BBY
Best BuyNYSEConsumer DiscretionarySpecialty RetailSnapshot 2026-05-08
As of May 8, 2026, BBY has a composite score of 25.7 and a signal label of "mild favorable." The score reflects medium confidence at 71.2, with strengths in quality (73.4) and valuation (87.4, labeled as inexpensive). However, the sector score is low at 12.3, and the overall risk is elevated at 56.9. The analysis is provisional.
Price
Daily closes from AlphaVantage. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Factor signals
Read top-to-bottom: thesis (is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold), watch flags (has something changed worth re-reading), and position context (how violent might the path be). Each pill is a parallel diagnostic — never aggregated into a single score.
Thesis
— is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold?Why this rank
- Direction share1.00
- Slope (norm)0.42
- Bonus0.00
Why this rank
Trailing four: 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2, 2026-Q3
Why this rank
Watch
— has something changed worth re-reading?Why this setup
EPS estimate $1.33 → $1.32 (-0.6% / 30d). 0 raised, 2 cut, 20 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 1 maintained. 29% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 6.8% above current price.
0 positive, 0 negative / 30d.
F4 · Management deep-dive — recent events, stated priorities, guidance track record
Recent 8-K events
8 material events in the last 24 months — top 5 listed below.
Stated priorities
Insufficient transcript history for this ticker.
Guidance track record
Insufficient guidance history for this ticker.
Position context
— how violent might the path be while I hold it?Why this risk level
Recent vol — 30d annualized 32%; 252d 35%.
Drawdown — Max 1y −30%. Bad day move −3%.
Beta to sector ETF (XLY) — 0.05 over 1y.
Liquidity — score 100/100.
Sub-scores — vol 42/100, drawdown 40/100, beta 5/100, earnings vol —.
via XLY
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive — historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only — describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-05-08.
What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
- No material changes since the prior snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-05-08
Management scorecard
How management runs the business — capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What management is focused on
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
No qualifying priorities for this snapshot. Check back after the next refresh.
How this stock is priced
Two ways to read price: against peers in the same business, and against the company's own history.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
P/E over the last 5 years
71 monthly pointsHow this compares
A side-by-side read on composite, valuation, and risk versus peers.
| Stock | Composite | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
BBY Best Buy | +26 | inexpensive | elevated |
AMZN Amazon | +16 | full | moderate |
TSLA Tesla, Inc. | +0.4 | expensive | elevated |
HD Home Depot (The) | +14 | full | moderate |
CVNA Carvana | +14 | — | high |
Risk — how this stock moves
What a normal day looks like, what a bad day looks like, and the worst the last year has thrown at it.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios — if X happens, the score would shift by about Y points. These are not predictions.
- If consumer_discretionary sector trend rises from +0.10 into 'improving' (>= +0.20)+5.0 pts
- If next-quarter guidance is raised (currently NEW as of 2026-03-03)+4.0 pts
- If next-quarter guidance is cut (currently NEW as of 2026-03-03)-8.0 pts
- If consumer_discretionary sector trend falls from +0.10 into 'weakening' (<= -0.20)-5.0 pts
- If growth state reverses from +0.25 (positive) to -0.25 (negative)-4.0 pts
Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-04-2217d agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) On April 22, 2026, Best Buy Co., Inc. (“Best Buy” or the “registrant”) announced a succession plan for Corie Barry’s planned departure from the position of Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the registrant’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective at the end of the day on October 31, 2026. (c), (d) Best Buy announced that Jason Bon…
executive changeneutralscore 54 - 2026-03-032mo agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On March 3, 2026 , Best Buy Co., Inc. (“Best Buy” or the “registrant”) issued a news release announcing its results of operations for the fourth quarter ended January 31, 2026. The registrant is scheduled to conduct an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Central Time) today, March 3, 2026 . The earnings conference call is expected to be available live on the registrant’s website at https://investors.bestbuy.com. The news…
earnings preannouncementneutralscore 14 - 2025-12-015mo agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) On November 26, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Best Buy Co., Inc. ("Best Buy" or the "registrant") elected A. Dylan Jadeja as a director, effective immediately. Mr. Jadeja is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Riot Games, Inc. (“Riot”), a video game developer and publisher. Prior to his appointment as CEO in 2023, Mr. Jadej…
executive changeneutralscore 2 - 2025-12-104mo agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On December 5, 2025, the Board appointed Mr. Jadeja to its Compensation and Human Resources Committee and its Finance and Investment Policy Committee. Mr. Jadeja’s committee appointments are effective as of March 2, 2026. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to…
executive changeneutralscore 2 - 2025-11-255mo agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On November 25, 2025 , Best Buy Co., Inc. (“Best Buy” or the “registrant”) issued a news release announcing its results of operations for the third quarter ended November 1, 2025. The registrant is scheduled to conduct an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Central Time) today, November 25, 2025 . The earnings conference call is expected to be available live on the registrant’s website at https://investors.bestbuy.com. T…
earnings preannouncementneutralscore 1
Score history
The composite score, snapshot by snapshot. The dotted line at zero separates leaning-positive from leaning-negative.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.