Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Competitors $55.64 +0.05 (+0.09%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ASO vs. SFM, CHWY, BJ, FND, MUSA, BBWI, MNSO, OLLI, VIPS, and WShould you be buying Academy Sports and Outdoors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Academy Sports and Outdoors include Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Chewy (CHWY), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Floor & Decor (FND), Murphy USA (MUSA), Bath & Body Works (BBWI), MINISO Group (MNSO), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Vipshop (VIPS), and Wayfair (W). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Academy Sports and Outdoors vs. Sprouts Farmers Market Chewy BJ's Wholesale Club Floor & Decor Murphy USA Bath & Body Works MINISO Group Ollie's Bargain Outlet Vipshop Wayfair Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SFM or ASO? Sprouts Farmers Market received 563 more outperform votes than Academy Sports and Outdoors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.46% of users gave Academy Sports and Outdoors an outperform vote while only 61.47% of users gave Sprouts Farmers Market an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSprouts Farmers MarketOutperform Votes67061.47% Underperform Votes42038.53% Academy Sports and OutdoorsOutperform Votes10764.46% Underperform Votes5935.54% Is SFM or ASO more profitable? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 7.49% compared to Sprouts Farmers Market's net margin of 4.73%. Sprouts Farmers Market's return on equity of 28.24% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sprouts Farmers Market4.73% 28.24% 10.18% Academy Sports and Outdoors 7.49%23.32%9.29% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SFM or ASO? Academy Sports and Outdoors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sprouts Farmers Market. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprouts Farmers Market, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSprouts Farmers Market$7.42B1.77$258.86M$3.4638.06Academy Sports and Outdoors$6.05B0.64$519.19M$6.099.14 Which has more volatility & risk, SFM or ASO? Sprouts Farmers Market has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SFM or ASO? Sprouts Farmers Market presently has a consensus price target of $118.40, suggesting a potential downside of 10.10%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus price target of $61.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.23%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than Sprouts Farmers Market.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sprouts Farmers Market 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Does the media refer more to SFM or ASO? In the previous week, Academy Sports and Outdoors had 12 more articles in the media than Sprouts Farmers Market. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors and 12 mentions for Sprouts Farmers Market. Sprouts Farmers Market's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' score of 0.09 indicating that Sprouts Farmers Market is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sprouts Farmers Market 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Academy Sports and Outdoors 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAcademy Sports and Outdoors beats Sprouts Farmers Market on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$3.86B$3.81B$8.38B$9.07BDividend Yield0.79%1.38%2.82%4.23%P/E Ratio9.1412.3918.3317.17Price / Sales0.640.4015.50116.95Price / Cash6.386.1733.4537.86Price / Book1.971.775.564.78Net Income$519.19M$267.57M$267.23M$225.60M7 Day Performance2.45%-6.34%-1.89%-1.23%1 Month Performance21.94%7.13%0.06%3.36%1 Year Performance-12.58%-38.78%10.26%16.60% Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors2.8727 of 5 stars$55.64+0.1%$61.33+10.2%-10.7%$3.86B$6.05B9.1422,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.3124 of 5 stars$144.08-2.5%$118.40-17.8%+175.0%$14.41B$7.42B42.7532,000Insider TradePositive NewsCHWYChewy3.709 of 5 stars$33.49+3.8%$34.60+3.3%+44.0%$14.00B$11.44B35.9618,100BJBJ's Wholesale Club1.7708 of 5 stars$98.93+1.4%$93.56-5.4%+41.1%$13.07B$19.97B23.4534,000Analyst ForecastFNDFloor & Decor3.6699 of 5 stars$109.36-1.0%$104.37-4.6%-8.8%$11.73B$4.41B61.3712,783Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMUSAMurphy USA3.4094 of 5 stars$551.83+0.2%$495.33-10.2%+46.5%$11.17B$20.60B22.7315,600Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsBBWIBath & Body Works4.6605 of 5 stars$38.88+1.7%$42.50+9.3%-6.7%$8.42B$7.43B9.3257,157MNSOMINISO Group3.7989 of 5 stars$24.85+3.2%$20.90-15.9%+23.5%$7.82B$13.84B21.693,696Positive NewsOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.3311 of 5 stars$115.45+2.4%$116.58+1.0%+65.7%$7.07B$2.25B34.0311,500Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeVIPSVipshop4.3468 of 5 stars$13.48-1.0%$17.50+29.8%-16.1%$6.92B$15.90B6.5114,638Positive NewsWWayfair4.2352 of 5 stars$51.29-1.9%$60.28+17.5%-29.3%$6.43B$12.00B-11.5014,400Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sprouts Farmers Market Alternatives Chewy Alternatives BJ's Wholesale Club Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Murphy USA Alternatives Bath & Body Works Alternatives MINISO Group Alternatives Ollie's Bargain Outlet Alternatives Vipshop 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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