Best Buy (BBY) Competitors $73.59 +0.93 (+1.28%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.77 +0.18 (+0.25%) As of 07:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BBY vs. AMZN, COST, SHOO, BC, DKS, HD, LOW, TGT, WMT, and GMEShould you be buying Best Buy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Best Buy include Amazon.com (AMZN), Costco Wholesale (COST), Steven Madden (SHOO), Brunswick (BC), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Home Depot (HD), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), and GameStop (GME). Best Buy vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale Steven Madden Brunswick DICK'S Sporting Goods Home Depot Lowe's Companies Target Walmart GameStop Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in BBY or AMZN? 81.0% of Best Buy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Best Buy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, BBY or AMZN? Best Buy has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, BBY or AMZN? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Best Buy. Best Buy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBest Buy$41.45B0.38$927M$4.0917.99Amazon.com$670.04B3.64$59.25B$6.5634.91 Is BBY or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Best Buy's net margin of 2.13%. Best Buy's return on equity of 46.40% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Best Buy2.13% 46.40% 8.86% Amazon.com 10.54%23.84%11.14% Does the media prefer BBY or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 186 more articles in the media than Best Buy. MarketBeat recorded 250 mentions for Amazon.com and 64 mentions for Best Buy. Best Buy's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Amazon.com's score of 1.01 indicating that Best Buy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Best Buy 39 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 182 Very Positive mention(s) 25 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer BBY or AMZN? Best Buy presently has a consensus price target of $84.44, suggesting a potential upside of 14.75%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $262.87, suggesting a potential upside of 14.79%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Best Buy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Best Buy 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is BBY or AMZN a better dividend stock? Best Buy pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Amazon.com pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Best Buy pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amazon.com pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Best Buy has raised 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. SummaryAmazon.com beats Best Buy on 15 of the 20 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BBY 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 BuyRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.55B$5.20B$26.99B$21.26BDividend Yield5.16%5.96%172.55%3.51%P/E Ratio17.996.0027.2929.31Price / Sales0.382.378.1069.12Price / Cash5.9320.1957.7923.86Price / Book5.603.374.685.36Net Income$927M-$172.17M$872.89M$996.52M7 Day Performance-2.38%-16.57%0.30%0.44%1 Month Performance10.71%-15.07%1.45%3.55%1 Year Performance-26.43%-28.37%16.79%12.14% Best Buy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBYBest Buy4.6952 of 5 stars$73.59+1.3%$84.44+14.8%-17.2%$15.55B$41.45B17.99105,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.8184 of 5 stars$228.18-0.3%$262.87+15.2%+35.6%$2.43T$637.96B34.781,556,000Trending NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.3761 of 5 stars$942.18-1.7%$1,050.00+11.4%+6.4%$417.84B$254.45B53.44333,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSHOOSteven Madden3.1199 of 5 stars$28.08-1.6%$28.80+2.6%-33.9%$2.04B$2.28B22.114,800Positive NewsBCBrunswick3.378 of 5 stars$65.16-1.1%$68.25+4.7%-19.8%$4.26B$5.24B105.1015,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8208 of 5 stars$228.01+0.2%$225.00-1.3%-8.3%$18.25B$13.44B16.3156,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHDHome Depot4.4308 of 5 stars$409.06-0.9%$432.52+5.7%+9.4%$406.98B$165.05B27.79520,700Trending NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.4065 of 5 stars$259.19-1.7%$284.33+9.7%+3.5%$145.26B$83.67B21.30270,000Dividend CutAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTGTTarget4.9331 of 5 stars$97.05-2.2%$113.74+17.2%-38.3%$44.09B$106.57B11.31440,000WMTWalmart4.7545 of 5 stars$96.18-0.7%$110.07+14.4%+26.3%$767.53B$680.99B36.162,100,000Trending NewsGMEGameStop2.2825 of 5 stars$22.72-0.8%$13.50-40.6%+14.6%$10.16B$3.67B49.386,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMZN Alternatives COST Alternatives SHOO Alternatives BC Alternatives DKS Alternatives HD Alternatives LOW Alternatives TGT Alternatives WMT Alternatives GME 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 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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