Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Competitors $37.68 -0.32 (-0.84%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASO vs. FND, GAP, OLLI, VIPS, BBWI, FCFS, MNSO, RUSHB, W, and TBBBShould you be buying Academy Sports and Outdoors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Academy Sports and Outdoors include Floor & Decor (FND), GAP (GAP), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Vipshop (VIPS), Bath & Body Works (BBWI), FirstCash (FCFS), MINISO Group (MNSO), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Wayfair (W), and BBB Foods (TBBB). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Academy Sports and Outdoors vs. Floor & Decor GAP Ollie's Bargain Outlet Vipshop Bath & Body Works FirstCash MINISO Group Rush Enterprises Wayfair BBB Foods Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) and Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is ASO or FND more profitable? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 7.49% compared to Floor & Decor's net margin of 4.62%. Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity of 23.32% beat Floor & Decor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Academy Sports and Outdoors7.49% 23.32% 9.29% Floor & Decor 4.62%9.80%4.17% Does the media favor ASO or FND? In the previous week, Floor & Decor had 21 more articles in the media than Academy Sports and Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Floor & Decor and 8 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Floor & Decor's score of 1.08 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Floor & Decor 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ASO or FND? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Floor & Decor has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASO or FND? Floor & Decor received 252 more outperform votes than Academy Sports and Outdoors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.33% of users gave Academy Sports and Outdoors an outperform vote while only 56.05% of users gave Floor & Decor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcademy Sports and OutdoorsOutperform Votes11463.33% Underperform Votes6636.67% Floor & DecorOutperform Votes36656.05% Underperform Votes28743.95% Do analysts prefer ASO or FND? Academy Sports and Outdoors currently has a consensus target price of $57.81, suggesting a potential upside of 53.43%. Floor & Decor has a consensus target price of $101.33, suggesting a potential upside of 41.94%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than Floor & Decor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Floor & Decor 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Which has better earnings and valuation, ASO or FND? Academy Sports and Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than Floor & Decor. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Floor & Decor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcademy Sports and Outdoors$5.93B0.42$519.19M$5.776.53Floor & Decor$4.46B1.72$245.98M$1.9037.57 SummaryAcademy Sports and Outdoors beats Floor & Decor on 11 of the 16 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 Outdoorsshopping goods stores IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.51B$3.06B$7.48B$7.83BDividend Yield1.36%1.96%3.39%4.22%P/E Ratio6.199.8016.4018.48Price / Sales0.420.327.35103.59Price / Cash5.955.4916.4234.62Price / Book1.431.344.394.25Net Income$519.19M$267.57M$260.40M$248.23M7 Day Performance-0.97%2.11%1.52%0.89%1 Month Performance-19.14%6.19%-2.01%3.53%1 Year Performance-33.54%-47.17%-2.29%5.08% Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors4.5648 of 5 stars$37.68-0.8%$57.81+53.4%-35.4%$2.51B$5.93B6.1922,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsFNDFloor & Decor3.9582 of 5 stars$66.97-4.8%$103.56+54.6%-35.3%$7.19B$4.46B35.2512,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGAPGAP4.7135 of 5 stars$19.09-0.2%$28.31+48.3%N/A$7.19B$15.09B8.8485,000Analyst DowngradeGap DownOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.8392 of 5 stars$106.50-4.9%$123.08+15.6%+45.1%$6.52B$2.27B31.799,900Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVIPSVipshop4.1825 of 5 stars$12.29-1.4%$15.30+24.5%-9.4%$6.31B$108.42B5.888,010Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBBWIBath & Body Works4.9498 of 5 stars$27.78-2.3%$43.13+55.2%-32.8%$5.95B$7.31B6.7856,900Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownFCFSFirstCash4.2335 of 5 stars$120.42-0.8%$135.67+12.7%+18.6%$5.39B$3.39B21.0218,000Earnings ReportPositive NewsMNSOMINISO Group4.3155 of 5 stars$15.93+1.9%$26.03+63.4%-19.5%$4.98B$16.99B14.353,370Short Interest ↑RUSHBRush Enterprises1.7855 of 5 stars$56.29-3.1%N/A+41.4%$4.46B$7.80B15.098,040Earnings ReportPositive NewsWWayfair4.0515 of 5 stars$25.87-2.8%$52.92+104.6%-40.2%$3.28B$11.85B-6.4415,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownTBBBBBB Foods2.4172 of 5 stars$26.90+3.5%$33.67+25.2%+32.6%$3.07B$57.44B0.0021,924Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Floor & Decor Alternatives GAP Alternatives Ollie's Bargain Outlet Alternatives Vipshop Alternatives Bath & Body Works Alternatives FirstCash Alternatives MINISO Group Alternatives Rush Enterprises Alternatives Wayfair Alternatives BBB Foods 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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