ASO vs. MUSA, FND, GAP, OLLI, VIPS, W, BBWI, FCFS, MNSO, and BOOT
Should you be buying Academy Sports and Outdoors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Academy Sports and Outdoors include Murphy USA (MUSA), Floor & Decor (FND), GAP (GAP), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Vipshop (VIPS), Wayfair (W), Bath & Body Works (BBWI), FirstCash (FCFS), MINISO Group (MNSO), and Boot Barn (BOOT). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.
Academy Sports and Outdoors vs. Its Competitors
Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are both mid-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
80.8% of Murphy USA shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Murphy USA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Murphy USA has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.46%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 61.19% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.
In the previous week, Murphy USA had 5 more articles in the media than Academy Sports and Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Murphy USA and 8 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Murphy USA's score of 0.70 indicating that Academy Sports and Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Murphy USA pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 9.6% 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. Murphy USA has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Academy Sports and Outdoors has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Murphy USA currently has a consensus target price of $526.29, indicating a potential upside of 26.31%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus target price of $56.31, indicating a potential upside of 19.41%. Given Murphy USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Murphy USA is more favorable than Academy Sports and Outdoors.
Summary
Murphy USA beats Academy Sports and Outdoors on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:ASO) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
