Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Competitors $50.84 -0.67 (-1.30%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.44 -0.40 (-0.79%) As of 05:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ASO vs. BJ, ACI, FND, MUSA, GAP, BBWI, VIPS, MNSO, OLLI, and WShould 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), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Floor & Decor (FND), Murphy USA (MUSA), GAP (GAP), Bath & Body Works (BBWI), Vipshop (VIPS), MINISO Group (MNSO), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), and Wayfair (W). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Academy Sports and Outdoors vs. BJ's Wholesale Club Albertsons Companies Floor & Decor Murphy USA GAP Bath & Body Works Vipshop MINISO Group Ollie's Bargain Outlet Wayfair BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Do analysts prefer BJ or ASO? BJ's Wholesale Club presently has a consensus target price of $94.88, indicating a potential downside of 4.95%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus target price of $61.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.15%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 BJ's Wholesale Club 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Which has higher valuation and earnings, BJ or ASO? 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 RatioBJ's Wholesale Club$19.97B0.66$523.74M$4.1624.00Academy Sports and Outdoors$6.05B0.58$519.19M$6.098.36 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BJ or ASO? BJ's Wholesale Club received 125 more outperform votes than Academy Sports and Outdoors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.07% of users gave Academy Sports and Outdoors an outperform vote while only 53.95% of users gave BJ's Wholesale Club an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBJ's Wholesale ClubOutperform Votes23253.95% Underperform Votes19846.05% Academy Sports and OutdoorsOutperform Votes10764.07% Underperform Votes6035.93% Which has more risk & volatility, BJ or ASO? BJ's Wholesale Club has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BJ or ASO? 98.6% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BJ or ASO? In the previous week, BJ's Wholesale Club had 17 more articles in the media than Academy Sports and Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for BJ's Wholesale Club and 7 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat BJ's Wholesale Club's score of 0.76 indicating that Academy Sports and Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BJ's Wholesale Club 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Academy Sports and Outdoors 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BJ or ASO more profitable? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 7.49% compared to BJ's Wholesale Club's net margin of 2.71%. BJ's Wholesale Club's return on equity of 35.41% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BJ's Wholesale Club2.71% 35.41% 8.20% Academy Sports and Outdoors 7.49%23.32%9.29% SummaryBJ's Wholesale Club beats Academy Sports and Outdoors on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$3.53B$3.79B$8.42B$8.99BDividend Yield0.84%1.38%2.78%3.85%P/E Ratio8.3612.1914.8018.88Price / Sales0.580.396.9776.91Price / Cash6.025.5831.2237.47Price / Book1.931.655.264.66Net Income$519.19M$267.57M$259.02M$245.69M7 Day Performance-4.97%-4.82%-2.73%-2.22%1 Month Performance-8.39%-13.06%-0.57%-1.95%1 Year Performance-26.24%-45.12%7.40%14.12% Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors3.8422 of 5 stars$50.84-1.3%$61.67+21.3%-26.1%$3.53B$6.05B8.3522,000Positive NewsBJBJ's Wholesale Club0.9435 of 5 stars$105.97-0.9%$94.88-10.5%+50.9%$14.00B$19.97B25.4734,000ACIAlbertsons Companies4.2615 of 5 stars$20.81-2.5%$23.21+11.6%-3.2%$12.06B$79.24B11.69200,000Positive NewsFNDFloor & Decor3.7259 of 5 stars$97.54-0.3%$106.22+8.9%-15.5%$10.46B$4.41B54.1912,783Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpMUSAMurphy USA3.9819 of 5 stars$485.65-1.4%$510.80+5.2%+14.6%$9.83B$20.24B20.0715,600Positive NewsGAPGAP4.0525 of 5 stars$22.81-1.0%$29.27+28.3%N/A$8.60B$14.89B10.5685,000Gap UpBBWIBath & Body Works4.7998 of 5 stars$36.50+0.2%$43.19+18.3%-14.9%$7.91B$7.43B8.9057,157Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageVIPSVipshop4.0326 of 5 stars$15.34-0.9%$17.50+14.1%-12.6%$7.87B$15.90B7.3414,638Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpMNSOMINISO Group3.8073 of 5 stars$22.55-0.3%$20.90-7.3%+25.8%$7.05B$1.58B20.323,696Positive NewsGap UpOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet4.2685 of 5 stars$108.35+1.5%$118.07+9.0%+28.4%$6.64B$2.10B32.3411,500Positive NewsWWayfair4.3445 of 5 stars$49.32+3.6%$60.24+22.1%-8.8%$6.18B$12.00B-10.9914,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJ's Wholesale Club Alternatives Albertsons Companies Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Murphy USA Alternatives GAP Alternatives Bath & Body Works Alternatives Vipshop Alternatives MINISO Group Alternatives Ollie's Bargain Outlet Alternatives Wayfair 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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