Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.750-6.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.460. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.1 billion-$6.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.2 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors also updated its FY26 guidance to $5.75-6.20 EPS.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Price Performance

Shares of ASO traded up $2.54 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $49.77. 1,749,400 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,540,963. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a 52 week low of $43.16 and a 52 week high of $68.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a current ratio of 1.57. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $50.98 and a 200-day moving average of $53.12. The stock has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.17, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.25.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.14. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 23.32%. The company had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.21 earnings per share. Academy Sports and Outdoors's revenue was down 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Academy Sports and Outdoors will post 5.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Academy Sports and Outdoors Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.04%. This is a positive change from Academy Sports and Outdoors's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th. Academy Sports and Outdoors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Telsey Advisory Group restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Monday, March 17th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $85.00 to $70.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, B. Riley dropped their target price on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $70.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price 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.