Buckle (BKE) Competitors

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and Buckle (NYSE:BKE) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor URBN or BKE?

Urban Outfitters received 915 more outperform votes than Buckle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.20% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote while only 56.93% of users gave Buckle an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1297 59.20%	Underperform Votes 894 40.80%
Buckle	Outperform Votes 382 56.93%	Underperform Votes 289 43.07%

Does the media favor URBN or BKE?

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 10 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 7 mentions for Buckle. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Urban Outfitters' score of 0.74 indicating that Buckle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Urban Outfitters	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Buckle	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urban Outfitters	$5.68B	1.13	$287.67M	$4.78	14.48
Buckle	$1.23B	1.82	$219.92M	$3.89	11.22

Do analysts recommend URBN or BKE?

Urban Outfitters currently has a consensus target price of $71.55, indicating a potential upside of 3.34%. Buckle has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.05%. Given Urban Outfitters' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Urban Outfitters is more favorable than Buckle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urban Outfitters	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Buckle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Buckle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Outfitters	6.11%	15.86%	8.25%
Buckle	16.21%	44.11%	21.32%

Which has more volatility & risk, URBN or BKE?

Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buckle has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Urban Outfitters beats Buckle on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.