Buckle (BKE) Competitors

Buckle (NYSE:BKE) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts recommend BKE or SCVL?

Buckle currently has a consensus target price of $54.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.03%. Given Buckle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Buckle is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Buckle	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Shoe Carnival	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Is BKE or SCVL more profitable?

Buckle has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Shoe Carnival's net margin of 5.41%. Buckle's return on equity of 43.97% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Buckle	16.12%	43.97%	20.70%
Shoe Carnival	5.41%	9.65%	5.53%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BKE or SCVL?

53.9% of Buckle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.8% of Buckle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BKE or SCVL?

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 1 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 2 mentions for Buckle. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.54 indicating that Buckle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Buckle	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Shoe Carnival	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BKE or SCVL a better dividend stock?

Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Buckle pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Shoe Carnival has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Shoe Carnival is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BKE or SCVL?

Buckle has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BKE or SCVL?

Buckle has higher revenue and earnings than Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Buckle, 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
Buckle	$1.22B	2.32	$195.47M	$4.00	13.78
Shoe Carnival	$1.15B	0.48	$73.77M	$2.27	8.83

Summary

Buckle beats Shoe Carnival on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.