Abercrombie & Fitch - ANF Competitors

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) and Buckle (NYSE:BKE) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ANF or BKE?

51.0% of Buckle shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.2% of Buckle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ANF or BKE?

Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buckle has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ANF or BKE?

Abercrombie & Fitch presently has a consensus price target of $28.14, indicating a potential upside of 11.19%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Buckle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abercrombie & Fitch	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Buckle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor ANF or BKE?

In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 9 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 4 mentions for Buckle. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.30 indicating that Buckle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Abercrombie & Fitch	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Buckle	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, ANF or BKE?

Buckle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Abercrombie & Fitch. Buckle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Abercrombie & Fitch, 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
Abercrombie & Fitch	$3.70 billion	0.34	$2.82 million	$0.06	421.90
Buckle	$1.35 billion	1.29	$254.63 million	$5.13	6.78

Is ANF or BKE more profitable?

Buckle has a net margin of 18.93% compared to Abercrombie & Fitch's net margin of 0.08%. Buckle's return on equity of 65.52% beat Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abercrombie & Fitch	0.08%	1.90%	0.49%
Buckle	18.93%	65.52%	30.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ANF or BKE?

Abercrombie & Fitch received 816 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.15% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 57.93% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Abercrombie & Fitch	Outperform Votes 1185 60.15%	Underperform Votes 785 39.85%
Buckle	Outperform Votes 369 57.93%	Underperform Votes 268 42.07%

Summary

Buckle beats Abercrombie & Fitch on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.