Foot Locker (FL) Competitors $25.06 -0.23 (-0.93%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.88 -0.18 (-0.71%) As of 08/7/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FL vs. PLCE, BKE, BOOT, DKS, NKE, URBN, ANF, AEO, GES, and SCVLShould you be buying Foot Locker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foot Locker include Children's Place (PLCE), Buckle (BKE), Boot Barn (BOOT), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), NIKE (NKE), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Guess? (GES), and Shoe Carnival (SCVL). Foot Locker vs. Its Competitors Children's Place Buckle Boot Barn DICK'S Sporting Goods NIKE Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch American Eagle Outfitters Guess? Shoe Carnival Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) and Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media prefer PLCE or FL? In the previous week, Foot Locker had 4 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Foot Locker and 0 mentions for Children's Place. Foot Locker's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Children's Place's score of 0.00 indicating that Foot Locker is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Children's Place Neutral Foot Locker Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, PLCE or FL? Children's Place has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foot Locker has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PLCE or FL more profitable? Children's Place has a net margin of -3.97% compared to Foot Locker's net margin of -4.54%. Foot Locker's return on equity of 3.65% beat Children's Place's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Children's Place-3.97% -10.32% -1.49% Foot Locker -4.54%3.65%1.52% Which has higher earnings and valuation, PLCE or FL? Foot Locker has higher revenue and earnings than Children's Place. Foot Locker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Children's Place, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChildren's Place$1.39B0.07-$57.82M-$3.13-1.46Foot Locker$7.99B0.30$12M-$3.77-6.65 Do analysts rate PLCE or FL? Children's Place currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.00%. Foot Locker has a consensus price target of $21.20, indicating a potential downside of 15.39%. Given Children's Place's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Children's Place is more favorable than Foot Locker.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Children's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Foot Locker 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryFoot Locker beats Children's Place on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Foot Locker News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FL 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 FL 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 FL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFoot LockerRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.41B$7.51B$26.90B$20.70BDividend YieldN/A2.90%174.24%3.67%P/E Ratio-6.6570.1129.2028.65Price / Sales0.301.222.6257.34Price / Cash7.2317.2459.4623.59Price / Book0.822.885.554.32Net Income$12M$372.41M$877.46M$995.66M7 Day Performance1.65%3.72%1.92%1.91%1 Month Performance0.99%0.37%-1.05%-0.54%1 Year Performance-15.64%3.87%21.73%14.76% Foot Locker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLFoot Locker3.0756 of 5 stars$25.06-0.9%$21.20-15.4%-9.5%$2.41B$7.99B-6.6547,306PLCEChildren's Place0.8231 of 5 stars$5.44flat$6.00+10.3%-37.1%$120.59M$1.36B-1.747,900BKEBuckle2.9395 of 5 stars$50.19+2.3%$41.00-18.3%+33.3%$2.51B$1.22B12.908,000Positive NewsBOOTBoot Barn3.8256 of 5 stars$178.40+2.2%$179.23+0.5%+45.4%$5.34B$1.91B30.4410,400DKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8076 of 5 stars$219.55+1.1%$219.56+0.0%+10.5%$17.39B$13.44B15.7056,100NKENIKE4.4467 of 5 stars$79.27+3.9%$78.22-1.3%+2.3%$112.64B$46.31B36.7077,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementURBNUrban Outfitters3.8933 of 5 stars$77.72+2.8%$75.00-3.5%+100.2%$6.78B$5.55B16.2629,000ANFAbercrombie & Fitch2.8423 of 5 stars$98.66+6.8%$111.88+13.4%-21.4%$4.40B$4.95B9.7139,200Positive NewsAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.4428 of 5 stars$12.08+2.9%$14.70+21.7%-37.3%$2.03B$5.27B12.3344,000High Trading VolumeGESGuess?2.5715 of 5 stars$13.74+0.7%$12.50-9.0%-38.0%$709.51M$3.05B-57.2513,000Positive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival4.375 of 5 stars$22.39+0.5%$51.00+127.8%-46.4%$609.04M$1.20B9.375,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLCE Alternatives BKE Alternatives BOOT Alternatives DKS Alternatives NKE Alternatives URBN Alternatives ANF Alternatives AEO Alternatives GES Alternatives SCVL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FL) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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