Foot Locker (FL) Competitors $24.87 -1.60 (-6.05%) As of 11:15 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 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, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings. Does the media refer more to FL or PLCE? In the previous week, Foot Locker had 26 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Foot Locker and 3 mentions for Children's Place. Foot Locker's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Children's Place's score of 0.62 indicating that Foot Locker is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Foot Locker 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Children's Place 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer FL or PLCE? Foot Locker presently has a consensus target price of $21.20, suggesting a potential downside of 14.75%. Children's Place has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.26%. 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) 12 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 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% Which has more risk & volatility, FL or PLCE? Foot Locker has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Children's Place has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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-$3.77-6.60Children's Place$1.39B0.08-$57.82M-$3.13-1.53 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$2.38B$7.68B$27.04B$21.23BDividend YieldN/A2.67%172.59%3.53%P/E Ratio-6.6070.3827.6529.21Price / Sales0.301.179.4753.33Price / Cash7.5718.1157.1423.64Price / Book0.813.484.735.36Net Income$12M$360.00M$872.89M$996.59M7 Day Performance-3.87%5.68%2.85%2.79%1 Month Performance-3.05%2.74%-0.24%2.66%1 Year Performance-15.56%7.89%17.67%12.51% Foot Locker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLFoot Locker3.0392 of 5 stars$24.87-6.1%$21.20-14.7%-19.3%$2.38B$7.99B-6.6047,306Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumePLCEChildren's Place1.459 of 5 stars$4.38-2.2%$6.00+37.0%-23.2%$99.31M$1.39B-1.407,900BKEBuckle3.4009 of 5 stars$55.59+0.1%$51.00-8.2%+32.5%$2.84B$1.22B14.298,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBOOTBoot Barn3.3709 of 5 stars$167.58+3.4%$182.54+8.9%+25.8%$4.95B$1.91B26.4310,400Positive NewsDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8426 of 5 stars$223.50-0.2%$223.06-0.2%-4.3%$17.93B$13.44B15.9956,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownNKENIKE4.444 of 5 stars$77.43+0.6%$78.22+1.0%-8.3%$113.68B$46.31B35.8577,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeURBNUrban Outfitters4.1552 of 5 stars$76.73-1.0%$75.00-2.3%+110.8%$6.95B$5.55B16.0529,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownANFAbercrombie & Fitch2.745 of 5 stars$95.67+2.0%$111.88+16.9%-42.6%$4.47B$4.95B9.4239,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.7242 of 5 stars$12.87-0.9%$14.70+14.2%-41.8%$2.25B$5.33B13.1344,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGESGuess?2.3526 of 5 stars$13.45+1.9%$12.50-7.0%-20.5%$686.62M$3.00B-56.0213,000News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst ForecastSCVLShoe Carnival4.6719 of 5 stars$20.80+0.4%$51.00+145.2%-49.0%$566.40M$1.20B8.705,500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst Revision 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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