Best Buy (BBY) Competitors $67.51 -0.16 (-0.24%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.15 -0.36 (-0.53%) As of 07:56 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, DKS, HD, LOW, TGT, WMT, GME, and RAYShould 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), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Home Depot (HD), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), GameStop (GME), and Raytech (RAY). Best Buy vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale Steven Madden DICK'S Sporting Goods Home Depot Lowe's Companies Target Walmart GameStop Raytech Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, BBY or AMZN? Best Buy has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BBY or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 238 more articles in the media than Best Buy. MarketBeat recorded 257 mentions for Amazon.com and 19 mentions for Best Buy. Best Buy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.85 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 161 Very Positive mention(s) 34 Positive mention(s) 40 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BBY or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% 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 10.14%24.14%10.90% Do analysts rate BBY or AMZN? Best Buy currently has a consensus price target of $85.72, suggesting a potential upside of 26.98%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $250.35, suggesting a potential upside of 10.71%. Given Best Buy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Best Buy is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Best Buy 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$41.53B0.34$927M$4.0916.51Amazon.com$637.96B3.76$59.25B$6.1436.83 SummaryAmazon.com beats Best Buy on 13 of the 17 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 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$14.30B$4.79B$26.36B$20.85BDividend Yield5.62%7.36%177.12%3.65%P/E Ratio16.5159.8129.8327.55Price / Sales0.342.796.0459.20Price / Cash5.328.8248.2622.29Price / Book5.142.985.654.66Net Income$927M-$172.12M$876.41M$994.58M7 Day Performance-6.09%4.13%-0.68%-0.29%1 Month Performance-0.37%23.97%6.88%4.91%1 Year Performance-23.37%-18.44%22.45%10.53% Best Buy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBYBest Buy4.9371 of 5 stars$67.51-0.2%$85.72+27.0%-24.1%$14.30B$41.53B16.5185,000Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.6077 of 5 stars$225.16+0.1%$249.42+10.8%+19.1%$2.39T$637.96B36.641,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.2585 of 5 stars$979.71+1.0%$1,037.48+5.9%+12.7%$433.99B$268.78B55.51333,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeSHOOSteven Madden3.9445 of 5 stars$24.74-3.1%$28.50+15.2%-40.9%$1.80B$2.28B10.674,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap DownDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.7531 of 5 stars$208.69-0.6%$219.56+5.2%-2.1%$16.73B$13.60B14.9556,100HDHome Depot4.8557 of 5 stars$369.70-0.1%$426.77+15.4%-3.4%$367.78B$159.51B25.08520,700Positive NewsLOWLowe's Companies4.9469 of 5 stars$222.60-0.7%$271.12+21.8%-10.0%$124.78B$83.24B18.45270,000Positive NewsTGTTarget4.8631 of 5 stars$104.64+0.4%$116.70+11.5%-33.5%$47.52B$106.57B11.49440,000Analyst ForecastWMTWalmart4.878 of 5 stars$95.70+1.4%$106.67+11.5%+33.9%$763.61B$680.99B40.892,100,000Trending NewsInsider TradeGMEGameStop1.7665 of 5 stars$23.60+1.2%$13.50-42.8%-16.3%$10.59B$3.82B51.456,000RAYRaytechN/A$1.94+2.4%N/A-23.1%$33.90M$8.56M0.00N/APositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMZN Alternatives COST Alternatives SHOO Alternatives DKS Alternatives HD Alternatives LOW Alternatives TGT Alternatives WMT Alternatives GME Alternatives RAY 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[ATTENTION] This Crypto Rocket Is About Launch…Every crypto bull market ends with a final surge — the window where fortunes are made fast. 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