GME vs. BBY, CONN, TSCO, DG, EBAY, DECK, DLTR, QSR, CVNA, and WSM
Should you be buying GameStop stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GameStop include Best Buy (BBY), Conn's (CONN), Tractor Supply (TSCO), Dollar General (DG), eBay (EBAY), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Carvana (CVNA), and Williams-Sonoma (WSM). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and GameStop (NYSE:GME) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
81.0% of Best Buy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of GameStop shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Best Buy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of GameStop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Best Buy has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Best Buy's net margin of 0.13%. GameStop's return on equity of 47.56% beat Best Buy's return on equity.
Best Buy has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GameStop has a beta of -0.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, GameStop had 61 more articles in the media than Best Buy. MarketBeat recorded 106 mentions for GameStop and 45 mentions for Best Buy. GameStop's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Best Buy's score of 0.15 indicating that Best Buy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Best Buy presently 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 GameStop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Best Buy is more favorable than GameStop.
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.
Summary
Best Buy beats GameStop on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get GameStop News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GME and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GME and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
GameStop Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
