Buckle (BKE) Competitors $47.14 +1.79 (+3.94%) As of 09:47 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BKE vs. URBN, ANF, FL, AEO, GES, SCVL, CAL, CTRN, ZUMZ, and GCOShould you be buying Buckle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Buckle include Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Foot Locker (FL), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Guess? (GES), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL), Citi Trends (CTRN), Zumiez (ZUMZ), and Genesco (GCO). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Buckle vs. Its Competitors Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Foot Locker American Eagle Outfitters Guess? Shoe Carnival Caleres Citi Trends Zumiez Genesco Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and Buckle (NYSE:BKE) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. 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$5.55B1.18$402.46M$4.7815.31Buckle$1.22B1.98$195.47M$3.8912.12 Do analysts rate URBN or BKE? Urban Outfitters currently has a consensus price target of $74.09, suggesting a potential upside of 1.22%. Buckle has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.02%. Given Urban Outfitters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Buckle 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of URBN or BKE? 77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Buckle shares are held by institutional investors. 31.8% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Buckle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is URBN or BKE more profitable? Buckle has a net margin of 15.95% compared to Urban Outfitters' net margin of 7.91%. Buckle's return on equity of 43.13% beat Urban Outfitters' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Urban Outfitters7.91% 17.98% 9.64% Buckle 15.95%43.13%20.57% Which has more risk and volatility, URBN or BKE? Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buckle has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to URBN or BKE? In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 5 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 3 mentions for Buckle. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Buckle's score of 0.53 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Buckle 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUrban Outfitters beats Buckle on 12 of the 17 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 BKE 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 ExcelMetricBuckleRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.42B$7.62B$26.40B$20.43BDividend Yield3.09%3.04%175.66%3.76%P/E Ratio12.1665.7829.2827.62Price / Sales1.981.114.5936.40Price / Cash9.9416.2345.3021.79Price / Book5.424.435.854.52Net Income$195.47M$369.65M$872.48M$984.47M7 Day Performance6.31%4.96%3.85%2.61%1 Month Performance10.65%1.51%4.96%4.99%1 Year Performance29.93%-3.97%18.74%13.53% Buckle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKEBuckle2.6058 of 5 stars$47.14+3.9%$41.00-13.0%+29.7%$2.42B$1.22B12.168,000URBNUrban Outfitters3.9571 of 5 stars$66.89-1.6%$74.09+10.8%+72.9%$6.00B$5.55B13.9929,000ANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.2888 of 5 stars$76.87-1.5%$110.63+43.9%-52.2%$3.66B$4.95B7.5739,200FLFoot Locker2.908 of 5 stars$24.04+0.3%$21.20-11.8%+7.8%$2.29B$7.99B-6.3847,306News CoverageAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.6351 of 5 stars$9.71-0.4%$14.70+51.4%-47.5%$1.68B$5.33B9.9144,000GESGuess?2.005 of 5 stars$11.88-0.7%$12.50+5.2%-36.5%$618.00M$3.00B-49.5013,000Positive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival4.7022 of 5 stars$18.79-3.4%$51.00+171.4%-44.2%$513.72M$1.20B7.865,500Dividend AnnouncementCALCaleres3.6264 of 5 stars$12.55-0.3%$14.00+11.6%-59.4%$424.09M$2.72B5.239,400CTRNCiti Trends0.6928 of 5 stars$29.96+2.5%$32.50+8.5%+68.2%$248.37M$753.08M-6.424,600Positive NewsZUMZZumiez2.8955 of 5 stars$12.74+1.6%$25.00+96.2%-25.2%$226.39M$889.20M1,275.288,700GCOGenesco3.626 of 5 stars$20.98-6.0%$24.50+16.8%-12.5%$226.16M$2.33B-13.4518,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Urban Outfitters Alternatives Abercrombie & Fitch Alternatives Foot Locker Alternatives American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Guess? 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