Buckle (BKE) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SCVL or BKE?

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 15 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 12 mentions for Buckle. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.42 indicating that Buckle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shoe Carnival	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Buckle	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SCVL or BKE a better dividend stock?

Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Shoe Carnival pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Buckle pays out 35.0% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SCVL or BKE?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SCVL or BKE?

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
Shoe Carnival	$1.20B	0.56	$73.77M	$2.39	10.30
Buckle	$1.22B	2.49	$195.47M	$4.00	14.81

Is SCVL or BKE more profitable?

Buckle has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Shoe Carnival's net margin of 5.58%. Buckle's return on equity of 43.97% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shoe Carnival	5.58%	10.43%	5.92%
Buckle	16.12%	43.97%	20.70%

Which has more risk & volatility, SCVL or BKE?

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buckle has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SCVL or BKE?

Buckle has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.85%. Given Buckle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Buckle is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shoe Carnival	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Buckle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

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