target of $89.47, indicating a potential upside of 1.76%. GameStop has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 75.19%. Given Best Buy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Best Buy is more favorable than GameStop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Best Buy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
GameStop	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BBY or GME?

Best Buy has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GameStop has a beta of -0.27, meaning that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBY or GME?

Best Buy received 243 more outperform votes than GameStop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.88% of users gave Best Buy an outperform vote while only 73.85% of users gave GameStop an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Best Buy	Outperform Votes 1573 73.88%	Underperform Votes 556 26.12%
GameStop	Outperform Votes 1330 73.85%	Underperform Votes 471 26.15%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBY or GME?

81.0% of Best Buy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of GameStop shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Best Buy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of GameStop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Best Buy beats GameStop on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.