The Bon-Ton Stores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kohl’s Corporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Bon-Ton Stores has a beta of 3.33, suggesting that its share price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. This means it has a possibility of huge returns
19.2% of The Bon-Ton Stores shares are owned by institutional investors ( so 1/5 of shares are held by institutional investors) Comparatively, 45.7% of Bon-Ton Stores shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
65% is held by insiders and institutional investors, this is good!
About The Bon-Ton Stores
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. is a department store operator. The Company operates through two segments: stores and eCommerce (its Internet Websites). The Company offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children. It operates approximately 270 stores in over 26 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers nameplates, encompassing a total of approximately 25 million square feet. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder, Fossil, Free People, Frye, Jessica Simpson and Vince Camuto. Its private brand portfolio includes Laura Ashley, Ruff Hewn, Relativity and Casa by Victor Alfaro.
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