Foot Locker (FL) Competitors $25.19 +0.07 (+0.28%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.89 -0.30 (-1.19%) As of 05:07 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 Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) and Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do analysts rate FL or PLCE? Foot Locker currently has a consensus price target of $21.20, suggesting a potential downside of 15.84%. Children's Place has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. Given Children's Place's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Children's Place is more favorable than Foot Locker.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Foot Locker 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Children's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer FL or PLCE? 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 1.00 beat Children's Place's score of 0.94 indicating that Foot Locker is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Foot Locker Positive Children's Place Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FL or PLCE? 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 RatioFoot Locker$7.99B0.30$12M-$3.77-6.68Children's Place$1.39B0.08-$57.82M-$3.13-1.65 Which has more risk & volatility, FL or PLCE? Foot Locker has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Children's Place has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FL or PLCE 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 Foot Locker-4.54% 3.65% 1.52% Children's Place -3.97%-10.32%-1.49% SummaryFoot Locker beats Children's Place on 8 of the 12 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$2.40B$7.39B$26.48B$20.74BDividend YieldN/A3.02%177.13%3.69%P/E Ratio-6.6865.1129.8327.57Price / Sales0.301.266.0459.04Price / Cash7.0916.6847.5422.13Price / Book0.822.995.654.66Net Income$12M$372.42M$876.41M$994.58M7 Day Performance0.56%-1.09%-0.71%-0.29%1 Month Performance4.98%4.78%6.86%4.91%1 Year PerformanceN/A-3.80%22.39%10.53% Foot Locker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLFoot Locker3.7124 of 5 stars$25.19+0.3%$21.20-15.8%-4.9%$2.40B$7.99B-6.6847,306News CoveragePositive NewsPLCEChildren's Place0.5885 of 5 stars$5.05+3.3%$6.00+18.8%-34.3%$111.96M$1.39B-1.6111,900BKEBuckle2.6752 of 5 stars$46.92-1.6%$41.00-12.6%+18.4%$2.40B$1.22B12.068,000Positive NewsEx-DividendBOOTBoot Barn3.9753 of 5 stars$162.72-1.3%$173.67+6.7%+38.2%$4.98B$1.91B27.7710,400Positive NewsDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.7561 of 5 stars$206.89+0.3%$219.56+6.1%-2.1%$16.56B$13.44B14.8056,100NKENIKE4.3698 of 5 stars$76.57+0.2%$77.19+0.8%-0.1%$113.26B$46.31B35.4579,400Positive NewsInsider TradeURBNUrban Outfitters4.4045 of 5 stars$70.64-4.0%$74.09+4.9%+53.7%$6.33B$5.68B14.7829,000ANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.2239 of 5 stars$88.74-3.1%$110.63+24.7%-40.1%$4.23B$5.03B8.7339,200AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.5259 of 5 stars$9.90-3.7%$14.70+48.5%-50.9%$1.72B$5.33B10.1044,000News CoverageGESGuess?2.2827 of 5 stars$13.19+1.6%$12.50-5.2%-44.8%$686.14M$3.00B-54.9613,000SCVLShoe Carnival4.698 of 5 stars$20.77-2.7%$51.00+145.5%-48.4%$567.85M$1.20B8.695,500Positive News 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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