Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Academy Sports + Outdoors, Inc. is a sporting goods retailer that sells equipment, apparel, footwear and related products for sports, outdoor recreation and active lifestyles. Its merchandise includes products for hunting, fishing, camping, boating, fitness, team sports, golf and outdoor living, as well as seasonal goods and licensed sports apparel.

The company operates a chain of retail stores across the southern, southeastern, midwestern and other regions of the United States, along with an e-commerce platform. Academy serves a broad customer base ranging from recreational participants and families to outdoor enthusiasts and competitive athletes. Its offerings include national brands and private-label products, such as Magellan Outdoors, BCG and Outdoor Gourmet.

Academy traces its roots to 1938, when it was founded in San Antonio, Texas. The company has since expanded from a regional retailer into a multichannel sporting goods business. Academy Sports + Outdoors is headquartered in Katy, Texas, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Steven Lawrence.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.97 to $49.69
• 50-Day Range: $42.63 to $55.36
• 52-Week Range: $41.29 to $62.44
• Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.12
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: $58.29
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Academy Sports and Outdoors scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 84th out of 477 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Academy Sports and Outdoors has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus price target of $58.29, representing about 19.6% upside from its current price of $48.73.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Academy Sports and Outdoors has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.58%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Academy Sports and Outdoors are expected to grow by 6.58% in the coming year, from $6.23 to $6.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Academy Sports and Outdoors is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Academy Sports and Outdoors is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 42.38.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a PEG Ratio of 0.68. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.88% of the float of Academy Sports and Outdoors has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.13, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Academy Sports and Outdoors has recently decreased by 13.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Academy Sports and Outdoors pays a meaningful dividend of 1.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Academy Sports and Outdoors has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Academy Sports and Outdoors is 10.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Academy Sports and Outdoors will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.04% next year. This indicates that Academy Sports and Outdoors will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Academy Sports and Outdoors this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

39 people have searched for ASO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Academy Sports and Outdoors to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Academy Sports and Outdoors insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,576,537.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.08% of the stock of Academy Sports and Outdoors is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Academy Sports and Outdoors has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/16 Dividend: 6/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend: 6/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/09/2026
• Record date for 10/14 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/14 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialty Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ASO
• CIK: 1817358
• Web: www.academy.com
• Phone: 281-646-5200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 23,000
• Year Founded: 1938

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Academy Sports and Outdoors: $58.29
• High Price Target: $78.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.82
• P/E Growth: 0.68
• Net Income: $376.77 million
• Net Margins: 6.39%
• Pretax Margin: 8.16%
• Return on Equity: 18.36%
• Return on Assets: 7.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 1.74
• Quick Ratio: 0.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.50
• Cash Flow: $7.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.47
• Book Value: $32.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,580,000
• Free Float: 59,067,000
• Market Cap: $3.00 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.98