B. Riley Issues Negative Forecast for ASO Earnings

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) – Stock analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now expects that the company will earn $1.76 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ current full-year earnings is $6.00 per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on ASO. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $65.00 price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $77.00 target price on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $46.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.07.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ASO opened at $53.30 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $51.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.47. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a 12-month low of $44.73 and a 12-month high of $75.73. The company has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion, a PE ratio of 8.23, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by ($0.30). Academy Sports and Outdoors had a return on equity of 25.56% and a net margin of 7.98%. The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Academy Sports and Outdoors

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in the 2nd quarter valued at about $174,054,000. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 15.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,739,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,755,000 after acquiring an additional 1,422,971 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 19.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,969,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,147,000 after acquiring an additional 481,640 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP increased its holdings in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 62.5% in the 3rd quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 951,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,515,000 after acquiring an additional 365,929 shares during the period. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 203.2% during the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 514,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,998,000 after purchasing an additional 344,466 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Academy Sports and Outdoors news, Director Jeffrey C. Tweedy sold 1,200 shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.00, for a total value of $74,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 8,906 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $552,172. The trade was a 11.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.19% of the company’s stock.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be paid a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 18th. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.79%.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Company Profile

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States. The company outdoor division comprises camping products, such as coolers and drinkware, and camping accessories and equipment,; fishing products, including marine equipment and fishing rods, reels, and baits and equipment; and hunting products, which includes firearms, ammunition, archery and archery equipment, camouflage apparel, waders, shooting accessories, gun safes, optics, airguns, and hunting equipment.