Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for BKE in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeBuckle's week was driven by its September net sales report, showing comparable store sales up 0.5% and total net sales rising 2.2% to $110.8 million for the five-week fiscal month ending October 3, 2026. Year-to-date, comparable store sales are up 2.8% and total net sales reached $842.8 million, up 4.6%. Separately, fiscal second-quarter results showed sales up 4.6% to $319.8 million, though diluted EPS fell to $0.87 as margins narrowed and GAAP net income declined 1.3% to $44.4 million. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, payable October 29, 2026. Argus issued a report referencing a price of $44.16.
Shares closed at $44.06, down 0.2%, sitting between the 50-day average of $43.08 and the 200-day average of $47.98. The one-month return stands at 8.3%, while the six-month and one-year returns remain negative at -19.1% and -18.3% respectively. The GekkoIndex reads 51.4, placing BKE in the Neutral zone, down 2.2 over five days. Fair value is estimated at $45.68, putting the current price 3.5% below that mark.
Earnings are scheduled for 20 November 2026, 38 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged a 12.5% return across 5 years, with gains in 5 of those years. The single analyst covering BKE holds a hold rating, with a consensus target of 46, implying 4.4% upside.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Buckle price vs fair value
Close $44.06200-day averageGekko Fair Value $45.68
Buckle quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.27B
- P/E ratio
- 10.1
- Forward P/E
- 13.7
- EPS, TTM
- $4.34
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.33B
- Profit margin
- 16.6%
- Dividend yield
- 3.22%
- Beta
- 1.06
- Volume
- 332,772 avg 462,940
- 1-year return
- −18.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.4%
- 50-day average
- $43.08
- 200-day average
- $47.98
- Next earnings
- Nov 20
- Shares outstanding
- 51.51M
Buckle swing-trade checklist
Buckle scores 2 supportive, 3 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive3 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $44.06 sits between the 50-day ($43.08) and 200-day ($47.98) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
51.4, Neutral
Reading 51.4 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
3.5% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 39 days
Next report Nov 20, 2026, 39 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+12.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +12.5% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
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Buckle stock chart and price history
Buckle closed at $44.06 on Oct 12, 2026, −18.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $39.44 to $58.52.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +8.3%
- 3 months
- +3.7%
- 6 months
- −19.1%
- 1 year
- −18.3%
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About Buckle
Buckle sells casual clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and children across its Buckle and Buckle Youth store brands in the United States. Shoppers can find recognizable name-brand denim, tops, outerwear, sportswear, and footwear alongside the company's own in-house labels, a lineup that includes names such as BKE, Buckle Black, Daytrip, Gimmicks, and Willow & Root, among others. The retailer has built its identity around this mix of familiar brands and exclusive private labels.
Beyond selling merchandise, Buckle rounds out the shopping experience with extras like hemming, gift wrapping, layaway plans, a loyalty rewards program, and its own branded credit card. It also offers personal styling help and a special-order setup that lets a store pull requested items from another location or from the company's online fulfillment center, giving customers more flexibility in finding what they want.
The company traces its roots to 1948 and operated for decades as Mills Clothing before taking the Buckle name in April 1991. It is headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska, and its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker BKE.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Apparel/Footwear retail
- Website
- buckle.com
Buckle GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Buckle’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 51.4, in the Neutral zone, down 2.2 points over five sessions.
51.4Neutral
Down 2.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 46 | +0.3% | −2.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 225 | −0.1% | +0.7% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 362 | +0.4% | +0.6% | ||
| Distribution | 47 | +0.7% | +4.4% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average BKE share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Buckle stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Buckle trades 3.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $45.68, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Buckle shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$45.68
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
3.5% below fair value · About fair value
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Buckle insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Buckle, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in BKE were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Buckle has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, year ended Jan 30, 2021
- $372K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.02%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold BKE.
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Buckle earnings: next date and track record
Buckle reports on Nov 20, 2026 (39 days away).
Next earnings report
Nov 20, 2026
39 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.91
- Revenue estimate
- $332.2M
Buckle stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Buckle is $46.00, +4.4% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$46.00consensus 12-month target, +4.4% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | UBS | $46 | +4.4% |
| Aug 11 | UBS | $46 | +4.4% |
+0.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+12.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Buckle seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Buckle averaged +12.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +5.4% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +5.6% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +6.9% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +12.5% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +17.3% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, BKE’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.4%.
Buckle market cap and key statistics
Buckle’s market cap is $2.27B, with a P/E ratio of 10.1 and revenue of $1.33B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.27B
- P/E ratio
- 10.1
- Forward P/E
- 13.7
- EPS, TTM
- $4.34
- Gekko Fair Value
- $45.68
Trading
- Volume
- 332,772
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 462,940
- 52-week high
- $58.52
- 52-week low
- $39.44
- Shares outstanding
- 51.51M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.33B
- Profit margin
- 16.6%
- Return on equity
- 45.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −2.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.06
- Typical daily move
- ±2.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.4%
- Dividend yield
- 3.22%
Buckle stock news this week
Coverage of Buckle this week reads positive: 6 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- The Buckle, Inc. Reports September 2026 Net SalesBusiness Wire, Oct 9
- Buckle, Inc. (The) (BKE) Stock forecastsYahoo Finance Singapore, Oct 9
- Buckle reports 2.2% net sales rise for fiscal September 2026StreetInsider, Oct 8
- The Buckle Posts Flattish Comps in SeptemberSGB Media, Oct 8
- Buckle Sales Rise 2.2% for Five Weeks Ended Oct. 3www.marketscreener.com, Oct 8
- Buckle reports 2.2% September sales increase to $110.8 million By Investing.comInvesting.com Nigeria, Oct 8
Buckle peers
Buckle’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TJXTJX Companies | Neutral | 7.9% above |
| ROSTRoss Stores | Accumulation | 13.0% above |
| TPRTapestry | Accumulation | 0.7% above |
| BURLBurlington Stores | Neutral | 16.6% below |
| GAPGap | Neutral | 34.3% below |
| URBNUrban Outfitters | Neutral | 21.1% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Buckle stock FAQ
What is Buckle’s market cap?
Buckle’s market cap is $2.27B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $44.06, with 51.51M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 10.1.
What is the Buckle stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Buckle is $46.00, +4.4% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Buckle stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Buckle is about fair value: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $44.06 is 3.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $45.68. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Buckle report earnings next?
Buckle is expected to report on Nov 20, 2026 (39 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.91 per share on revenue of $332.2M.
What is Buckle’s 52-week high and low?
Buckle’s 52-week high is $58.52 and its 52-week low is $39.44; it closed at $44.06 on Oct 12, 2026, −18.3% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $61.69 on Sep 15, 2025.
Is Buckle stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (earnings risk and seasonality), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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