Best Buy (BBY) Competitors $71.04 -0.56 (-0.78%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BBY vs. GME, IZM, AZO, CVNA, JD, ROST, CPNG, FAST, TGT, and KRShould you be buying Best Buy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Best Buy include GameStop (GME), ICZOOM Group (IZM), AutoZone (AZO), Carvana (CVNA), JD.com (JD), Ross Stores (ROST), Coupang (CPNG), Fastenal (FAST), Target (TGT), and Kroger (KR). Best Buy vs. GameStop ICZOOM Group AutoZone Carvana JD.com Ross Stores Coupang Fastenal Target Kroger GameStop (NYSE:GME) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, valuation and earnings. Is GME or BBY a better dividend stock? GameStop pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Best Buy pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. GameStop pays out 584.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Best Buy pays out 89.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Best Buy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Best Buy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GME or BBY? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGameStop$3.82B3.34$6.70M$0.26109.69Best Buy$41.53B0.36$1.24B$4.2716.64 Does the media prefer GME or BBY? In the previous week, Best Buy had 11 more articles in the media than GameStop. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Best Buy and 8 mentions for GameStop. Best Buy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat GameStop's score of 0.88 indicating that Best Buy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GameStop 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Best Buy 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GME or BBY? Best Buy received 278 more outperform votes than GameStop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.36% of users gave Best Buy an outperform vote while only 73.28% of users gave GameStop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGameStopOutperform Votes133073.28% Underperform Votes48526.72% Best BuyOutperform Votes160873.36% Underperform Votes58426.64% Is GME or BBY more profitable? Best Buy has a net margin of 3.01% compared to GameStop's net margin of 1.45%. Best Buy's return on equity of 45.93% beat GameStop's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GameStop1.45% 2.11% 1.46% Best Buy 3.01%45.93%9.08% Which has more volatility and risk, GME or BBY? GameStop has a beta of -0.76, suggesting that its share price is 176% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Best Buy has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GME or BBY? GameStop currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential downside of 59.68%. Best Buy has a consensus price target of $90.72, suggesting a potential upside of 27.71%. Given Best Buy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Best Buy is more favorable than GameStop.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GameStop 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Best Buy 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do institutionals & insiders believe in GME or BBY? 29.2% of GameStop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Best Buy shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of GameStop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Best Buy shares are owned by 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. SummaryBest Buy beats GameStop on 19 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Best Buy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BBY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBest BuyRadio, television, & electronic stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.04B$7.53B$25.21B$19.69BDividend Yield5.22%5.22%169.74%3.84%P/E Ratio12.144.0524.7735.12Price / Sales0.360.243.9834.10Price / Cash8.358.3519.4117.51Price / Book5.013.106.254.78Net Income$1.24B-$60.79M$781.36M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.70%3.04%0.21%0.90%1 Month Performance14.64%19.57%12.45%11.10%1 Year Performance-3.91%-0.36%8.23%5.28% Best Buy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBYBest Buy4.9804 of 5 stars$71.04-0.8%$90.72+27.7%-3.9%$15.04B$41.53B12.14105,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGMEGameStop2.1044 of 5 stars$27.79+0.9%$11.50-58.6%+23.0%$12.41B$3.82B154.1312,000IZMICZOOM GroupN/A$2.15+0.9%N/A+2.8%$16.99M$177.93M0.00109AZOAutoZone4.125 of 5 stars$3,659.76-0.1%$3,821.91+4.4%+32.7%$61.34B$18.67B24.42112,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCVNACarvana3.5076 of 5 stars$278.35+3.8%$268.59-3.5%+156.9%$59.28B$13.67B177.1416,600Insider TradeJDJD.com4.9902 of 5 stars$36.11+6.6%$49.27+36.5%-2.3%$56.88B$1.16T11.41385,400Positive NewsGap UpROSTRoss Stores4.7264 of 5 stars$148.44+4.3%$160.73+8.3%+17.3%$48.82B$21.13B23.38100,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionCPNGCoupang2.877 of 5 stars$25.990.0%$29.19+12.3%+18.0%$46.97B$31.06B45.6468,000Positive NewsFASTFastenal2.8125 of 5 stars$80.08+1.9%$79.10-1.2%+22.9%$45.94B$7.61B39.8422,400Insider TradeTGTTarget4.9056 of 5 stars$100.75+4.5%$129.20+28.2%-37.3%$45.73B$106.57B10.67450,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKRKroger3.9362 of 5 stars$68.95-4.1%$67.06-2.7%+28.9%$45.56B$147.12B18.24420,000Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GME Alternatives IZM Alternatives AZO Alternatives CVNA Alternatives JD Alternatives ROST Alternatives CPNG Alternatives FAST Alternatives TGT Alternatives KR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BBY) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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