ASO FY2025 EPS Forecast Reduced by Telsey Advisory Group

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.56 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.67. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Outperform" rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Academy Sports and Outdoors' current full-year earnings is $5.92 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.29 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Loop Capital restated a "buy" rating and issued a $77.00 price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $68.00 to $64.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $46.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $65.00 target price on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $61.07.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASO traded up $0.67 during trading on Monday, hitting $54.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,566,853 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,471,826. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a 52 week low of $44.73 and a 52 week high of $75.73. The firm has a market cap of $3.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $51.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.30). Academy Sports and Outdoors had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 23.32%. The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.80%. Academy Sports and Outdoors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.22%.

Insider Activity at Academy Sports and Outdoors

In related news, Director Jeffrey C. Tweedy sold 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.00, for a total transaction of $74,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 8,906 shares in the company, valued at $552,172. This trade represents a 11.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Academy Sports and Outdoors

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in the second quarter valued at $174,054,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 15.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,739,463 shares of the company's stock worth $626,755,000 after acquiring an additional 1,422,971 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 19.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,969,886 shares of the company's stock valued at $158,147,000 after purchasing an additional 481,640 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP lifted its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 203.2% during the third 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 last quarter.

About Academy Sports and Outdoors

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.