NASDAQ:ASO Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $48.29 -1.39 (-2.80%) Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.90 +0.61 (+1.26%) As of 09/18/2026 07:30 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock (NASDAQ:ASO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get ASO alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$48.16▼$50.1350-Day Range$42.63▼$55.3652-Week Range$41.29▼$62.44Volume3.99 million shsAverage Volume2.31 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.97 billionP/E Ratio8.05Dividend Yield1.24%Price Target$58.29Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. is a sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer based in Katy, Texas. The company operates stores and an e-commerce platform serving customers across the southern, southeastern and midwestern United States. Its merchandise includes sporting goods and equipment, outdoor and adventure products, hunting and fishing gear, athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and related accessories. Academy serves a broad customer base through a value-oriented assortment of national brands and private-label products. The company traces its history to 1938, when it was founded in San Antonio, Texas, as a small tire shop. It later expanded into sporting goods and outdoor retail and became Academy Sports and Outdoors. The company is publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol ASO and is led by Chief Executive Officer Steve Lawrence.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks91st Percentile Overall ScoreASO MarketRank™: Academy Sports and Outdoors scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 113th out of 475 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.9 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingAcademy 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 PotentialAcademy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus price target of $58.29, representing about 20.7% upside from its current price of $48.29.Amount of Analyst CoverageAcademy Sports and Outdoors has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Academy Sports and Outdoors' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.28% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Academy Sports and Outdoors are expected to grow by 6.28% in the coming year, from $6.21 to $6.60 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Academy Sports and Outdoors is 8.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Academy Sports and Outdoors is 8.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.26.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAcademy Sports and Outdoors has a PEG Ratio of 0.70. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAcademy Sports and Outdoors has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Academy Sports and Outdoors' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted15.87% of the float of Academy Sports and Outdoors has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAcademy Sports and Outdoors has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.83.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Academy Sports and Outdoors has recently increased by 24.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldAcademy Sports and Outdoors pays a meaningful dividend of 1.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAcademy Sports and Outdoors has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Academy Sports and Outdoors is 10.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Academy Sports and Outdoors will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.09% next year. This indicates that Academy Sports and Outdoors will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Academy Sports and Outdoors' dividend. News and Social Media3.5 / 5News Sentiment0.53 News SentimentAcademy Sports and Outdoors has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Academy Sports and Outdoors this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest32 people have searched for ASO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 39% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Academy Sports and Outdoors to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.9 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 Insiders4.08% of the stock of Academy Sports and Outdoors is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsAcademy Sports and Outdoors has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Academy Sports and Outdoors' insider trading history. Receive ASO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Academy Sports and Outdoors and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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ASO Stock News HeadlinesBrian Marley Sells 10,432 Shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) StockSeptember 18 at 5:57 AM | americanbankingnews.comSamuel Johnson Sells 70,303 Shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) StockSeptember 18 at 4:22 AM | americanbankingnews.comLouis Navellier: My #1 AI stock for 2026 (name & ticker inside)Louis Navellier's Stock Grader system helped him flag Nvidia before its 82,000% run and has identified the top S&P 500 stock for 12 years running—and today, he's giving away his #1 AI stock pick for 2026, free. This company's sales are up 28% year over year, it holds over 30,000 patents in wireless and video technology, and it just earned an A-rating in his proprietary Stock Grader system that has cost him $9 million to build and maintain.September 19 at 1:00 AM | InvestorPlace (Ad)Insider Selling: Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) Director Sells $555,504.00 in StockSeptember 17 at 6:52 AM | insidertrades.comAcademy Sports (ASO) Is Up 12.8% After Earnings Beat, Higher EPS Outlook And Hoka RolloutSeptember 16 at 1:21 PM | finance.yahoo.comAcademy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from BrokeragesSeptember 16 at 2:44 AM | americanbankingnews.comAcademy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) Presents at Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference TranscriptSeptember 15, 2026 | seekingalpha.comAcademy Sports + Outdoors Delivers Great Value on Fall Workwear Favorites with Deals on Customers' Favorite BrandsSeptember 14, 2026 | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines ASO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ASO shares performed this year? Academy Sports and Outdoors' stock was trading at $49.96 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ASO stock has decreased by 3.3% and is now trading at $48.29. How were Academy Sports and Outdoors' earnings last quarter? Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 9th. The company reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.07 by $0.24. Academy Sports and Outdoors's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did Academy Sports and Outdoors IPO? Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) raised $250 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, October 2nd 2020. The company issued 15,625,000 shares at $15.00-$17.00 per share. Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, KKR, BofA Securities, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim Partners, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Stephens, Inc., Capital One Securities, Loop Capital Markets, CastleOak Securities, L.P., Blaylock Van, LLC, Cabrera Capital Markets, Ramirez & Co., Inc. and R. Seelaus & Co., LLC were co-managers. Who are Academy Sports and Outdoors' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Academy Sports and Outdoors include BlackRock Inc. (16.02%), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (2.09%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.95%) and Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. (0.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Samuel J Johnson, Brian T Marley, Jeffrey C Tweedy and Christopher Lee Turner. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors? Shares of ASO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Academy Sports and Outdoors own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Academy Sports and Outdoors investors own include YETI (YETI), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Record date for 7/16 Dividend6/18/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend6/18/2026Dividend Payable7/16/2026Last Earnings9/09/2026Record date for 10/14 Dividend9/16/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/14 Dividend9/16/2026Today9/19/2026Dividend Payable10/14/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)12/08/2026Fiscal Year End1/31/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (1d) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 ASO's financial health is in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Specialty Retail Sub-IndustryOther Specialty Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:ASO CIK1817358 Webwww.academy.com Phone281-646-5200FaxN/AEmployees23,000Year Founded1938Price 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+20.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage16 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$6.00 Trailing P/E Ratio8.05 Forward P/E Ratio7.78 P/E Growth0.7Net Income$376.77 million Net Margins6.39% Pretax Margin8.16% Return on Equity18.36% Return on Assets7.29% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.23 Current Ratio1.74 Quick Ratio0.35 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.05 billion Price / Sales0.49 Cash Flow$7.32 per share Price / Cash Flow6.60 Book Value$35.38 per share Price / Book1.36Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares61,580,000Free Float59,067,000Market Cap$2.97 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.02 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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