Buckle (BKE) Competitors $55.12 -0.24 (-0.43%) Closing price 10/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.05 -0.07 (-0.13%) As of 10/21/2025 07:05 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 BKE vs. SCVL, SHOO, URBN, ZUMZ, AEO, CAL, DBI, DDS, M, and ANFShould you be buying Buckle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Buckle include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Steven Madden (SHOO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Zumiez (ZUMZ), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Caleres (CAL), Designer Brands (DBI), Dillard's (DDS), Macy's (M), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). Buckle vs. Its Competitors Shoe Carnival Steven Madden Urban Outfitters Zumiez American Eagle Outfitters Caleres Designer Brands Dillard's Macy's Abercrombie & Fitch 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) 2.00Shoe 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 Buckle16.12% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBuckle$1.22B2.32$195.47M$4.0013.78Shoe Carnival$1.15B0.48$73.77M$2.278.83 SummaryBuckle beats Shoe Carnival on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Buckle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKE 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. 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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 BKE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBuckleRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.83B$8.59B$27.28B$22.01BDividend Yield2.53%2.90%172.46%3.60%P/E Ratio13.7823.8118.9132.73Price / Sales2.321.259.1261.33Price / Cash12.1419.7662.8524.48Price / Book6.603.765.164.67Net Income$195.47M$368.88M$911.66M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.78%0.98%0.39%-0.31%1 Month Performance-8.13%-0.91%-2.23%-0.17%1 Year Performance28.40%0.04%7.23%11.29% Buckle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKEBuckle3.1015 of 5 stars$55.12-0.4%$54.00-2.0%+26.3%$2.83B$1.22B13.788,000Positive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival3.7724 of 5 stars$19.57+5.3%N/A-46.0%$508.86M$1.20B8.625,500SHOOSteven Madden3.0915 of 5 stars$34.32+6.4%$33.17-3.4%-25.4%$2.34B$2.28B27.024,800Gap UpURBNUrban Outfitters4.3005 of 5 stars$69.02+1.0%$81.91+18.7%+85.3%$6.13B$5.55B13.4829,000ZUMZZumiez1.2557 of 5 stars$20.51+7.0%$18.00-12.2%-3.8%$328.66M$889.20M-2,048.958,700AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.6729 of 5 stars$15.27+6.7%$14.72-3.6%-23.8%$2.42B$5.33B14.6944,000Gap UpCALCaleres3.6457 of 5 stars$12.66+6.7%$14.00+10.6%-58.8%$401.38M$2.72B7.239,400DBIDesigner Brands3.8536 of 5 stars$3.37+6.0%$4.00+18.7%-38.1%$157.55M$3.01B-4.8114,000Gap UpDDSDillard's3.9736 of 5 stars$612.06+5.7%$394.33-35.6%+51.0%$9.06B$6.59B16.8828,800Positive NewsMMacy's4.2106 of 5 stars$17.42+5.5%$15.45-11.3%+13.9%$4.43B$23.01B9.9594,189News CoverageANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.0318 of 5 stars$73.01-0.5%$111.11+52.2%-56.8%$3.45B$4.95B6.9139,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shoe Carnival Alternatives Steven Madden Alternatives Urban Outfitters Alternatives Zumiez Alternatives American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Caleres Alternatives Designer Brands Alternatives Dillard's Alternatives Macy's Alternatives Abercrombie & Fitch 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:BKE) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Nvidia about to Trigger Another 150X Opportunity?Nvidia gave investors a chance to make more than 150 times their money with its AI chips, known as graphics pr...InvestorPlace | SponsoredNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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