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Buckle, Inc (NYSE: BKE) closed the day trading at $35.15 down -2.71% from the previous closing price of $36.13. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. BKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.364 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.67.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BKE, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.67 and its Current Ratio is at 2.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
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 Mar 03 ’25 when NELSON DENNIS H sold 15,340 shares for $39.51 per share. The transaction valued at 606,059 led to the insider holds 1,663,035 shares of the business.
NELSON DENNIS H sold 20,453 shares of BKE for $835,660 on Feb 25 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 1,678,375 shares after completing the transaction at $40.86 per share. On Feb 11 ’25, another insider, NELSON DENNIS H, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 20,453 shares for $43.42 each. As a result, the insider received 888,102 and left with 1,698,828 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 1784699136 and an Enterprise Value of 1751740288. As of this moment, Buckle,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.435 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.63.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BKE is 0.93, which has changed by -0.0947721 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 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 $33.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.68%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BKE traded about 502.08K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BKE traded about 576990 shares per day. A total of 50.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 30.74M. Insiders hold about 39.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.57% stake in the company. Shares short for BKE as of 1740700800 were 2905189 with a Short Ratio of 5.79, compared to 1738281600 on 2773031. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2905189 and a Short% of Float of 9.5.
Dividends & Splits
BKE’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.40, up from 1.4 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03874896The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.59. The current Payout Ratio is 31.80% for BKE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1736899200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-01-13 when the company split stock in a 10241:10000 ratio.
