Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) released its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.14, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.67 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a return on equity of 23.32% and a net margin of 7.49%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.21 earnings per share. Academy Sports and Outdoors updated its FY26 guidance to $5.75-6.20 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 5.750-6.200 EPS.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Performance

ASO traded up $0.61 on Thursday, hitting $48.18. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,269,982 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,554,259. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $51.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.26. The firm has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.25. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a 12 month low of $43.16 and a 12 month high of $72.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th. This is an increase from Academy Sports and Outdoors’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.54%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on ASO shares. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Monday. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $54.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $58.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Academy Sports and Outdoors currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.13.

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.