Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Competitors $45.26 -0.77 (-1.67%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ASO vs. BJ, FND, MUSA, VIPS, BBWI, MNSO, OLLI, W, FCFS, and RUSHBShould you be buying Academy Sports and Outdoors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Academy Sports and Outdoors include BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Floor & Decor (FND), Murphy USA (MUSA), Vipshop (VIPS), Bath & Body Works (BBWI), MINISO Group (MNSO), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Wayfair (W), FirstCash (FCFS), and Rush Enterprises (RUSHB). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Academy Sports and Outdoors vs. BJ's Wholesale Club Floor & Decor Murphy USA Vipshop Bath & Body Works MINISO Group Ollie's Bargain Outlet Wayfair FirstCash Rush Enterprises Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) and BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASO or BJ? BJ's Wholesale Club received 124 more outperform votes than Academy Sports and Outdoors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.98% of users gave Academy Sports and Outdoors an outperform vote while only 53.79% of users gave BJ's Wholesale Club an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcademy Sports and OutdoorsOutperform Votes10363.98% Underperform Votes5836.02% BJ's Wholesale ClubOutperform Votes22753.79% Underperform Votes19546.21% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASO or BJ? 98.6% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ASO or BJ more profitable? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 7.98% compared to BJ's Wholesale Club's net margin of 2.62%. BJ's Wholesale Club's return on equity of 36.12% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Academy Sports and Outdoors7.98% 25.56% 10.05% BJ's Wholesale Club 2.62%36.12%7.94% Which has more volatility and risk, ASO or BJ? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Wholesale Club has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ASO or BJ? Academy Sports and Outdoors presently has a consensus target price of $61.57, suggesting a potential upside of 36.04%. BJ's Wholesale Club has a consensus target price of $90.07, suggesting a potential upside of 5.18%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than BJ's Wholesale Club.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43BJ's Wholesale Club 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media prefer ASO or BJ? In the previous week, BJ's Wholesale Club had 13 more articles in the media than Academy Sports and Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for BJ's Wholesale Club and 18 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors. BJ's Wholesale Club's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' score of 0.59 indicating that BJ's Wholesale Club is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Academy Sports and Outdoors 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BJ's Wholesale Club 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASO or BJ? BJ's Wholesale Club has higher revenue and earnings than Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Wholesale Club, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcademy Sports and Outdoors$6.16B0.52$519.19M$6.486.98BJ's Wholesale Club$19.97B0.57$523.74M$3.9621.62 SummaryBJ's Wholesale Club beats Academy Sports and Outdoors on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersTrump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hidden in the 6,871 pages of the IRS Tax Code… And since then… "In the know" patriots have quietly used this same "Trump revenge loophole" to shield their life savings from Bidenomics…Get Your Free Gold Guide Get Academy Sports and Outdoors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ASO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAcademy Sports and Outdoorsshopping goods stores IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.18B$3.36B$8.17B$8.82BDividend Yield0.92%1.57%2.75%4.07%P/E Ratio6.987.4318.8217.74Price / Sales0.520.357.5574.25Price / Cash5.595.5615.4732.53Price / Book1.721.515.464.68Net Income$519.19M$267.57M$263.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance-8.45%-3.59%-2.15%-2.03%1 Month Performance-19.31%-17.68%-2.96%0.07%1 Year Performance-6.04%-35.23%14.60%24.61% Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors4.7199 of 5 stars$45.26-1.7%$61.57+36.0%-6.0%$3.24B$6.16B6.9822,000Analyst DowngradeGap DownBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.4187 of 5 stars$85.63-0.8%$90.07+5.2%+34.7%$11.45B$19.97B21.6234,000High Trading VolumeFNDFloor & Decor3.2627 of 5 stars$103.46+3.9%$104.37+0.9%+14.3%$10.67B$4.41B57.4812,783High Trading VolumeMUSAMurphy USA3.2514 of 5 stars$525.02+0.1%$495.33-5.7%+43.9%$10.62B$21.53B21.6615,600Positive NewsVIPSVipshop4.3469 of 5 stars$13.55+2.2%$17.50+29.2%-17.7%$7.19B$15.90B6.4814,638Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBBWIBath & Body Works4.9848 of 5 stars$30.52+0.3%$42.44+39.0%+5.0%$6.67B$7.43B7.3957,157Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMNSOMINISO Group4.5644 of 5 stars$17.70+0.7%$20.90+18.1%-36.0%$5.53B$1.58B16.393,696OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet4.1631 of 5 stars$87.56-2.1%$104.92+19.8%+12.9%$5.48B$2.10B26.7011,500WWayfair4.6784 of 5 stars$42.39+4.0%$60.28+42.2%-14.3%$5.11B$12.00B-9.4414,400Analyst DowngradeGap UpFCFSFirstCash4.9198 of 5 stars$105.20+0.1%$135.67+29.0%-6.3%$4.70B$3.15B19.4819,000Positive NewsRUSHBRush Enterprises0.9499 of 5 stars$52.84-0.5%N/A+20.6%$4.20B$7.93B14.028,040 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJ's Wholesale Club Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Murphy USA Alternatives Vipshop Alternatives Bath & Body Works Alternatives MINISO Group Alternatives Ollie's Bargain Outlet Alternatives Wayfair Alternatives FirstCash Alternatives Rush Enterprises Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ASO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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