Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO - Get Free Report) is expected to announce its Q4 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, March 20th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.82 per share and revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter. Academy Sports and Outdoors has set its FY26 guidance at $5.75-6.20 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.750-6.200 EPS.Parties interested in registering for the company's conference call can do so using this link.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.67 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 23.32%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.21 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Academy Sports and Outdoors to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Down 0.4 %

ASO stock traded down $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $47.25. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,667,101 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,562,770. The firm's 50-day moving average is $51.30 and its 200-day moving average is $53.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a 12 month low of $43.16 and a 12 month high of $68.96. The company has a market cap of $3.28 billion, a PE ratio of 7.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.25.

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Academy Sports and Outdoors Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 25th. This is a boost from Academy Sports and Outdoors's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. Academy Sports and Outdoors's dividend payout ratio is 8.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $58.00 to $55.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Wedbush decreased their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $60.38.

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.