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After finishing at $47.63 in the prior trading day, Buckle, Inc (NYSE: BKE) closed at $47.66, up 0.06%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.16 million shares were traded. BKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.48.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BKE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.48 and its Current Ratio is at 2.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on November 12, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $46 from $31 previously.
On January 05, 2024, UBS Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $34.
On April 10, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $37.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on April 10, 2023, with a $37 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 11 ’25 when NELSON DENNIS H sold 20,453 shares for $43.52 per share. The transaction valued at 890,149 led to the insider holds 1,655,204 shares of the business.
NELSON DENNIS H sold 43,915 shares of BKE for $1,744,343 on May 14 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 1,706,335 shares after completing the transaction at $39.72 per share. On May 15 ’25, another insider, NELSON DENNIS H, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 30,678 shares for $40.57 each. As a result, the insider received 1,244,548 and left with 1,675,657 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BKE now has a Market Capitalization of 2438142720 and an Enterprise Value of 2354421760. As of this moment, Buckle,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.918 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.853.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BKE is 1.04, which has changed by 0.31439602 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BKE has reached a high of $51.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 540.40K shares per day over the past 3-months and 526370 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 51.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.11M. Insiders hold about 39.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.53% stake in the company. Shares short for BKE as of 1749772800 were 2378402 with a Short Ratio of 4.40, compared to 1747267200 on 2375161. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2378402 and a Short% of Float of 7.6799995999999995.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BKE’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.4, compared to 1.37 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029393239The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.4. The current Payout Ratio is 36.03% for BKE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1752537600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-01-13 when the company split stock in a 10241:10000 ratio.
