Buckle (BKE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Buckle, Inc. is a specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men and women. The company is particularly known for its selection of denim, along with tops, bottoms, dresses, outerwear, shoes, jewelry and other fashion accessories. Buckle sells merchandise under a combination of national brands and proprietary labels.

The company operates retail stores across the United States and also sells products through its e-commerce platform. Its stores generally offer personalized customer service, including denim fitting and tailoring, and are designed to provide a lifestyle-oriented shopping experience. Buckle serves customers through both its physical store network and digital channels.

Buckle traces its origins to 1948, when it began as a clothing retailer known as Mills Clothing. The company later adopted the Buckle name as it expanded its focus on contemporary casual fashion. Buckle is headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska, and Dennis H. Eck serves as its chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.54 to $43.30
• 50-Day Range: $39.64 to $46.51
• 52-Week Range: $39.44 to $58.67
• Volume: 383,261 shs
• Average Volume: 495,189 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.88
• Dividend Yield: 3.26%
• Price Target: $46.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Buckle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Buckle scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 363rd out of 478 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Buckle has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Buckle is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Buckle has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Buckle is 9.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Buckle is 9.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Buckle has a P/B Ratio of 5.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.38% of the float of Buckle has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Buckle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.63.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Buckle has recently increased by 7.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Buckle pays a meaningful dividend of 3.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Buckle does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Buckle is 32.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Buckle has a news sentiment score of 0.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Buckle this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for BKE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 3% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Buckle insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

38.40% of the stock of Buckle is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

53.93% of the stock of Buckle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/29 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/29 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/29/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/21/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Record date for 10/29 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/29 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BKE
• CIK: 885245
• Web: www.buckle.com
• Phone: (308) 236-8491
• Fax: 308-236-4493
• Employees: 8,000
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Buckle: $46.00
• High Price Target: $46.00
• Low Price Target: $46.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $209.74 million
• Net Margins: 16.62%
• Pretax Margin: 21.89%
• Return on Equity: 46.91%
• Return on Assets: 20.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.08
• Quick Ratio: 1.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.70
• Cash Flow: $4.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.73
• Book Value: $8.30 per share
• Price / Book: 5.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,510,000
• Free Float: 31,731,000
• Market Cap: $2.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14