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Buckle (BKE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$42.60 -0.75 (-1.73%)
Closing price 05/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$42.62 +0.02 (+0.04%)
As of 05/30/2025 06:07 PM Eastern
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About Buckle Stock (NYSE:BKE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$42.49
$43.40
50-Day Range
$33.66
$43.36
52-Week Range
$33.12
$54.25
Volume
497,550 shs
Average Volume
471,458 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.18 billion
P/E Ratio
10.81
Dividend Yield
3.29%
Price Target
$41.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women in the United States. It markets a selection of brand name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, as well as private label merchandise primarily comprising BKE, Buckle Black, Salvage, Red by BKE, Daytrip, Gimmicks, Gilded Intent, FITZ + EDDI, Willow & Root, Outpost Makers, Departwest, Sterling & Stitch, Reclaim, BKE Vintage, Nova Industries, J.B. Holt, Modish Rebel, Maven Co-op, and Veece. The company provides services, such as hemming, gift-packaging, layaways, guest loyalty program, the Buckle private label credit card, and personalized stylist services, as well as special order system that allows stores to obtain requested merchandise from other company stores or its online order fulfillment center. The Buckle, Inc. also sells its products through its website, buckle.com. The company was formerly known as Mills Clothing, Inc. and changed its name to The Buckle, Inc. in April 1991.The Buckle, Inc. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska.

Buckle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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70th Percentile Overall Score

BKE MarketRank™: 

Buckle scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 103rd out of 212 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Buckle has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Buckle has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Buckle's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Buckle is 10.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.26.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Buckle is 10.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.56.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Buckle has a P/B Ratio of 5.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.66% of the float of Buckle has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Buckle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Buckle has recently decreased by 7.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Buckle pays a meaningful dividend of 3.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Buckle does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Buckle is 35.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Buckle's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.66% of the float of Buckle has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Buckle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Buckle has recently decreased by 7.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Buckle has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Buckle this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for BKE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Buckle insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,312,919.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    39.00% of the stock of Buckle is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    53.93% of the stock of Buckle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Buckle's insider trading history.
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BKE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Buckle's stock was trading at $50.81 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BKE stock has decreased by 16.2% and is now trading at $42.60.
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The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:BKE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 23rd. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.05. Buckle's revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional shareholders of Buckle include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.59%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.66%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.08%) and New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC (1.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Dennis H Nelson, Karen B Rhoads, Kari G Smith, Kelli D Molczyk, Brett P Milkie, Michelle Hoffman, Bill L Fairfield and John P Peetz.
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Shares of BKE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Buckle investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), Home Depot (HD) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/29 Dividend
4/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/29 Dividend
4/15/2025
Dividend Payable
4/29/2025
Last Earnings
5/23/2025
Today
5/31/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Family clothing stores
Sub-Industry
Apparel Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:BKE
Employees
8,300
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$41.00
High Stock Price Target
$41.00
Low Stock Price Target
$41.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-3.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
10.81
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$219.92 million
Pretax Margin
21.30%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.23 billion
Cash Flow
$5.22 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.16
Book Value
$8.19 per share
Price / Book
5.20

Miscellaneous

Free Float
30,566,000
Market Cap
$2.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NYSE:BKE) was last updated on 5/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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