B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Outlook for ASO Earnings

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) – Analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for 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 prior forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ current full-year earnings is $5.92 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Evercore ISI cut Academy Sports and Outdoors from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $65.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $65.00 price target on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Loop Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $77.00 price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.07.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of ASO stock opened at $54.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a one year low of $44.73 and a one year high of $75.73. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $51.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.48. The company has a market capitalization of $3.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.92, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.31.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 23.32%. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be issued a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.81%. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.22%.

Insider Transactions at Academy Sports and Outdoors

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

Institutional Trading of Academy Sports and Outdoors

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 95,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,139,000 after buying an additional 576 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its holdings in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 94.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 8,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,000 after acquiring an additional 4,038 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in the 3rd quarter valued at about $306,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 2.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,023,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,092,000 after purchasing an additional 50,715 shares in the last quarter.

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.