Buckle (BKE) Competitors

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

Is SCVL or BKE more profitable?

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
Shoe Carnival	5.58%	10.43%	5.92%
Buckle	15.95%	43.13%	20.57%

Does the media favor SCVL or BKE?

In the previous week, Shoe Carnival had 6 more articles in the media than Buckle. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Shoe Carnival and 2 mentions for Buckle. Buckle's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.62 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Buckle	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SCVL or BKE?

Shoe Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 138.21%. Buckle has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.91%. 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
Shoe Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Buckle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger earnings & 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	0.49	$73.77M	$2.39	8.96
Buckle	$1.22B	2.00	$195.47M	$3.89	12.24

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 2.8%. Buckle pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Shoe Carnival pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Buckle pays out 36.0% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SCVL or BKE?

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

Summary

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