HIBB vs. BNED, SPWH, FIVE, SIG, ODP, WINA, SBH, HZO, BGFV, and TSCO
Should you be buying Hibbett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hibbett include Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH), Five Below (FIVE), Signet Jewelers (SIG), ODP (ODP), Winmark (WINA), Sally Beauty (SBH), MarineMax (HZO), Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV), and Tractor Supply (TSCO).
Hibbett (NASDAQ:HIBB) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking.
Hibbett has a net margin of 5.80% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -4.03%. Hibbett's return on equity of 24.15% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.
In the previous week, Hibbett had 13 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Hibbett and 4 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Hibbett's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 0.21 indicating that Hibbett is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hibbett received 218 more outperform votes than Barnes & Noble Education when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.30% of users gave Barnes & Noble Education an outperform vote while only 46.69% of users gave Hibbett an outperform vote.
Hibbett presently has a consensus price target of $76.79, suggesting a potential downside of 12.23%. Barnes & Noble Education has a consensus price target of $262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2,546.17%. Given Barnes & Noble Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barnes & Noble Education is more favorable than Hibbett.
Hibbett has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hibbett has higher revenue and earnings than Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hibbett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
94.1% of Hibbett shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Hibbett shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hibbett beats Barnes & Noble Education on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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