How to buy The Buckle stock

The Buckle, Inc is an apparel retail business based in the US. The Buckle shares (BKE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. The Buckle employs 2,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

The Buckle share price

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The Buckle shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-30.

52-week range	$11.61 - $45.53
50-day moving average	$41.41
200-day moving average	$34.13
Wall St. target price	$14.00
PE ratio	15.7669
Dividend yield	$0.6 (1.37%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.66

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Is The Buckle under- or over-valued?

Valuing The Buckle stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The Buckle's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

The Buckle's P/E ratio

The Buckle's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 16x. In other words, The Buckle shares trade at around 16x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

The Buckle's PEG ratio

The Buckle's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 48.3. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The Buckle's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

The Buckle's EBITDA

The Buckle's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $188.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a The Buckle's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

The Buckle financials

Revenue TTM	$901.3 million
Operating margin TTM	18.64%
Gross profit TTM	$516.4 million
Return on assets TTM	12.26%
Return on equity TTM	33.12%
Profit margin	14.44%
Book value	$8.12
Market capitalisation	$2.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting The Buckle shares

There are currently 4.7 million The Buckle shares held short by investors – that's known as The Buckle's "short interest". This figure is 1.6% down from 4.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting The Buckle shares can be evaluated.

The Buckle's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

The Buckle's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of The Buckle shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of The Buckle shares traded daily (recently around 481632.61758691). The Buckle's SIR currently stands at 9.78. In other words for every 100,000 The Buckle shares traded daily on the market, roughly 9780 shares are currently held short.

However The Buckle's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of The Buckle shares, or, against the total number of tradable The Buckle shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case The Buckle's short interest could be expressed as 0.09% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 The Buckle shares in existence, roughly 90 shares are currently held short) or 0.2745% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable The Buckle shares, roughly 275 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against The Buckle.

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The Buckle share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 78.34% of net profits

Recently The Buckle has paid out, on average, around 78.34% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.02% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The Buckle shareholders could enjoy a 3.02% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The Buckle's case, that would currently equate to about $0.6 per share.

The Buckle's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

The Buckle's most recent dividend payout was on 28 April 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 13 April 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have The Buckle's shares ever split?

The Buckle's shares were split on a 10241:1000 basis on 12 January 2014. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 10241 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your The Buckle shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 90.2% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for The Buckle shares which in turn could have impacted The Buckle's share price.

The Buckle share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The Buckle's shares have ranged in value from as little as $11.6145 up to $45.53. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The Buckle's is 1.0976. This would suggest that The Buckle's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

The Buckle overview

The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women in the United States. It markets a selection of brand name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, as well as private label merchandise primarily comprising BKE, Buckle Black, BKE Boutique, Red by BKE, Daytrip denim, Gimmicks, Gilded Intent, FITZ + EDDI, Willow & Root, Outpost Makers, Departwest, Departwest, Reclaim, Salvage, Nova Industries, and Veece. The company also provides services, such as hemming, gift-wrapping, layaways, guest loyalty program, the Buckle private label credit card, and personalized stylist services, as well as special order system that allows stores to obtain requested merchandise from other company stores or its online order fulfillment center. As of January 30, 2021, it operated 443 retail stores in 42 states under the Buckle and The Buckle names. The Buckle, Inc. also sells its products through its website, buckle.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of The Buckle is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 40.3% of The Buckle shares are held by insiders and 63.923% by institutions.

• How many people work for The Buckle?

  Latest data suggests 2,700 work at The Buckle.

• When does the fiscal year end for The Buckle?

  The Buckle's fiscal year ends in February.

• Where is The Buckle based?

  The Buckle's address is: 2407 West 24th Street, Kearney, NE, United States, 68845-4915

• What is The Buckle's ISIN number?

  The Buckle's international securities identification number is: US1184401065

• What is The Buckle's CUSIP number?

  The Buckle's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 118440106