Buckle (BKE) Competitors $41.31 -0.09 (-0.22%) As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BKE vs. URBN, ANF, AEO, FL, GES, CAL, SCVL, GCO, ZUMZ, and CTRNShould you be buying Buckle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Buckle include Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Foot Locker (FL), Guess? (GES), Caleres (CAL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Genesco (GCO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), and Citi Trends (CTRN). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Buckle vs. Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch American Eagle Outfitters Foot Locker Guess? Caleres Shoe Carnival Genesco Zumiez Citi Trends Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and Buckle (NYSE:BKE) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate URBN or BKE? Urban Outfitters presently has a consensus price target of $55.27, indicating a potential downside of 9.89%. Buckle has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.75%. Given Buckle's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Buckle is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Urban Outfitters 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Buckle 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, URBN or BKE? Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buckle has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in URBN or BKE? Urban Outfitters received 912 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.34% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote while only 56.87% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUrban OutfittersOutperform Votes129359.34% Underperform Votes88640.66% BuckleOutperform Votes38156.87% Underperform Votes28943.13% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in URBN or BKE? 77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Buckle shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Buckle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor URBN or BKE? In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 11 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 9 mentions for Buckle. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Buckle's score of 0.47 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Urban Outfitters 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Buckle 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is URBN or BKE more profitable? Buckle has a net margin of 16.21% compared to Urban Outfitters' net margin of 6.11%. Buckle's return on equity of 44.11% beat Urban Outfitters' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Urban Outfitters6.11% 15.86% 8.25% Buckle 16.21%44.11%21.32% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, URBN or BKE? Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than Buckle. Buckle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUrban Outfitters$5.55B1.02$287.67M$4.2714.37Buckle$1.22B1.74$219.92M$3.8810.65 SummaryUrban Outfitters beats Buckle 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BKE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBuckleFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.11B$20.91B$25.21B$19.69BDividend Yield3.43%2.57%169.74%3.84%P/E Ratio10.4813.7424.7735.12Price / Sales1.740.943.9834.10Price / Cash8.169.9219.4117.51Price / Book5.045.476.254.78Net Income$219.92M$702.99M$781.36M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.28%0.03%0.21%0.90%1 Month Performance19.47%12.01%12.45%11.10%1 Year Performance9.87%-12.83%8.23%5.28% Buckle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKEBuckle3.1644 of 5 stars$41.31-0.2%$41.00-0.8%+9.9%$2.11B$1.22B10.488,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpURBNUrban Outfitters3.8867 of 5 stars$57.26+10.5%$54.18-5.4%+47.9%$5.31B$5.55B16.4123,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.1382 of 5 stars$78.24+6.9%$119.63+52.9%-47.1%$3.73B$4.95B7.7431,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.8708 of 5 stars$12.10+8.6%$15.30+26.5%-51.7%$2.09B$5.33B10.3440,800High Trading VolumeFLFoot Locker3.5493 of 5 stars$13.33+11.0%$20.63+54.7%+6.3%$1.27B$7.99B-2.9649,900Options VolumeGESGuess?3.1986 of 5 stars$12.05+5.4%$12.50+3.7%-56.9%$624.86M$3.00B10.1312,500Positive NewsCALCaleres3.7676 of 5 stars$17.46+15.9%$16.00-8.4%-52.7%$586.87M$2.72B3.899,200Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSCVLShoe Carnival4.6318 of 5 stars$19.58+8.9%$51.00+160.5%-40.9%$532.09M$1.20B7.205,800Positive NewsGCOGenesco3.1118 of 5 stars$23.87+13.0%N/A-16.2%$263.48M$2.33B-9.8218,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpZUMZZumiez2.6903 of 5 stars$13.31+10.5%$22.00+65.3%-28.5%$260.44M$889.20M-5.189,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCTRNCiti Trends1.3507 of 5 stars$23.95+4.4%$33.33+39.2%+13.8%$198.26M$753.08M-7.805,400News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Urban Outfitters Alternatives Abercrombie & Fitch Alternatives American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Foot Locker Alternatives Guess? 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