Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Competitors $55.48 -2.22 (-3.85%) As of 01/13/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ASO vs. CHWY, SFM, BJ, ACI, FND, MUSA, BBWI, MNSO, VIPS, and OLLIShould you be buying Academy Sports and Outdoors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Academy Sports and Outdoors include Chewy (CHWY), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Floor & Decor (FND), Murphy USA (MUSA), Bath & Body Works (BBWI), MINISO Group (MNSO), Vipshop (VIPS), and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Academy Sports and Outdoors vs. Chewy Sprouts Farmers Market BJ's Wholesale Club Albertsons Companies Floor & Decor Murphy USA Bath & Body Works MINISO Group Vipshop Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CHWY or ASO? Academy Sports and Outdoors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chewy. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chewy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChewy$11.44B1.27$39.58M$0.9139.33Academy Sports and Outdoors$6.05B0.64$519.19M$6.099.11 Do institutionals & insiders believe in CHWY or ASO? 93.1% of Chewy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Chewy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to CHWY or ASO? In the previous week, Chewy had 11 more articles in the media than Academy Sports and Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Chewy and 13 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Chewy's score of 0.43 indicating that Academy Sports and Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chewy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Academy Sports and Outdoors 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CHWY or ASO? Chewy presently has a consensus target price of $36.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.82%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus target price of $61.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.15%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than Chewy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chewy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Which has more volatility and risk, CHWY or ASO? Chewy has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHWY or ASO? Chewy received 161 more outperform votes than Academy Sports and Outdoors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.07% of users gave Academy Sports and Outdoors an outperform vote while only 56.42% of users gave Chewy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChewyOutperform Votes26856.42% Underperform Votes20743.58% Academy Sports and OutdoorsOutperform Votes10764.07% Underperform Votes6035.93% Is CHWY or ASO more profitable? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 7.49% compared to Chewy's net margin of 3.51%. Chewy's return on equity of 24.47% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chewy3.51% 24.47% 3.66% Academy Sports and Outdoors 7.49%23.32%9.29% SummaryChewy and Academy Sports and Outdoors tied by winning 9 of the 18 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$3.85B$3.89B$8.21B$8.81BDividend Yield0.76%1.37%2.87%4.00%P/E Ratio9.1112.5914.8416.82Price / Sales0.640.4110.74114.86Price / Cash6.386.1933.5337.79Price / Book1.961.825.604.88Net Income$519.19M$267.57M$268.87M$228.12M7 Day Performance-1.98%-1.63%-3.31%-4.40%1 Month Performance2.15%-5.01%-2.40%-0.08%1 Year Performance-10.65%-35.18%8.01%13.15% Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors3.1744 of 5 stars$55.48-3.8%$61.67+11.2%-10.6%$4.00B$6.05B9.1122,000Short Interest ↑CHWYChewy3.3811 of 5 stars$37.06+3.1%$35.70-3.7%+87.0%$15.09B$11.44B40.7318,100Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Gap UpSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.3423 of 5 stars$140.05+4.0%$118.40-15.5%+176.5%$14.00B$7.42B40.4832,000Positive NewsBJBJ's Wholesale Club1.9166 of 5 stars$90.37+2.7%$94.00+4.0%+46.5%$11.94B$20.58B21.7234,000Short Interest ↓ACIAlbertsons Companies4.1025 of 5 stars$19.59-1.1%$22.75+16.1%-8.9%$11.35B$79.71B11.46290,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionFNDFloor & Decor3.3707 of 5 stars$98.72+0.5%$106.00+7.4%-8.8%$10.59B$4.41B54.8412,783Short Interest ↓MUSAMurphy USA3.3995 of 5 stars$500.09-0.1%$509.40+1.9%+27.6%$10.13B$20.60B20.6315,600Analyst DowngradeBBWIBath & Body Works4.7009 of 5 stars$36.57-3.0%$42.69+16.7%-12.9%$7.92B$7.43B8.9257,157Short Interest ↓MNSOMINISO Group2.3896 of 5 stars$24.46-11.2%$20.90-14.6%+1.5%$7.70B$13.84B22.043,696Gap DownVIPSVipshop4.3933 of 5 stars$13.17-0.2%$17.50+32.9%-24.1%$6.76B$111.96B6.3014,638OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet4.3532 of 5 stars$106.610.0%$118.62+11.3%+41.2%$6.53B$2.25B31.8211,500Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chewy Alternatives Sprouts Farmers Market Alternatives BJ's Wholesale Club Alternatives Albertsons Companies Alternatives Floor & Decor Alternatives Murphy USA Alternatives Bath & Body Works Alternatives MINISO Group Alternatives Vipshop Alternatives Ollie's Bargain Outlet Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ASO) was last updated on 1/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGreatest crypto bull market in history?A crypto storm is coming Right now, conditions are in place for a historic move we expect will be the great...Stansberry Research | Sponsored$24 trillion tech spotted at Mar-a-Lago?President Trump’s Secret Service was recently spotted using an odd new technology at his home in Mar-a-Lago…Centurion Publishing | SponsoredDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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