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Casey's General Stores (CASY) Competitors

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CASY vs. FIVE, PLAY, SFM, KR, and WMK

Should you buy Casey's General Stores stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Casey's General Stores with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Casey's General Stores include Five Below (FIVE), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Kroger (KR), and Weis Markets (WMK). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

How does Casey's General Stores compare to Five Below?

Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 7 more articles in the media than Five Below. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 16 mentions for Five Below. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Five Below's score of 0.95 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Casey's General Stores
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Five Below
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Casey's General Stores currently has a consensus price target of $761.36, indicating a potential downside of 2.08%. Five Below has a consensus price target of $240.80, indicating a potential upside of 7.74%. Given Five Below's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Five Below is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Casey's General Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Five Below
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.74

Casey's General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Five Below. Five Below is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Casey's General Stores$15.94B1.80$546.52M$17.4244.63
Five Below$4.76B2.59$358.64M$6.4634.60

Five Below has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Casey's General Stores' net margin of 3.83%. Five Below's return on equity of 18.70% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Casey's General Stores3.83% 17.56% 7.70%
Five Below 7.53%18.70%7.87%

85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Five Below shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Five Below beats Casey's General Stores on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Casey's General Stores compare to Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Casey's General Stores presently has a consensus price target of $761.36, indicating a potential downside of 2.08%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus price target of $21.83, indicating a potential upside of 83.78%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Casey's General Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

Casey's General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Casey's General Stores$15.94B1.80$546.52M$17.4244.63
Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.10B0.20-$48.70M-$1.43N/A

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 16 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 7 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's score of 1.05 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Casey's General Stores
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
1 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market.

Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of -2.32%. Casey's General Stores' return on equity of 17.56% beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Casey's General Stores3.83% 17.56% 7.70%
Dave & Buster's Entertainment -2.32%-7.93%-0.26%

Summary

Casey's General Stores beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Casey's General Stores compare to Sprouts Farmers Market?

Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Sprouts Farmers Market shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Casey's General Stores presently has a consensus price target of $761.36, suggesting a potential downside of 2.08%. Sprouts Farmers Market has a consensus price target of $96.08, suggesting a potential upside of 23.22%. Given Sprouts Farmers Market's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sprouts Farmers Market is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Casey's General Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Sprouts Farmers Market
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sprouts Farmers Market has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Sprouts Farmers Market has a net margin of 5.70% compared to Casey's General Stores' net margin of 3.83%. Sprouts Farmers Market's return on equity of 36.06% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Casey's General Stores3.83% 17.56% 7.70%
Sprouts Farmers Market 5.70%36.06%12.51%

Casey's General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Sprouts Farmers Market. Sprouts Farmers Market is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Casey's General Stores$15.94B1.80$546.52M$17.4244.63
Sprouts Farmers Market$8.81B0.83$523.67M$5.2014.99

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 6 more articles in the media than Sprouts Farmers Market. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 17 mentions for Sprouts Farmers Market. Sprouts Farmers Market's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Casey's General Stores' score of 1.07 indicating that Sprouts Farmers Market is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Casey's General Stores
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sprouts Farmers Market
11 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Casey's General Stores beats Sprouts Farmers Market on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Casey's General Stores compare to Kroger?

Kroger (NYSE:KR) and Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Casey's General Stores. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kroger$147.64B0.26$1.02B$1.5340.20
Casey's General Stores$15.94B1.80$546.52M$17.4244.63

In the previous week, Kroger had 16 more articles in the media than Casey's General Stores. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Kroger and 23 mentions for Casey's General Stores. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Kroger's score of 0.60 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kroger
17 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Casey's General Stores
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kroger presently has a consensus price target of $74.73, indicating a potential upside of 21.52%. Casey's General Stores has a consensus price target of $761.36, indicating a potential downside of 2.08%. Given Kroger's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kroger is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kroger
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Casey's General Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

Kroger pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Kroger pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Casey's General Stores pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kroger has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years and Casey's General Stores has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Kroger's net margin of 0.69%. Kroger's return on equity of 41.08% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kroger0.69% 41.08% 6.15%
Casey's General Stores 3.83%17.56%7.70%

80.9% of Kroger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kroger shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Casey's General Stores 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.

Kroger has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Casey's General Stores beats Kroger on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Casey's General Stores compare to Weis Markets?

Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.

Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Casey's General Stores pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weis Markets pays out 33.0% 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. Casey's General Stores has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.09%. Casey's General Stores' return on equity of 17.56% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Casey's General Stores3.83% 17.56% 7.70%
Weis Markets 2.09%7.75%5.21%

Casey's General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Weis Markets. Weis Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Casey's General Stores$15.94B1.80$546.52M$17.4244.63
Weis Markets$4.96B0.37$93.69M$4.1218.18

Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Weis Markets has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

Casey's General Stores currently has a consensus price target of $761.36, suggesting a potential downside of 2.08%. Given Casey's General Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Casey's General Stores is more favorable than Weis Markets.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Casey's General Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Weis Markets
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 23 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 0 mentions for Weis Markets. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.00 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Casey's General Stores Positive
Weis Markets Neutral

85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Weis Markets shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Casey's General Stores beats Weis Markets on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CASY vs. The Competition

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MetricCasey's General StoresRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$28.74B$19.40B$26.78B$12.40B
Dividend Yield0.31%0.41%178.37%5.29%
P/E Ratio44.6331.7419.5624.16
Price / Sales1.801.164.14124.65
Price / Cash29.0620.9415.0157.88
Price / Book8.2312.256.166.69
Net Income$546.52M$508.56M$969.96M$336.98M
7 Day Performance-0.87%2.56%-1.50%0.45%
1 Month Performance-6.99%-7.67%-2.40%4.95%
1 Year Performance77.24%52.51%-0.49%34.01%

Casey's General Stores Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CASY
Casey's General Stores
3.9331 of 5 stars		$777.53
+3.1%		$761.36
-2.1%		+71.4%$28.74B$15.94B44.6349,272
FIVE
Five Below
3.0884 of 5 stars		$219.50
flat		$240.60
+9.6%		+87.5%$12.14B$4.76B33.9824,600
PLAY
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
2.3571 of 5 stars		$11.75
flat		$21.83
+85.8%		-44.0%$408.20M$2.10BN/A23,610
SFM
Sprouts Farmers Market
4.1824 of 5 stars		$86.71
flat		$96.08
+10.8%		-56.5%$8.15B$8.81B16.6836,000
KR
Kroger
4.5049 of 5 stars		$67.32
+0.1%		$74.87
+11.2%		-9.7%$41.24B$147.64B44.00403,000

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