Recent share performance context
Best Buy (BBY) has seen mixed share performance recently, with the stock showing a 0.7% move over the past day and a small gain over the week, but a decline over the past 3 months.
Over a month, Best Buy shares have retreated further. Year to date the stock is also lower, even as the 1 year and 3 year total returns remain positive. The 5 year total return, however, is negative.
These return figures give you a snapshot of how the market has been pricing Best Buy across different time frames. This can be useful when comparing it with other large retailers or your existing portfolio holdings.
See our latest analysis for Best Buy.
At a share price of $64.48, Best Buy’s shorter term share price returns have been weak, with a 90 day share price return decline of 10.2%, even as the 1 year total shareholder return of 7.0% remains positive.
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So with Best Buy shares at $64.48, recent short term returns under pressure and longer term performance mixed, are you looking at an undervalued retailer, or a stock where the market already prices in future growth?
Most Popular Narrative: 23.4% Undervalued
According to the most followed narrative, Best Buy’s fair value sits at $84.19 versus the recent $64.48 share price, which points to meaningful upside in that framework.
It struggles to compete with giants like Amazon and could quickly lose its position, given its lack of strong advantages or a defensible moat. Future prospects are neither revolutionary nor particularly encouraging, but the company has performed better in recent years than in the past. Time will tell where this leads.
The author builds this valuation on a simple idea: modest revenue growth, steady margins, and a required return that is not especially low. Want to see how those pieces combine into a specific fair value path for Best Buy?
Result: Fair Value of $84.19 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, this depends on assumptions that could fail, such as slower than expected revenue growth or margin pressure if competition and promotions intensify.
Find out about the key risks to this Best Buy narrative.
Next Steps
With mixed views in the narrative, it helps to look at the numbers yourself and decide quickly where you stand on Best Buy, starting with its 5 key rewards and 2 important warning signs
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