Escalade (ESCA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Escalade, Inc. is a sporting goods manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for recreational and competitive sports, with a focus on indoor and outdoor activities.

Its product portfolio includes table tennis equipment, pickleball and other game-related products, archery equipment, darts, billiards, game-room furnishings, and outdoor recreation products. Escalade sells products under a variety of established brands, including STIGA, Onix, Accudart, Victory Tailgate, Harrows and Unicorn, as well as through private-label offerings.

Escalade serves sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, mass merchants, e-commerce channels and institutional customers in the United States and international markets. The company traces its history to 1926 and has expanded over time through product development, brand ownership and acquisitions within the sporting goods industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.62 to $18.99
• 50-Day Range: $18.23 to $21.09
• 52-Week Range: $11.41 to $23.07
• Volume: 19,484 shs
• Average Volume: 30,340 shs
• Market Capitalization: $256.81 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.10
• Dividend Yield: 3.27%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Escalade Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Escalade scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 330th out of 479 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: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Escalade has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Escalade has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -23.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Escalade are expected to decrease by -23.90% in the coming year, from $1.59 to $1.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Escalade is 11.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Escalade is 11.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Escalade has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% of the float of Escalade has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Escalade has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.28.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Escalade has recently decreased by 0.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Escalade pays a meaningful dividend of 3.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Escalade does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Escalade is 36.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Escalade will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.41% next year. This indicates that Escalade will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.24

News Sentiment

Escalade has a news sentiment score of 0.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Escalade this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for ESCA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Escalade to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Escalade insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $872,743.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

33.14% of the stock of Escalade is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.22% of the stock of Escalade is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/13 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/13 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/13/2026
• Today: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Leisure Products
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ESCA
• CIK: 33488
• Web: www.escaladeinc.com
• Phone: (812) 467-1358
• Fax: 812-467-1303
• Employees: 444
• Year Founded: 1922

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.73
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $13.70 million
• Net Margins: 9.46%
• Pretax Margin: 12.33%
• Return on Equity: 13.11%
• Return on Assets: 10.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.21
• Quick Ratio: 1.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $240.16 million
• Price / Sales: 1.07
• Cash Flow: $1.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.64
• Book Value: $12.55 per share
• Price / Book: 1.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,770,000
• Free Float: 9,204,000
• Market Cap: $256.81 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52