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$49.10 +0.01 (+0.03%)
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BKE vs. SCVL, SHOO, URBN, ZUMZ, AEO, CAL, DBI, DDS, M, and ANF

Should 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

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

In the previous week, Buckle had 2 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Buckle and 6 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Buckle's score of 1.19 indicating that Shoe Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Buckle has a net margin of 15.95% compared to Shoe Carnival's net margin of 5.58%. Buckle's return on equity of 43.13% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Buckle15.95% 43.13% 20.57%
Shoe Carnival 5.58%10.43%5.92%

Buckle has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

53.9% of Buckle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 39.0% of Buckle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are held by company 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.

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 Ratio
Buckle$1.22B2.06$195.47M$3.8912.62
Shoe Carnival$1.20B0.51$73.77M$2.399.32

Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Buckle pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 25.1% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Buckle presently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.50%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus target price of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 128.90%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Buckle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Buckle
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Shoe Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Buckle beats Shoe Carnival on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BKE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BKE vs. The Competition

MetricBuckleRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.51B$7.60B$26.71B$21.03B
Dividend Yield2.85%2.86%177.03%3.59%
P/E Ratio12.6270.8630.7428.45
Price / Sales2.061.242.6071.66
Price / Cash10.7617.6552.3122.92
Price / Book5.883.095.694.68
Net Income$195.47M$372.42M$880.44M$995.51M
7 Day Performance2.26%5.30%2.32%1.65%
1 Month Performance9.00%11.00%7.08%4.54%
1 Year Performance18.04%0.41%25.91%10.00%

Buckle Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKE
Buckle
3.0734 of 5 stars
$49.10
+0.0%
$41.00
-16.5%
+22.3%$2.51B$1.22B12.628,000News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
SCVL
Shoe Carnival
4.6911 of 5 stars
$20.98
+3.8%
$51.00
+143.1%
-46.4%$573.59M$1.20B8.785,500News Coverage
Positive News
SHOO
Steven Madden
3.7727 of 5 stars
$26.07
-1.5%
$30.00
+15.1%
-37.0%$1.89B$2.28B11.244,800Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
URBN
Urban Outfitters
4.586 of 5 stars
$74.62
+3.4%
$74.09
-0.7%
+67.3%$6.69B$5.55B15.6129,000Positive News
ZUMZ
Zumiez
3.1025 of 5 stars
$13.90
+3.3%
$25.00
+79.9%
-37.1%$247.00M$889.20M1,391.398,700
AEO
American Eagle Outfitters
4.1964 of 5 stars
$9.94
+0.0%
$14.70
+47.8%
-44.5%$1.72B$5.33B10.1544,000Trending News
Options Volume
Gap Up
CAL
Caleres
3.4561 of 5 stars
$13.97
+1.8%
$14.00
+0.2%
-58.1%$472.19M$2.72B5.829,400
DBI
Designer Brands
3.4703 of 5 stars
$2.94
+2.6%
$3.50
+18.9%
-56.4%$143.74M$2.95B-4.3314,000
DDS
Dillard's
2.9102 of 5 stars
$463.16
+0.3%
$310.00
-33.1%
+21.8%$7.24B$6.56B12.8028,800
M
Macy's
4.2377 of 5 stars
$12.20
+2.1%
$12.78
+4.8%
-20.5%$3.31B$22.80B6.1994,189News Coverage
Positive News
Options Volume
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch
3.7436 of 5 stars
$95.24
+1.9%
$110.63
+16.2%
-39.1%$4.54B$4.95B9.3739,200Positive News

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This page (NYSE:BKE) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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