Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Competitors $53.95 +2.35 (+4.55%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.05 +0.10 (+0.19%) As of 08/22/2025 07:51 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASO vs. SCVL, SHOO, DKS, SIG, ACI, W, FND, OLLI, VIPS, and GAPShould you be buying Academy Sports and Outdoors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Academy Sports and Outdoors include Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Steven Madden (SHOO), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Signet Jewelers (SIG), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Wayfair (W), Floor & Decor (FND), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Vipshop (VIPS), and GAP (GAP). Academy Sports and Outdoors vs. Its Competitors Shoe Carnival Steven Madden DICK'S Sporting Goods Signet Jewelers Albertsons Companies Wayfair Floor & Decor Ollie's Bargain Outlet Vipshop GAP Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Is ASO or SCVL a better dividend stock? Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Shoe Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoe Carnival pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Academy Sports and Outdoors has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Shoe Carnival has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Shoe Carnival is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, ASO or SCVL? Academy Sports and Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than Shoe Carnival. Shoe Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Academy Sports and Outdoors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcademy Sports and Outdoors$5.92B0.61$418.45M$5.449.92Shoe Carnival$1.20B0.50$73.77M$2.399.29 Do analysts recommend ASO or SCVL? Academy Sports and Outdoors presently has a consensus price target of $58.24, indicating a potential upside of 7.94%. Shoe Carnival has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 129.73%. Given Shoe Carnival's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shoe Carnival is more favorable than Academy Sports and Outdoors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Shoe Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is ASO or SCVL more profitable? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Shoe Carnival's net margin of 5.58%. Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity of 19.62% beat Shoe Carnival's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Academy Sports and Outdoors6.55% 19.62% 7.70% Shoe Carnival 5.58%10.43%5.92% Does the media prefer ASO or SCVL? In the previous week, Academy Sports and Outdoors had 13 more articles in the media than Shoe Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors and 3 mentions for Shoe Carnival. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Shoe Carnival's score of 0.69 indicating that Academy Sports and Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Academy Sports and Outdoors 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shoe Carnival 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, ASO or SCVL? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASO or SCVL? 66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAcademy Sports and Outdoors beats Shoe Carnival on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 ASO 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 OutdoorsLEISURE&REC PRD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.43B$3.45B$8.29B$9.60BDividend Yield1.02%3.05%3.11%4.10%P/E Ratio9.9240.0518.0226.04Price / Sales0.612.235.51103.40Price / Cash6.6421.2216.6358.48Price / Book1.873.294.726.61Net Income$418.45M$1.23M$226.48M$265.56M7 Day Performance-0.13%2.54%15.33%1.95%1 Month Performance-5.13%-2.30%11.88%-0.37%1 Year Performance-0.99%8.89%46.40%19.02% Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors3.4599 of 5 stars$53.95+4.6%$58.24+7.9%-1.5%$3.43B$5.92B9.9222,000News CoveragePositive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival4.7848 of 5 stars$19.93+1.8%$51.00+155.9%-47.7%$534.96M$1.20B8.345,500News CoverageSHOOSteven Madden3.1839 of 5 stars$24.61-3.3%$28.80+17.0%-35.1%$1.85B$2.28B11.264,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8422 of 5 stars$211.96+0.3%$221.50+4.5%-3.3%$16.91B$13.44B14.9756,100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSIGSignet Jewelers2.9078 of 5 stars$76.25+2.6%$88.86+16.5%+12.2%$3.06B$6.70B8.0027,595Positive NewsACIAlbertsons Companies4.0333 of 5 stars$19.36-1.8%$24.06+24.3%-6.0%$11.03B$80.39B9.43195,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WWayfair3.7689 of 5 stars$71.87-0.7%$65.96-8.2%+86.1%$9.38B$11.85B0.0013,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeFNDFloor & Decor2.5347 of 5 stars$78.31-1.6%$88.56+13.1%-17.4%$8.57B$4.46B40.1613,690News CoverageOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.5815 of 5 stars$135.14+0.0%$126.79-6.2%+35.8%$8.29B$2.27B40.9412,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastVIPSVipshop3.7387 of 5 stars$15.32-0.2%$15.83+3.4%+37.9%$7.87B$14.85B8.0714,966News CoverageGAPGAP3.8806 of 5 stars$19.72-0.4%$27.93+41.6%N/A$7.46B$15.09B8.5782,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shoe Carnival Alternatives Steven Madden Alternatives DICK'S Sporting Goods Alternatives Signet Jewelers Alternatives Albertsons Companies Alternatives Wayfair Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Ollie's Bargain Outlet Alternatives Vipshop Alternatives GAP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ASO) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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