Escalade (ESCA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Escalade, Inc. is a sporting goods manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. The company develops, produces and markets recreational equipment and accessories for consumers, schools, clubs and other organizations.

Its product portfolio includes table tennis equipment, darts and dart accessories, pickleball products, basketball goals, indoor and outdoor games, and related sporting goods. Escalade markets products under several brands, including STIGA, Onix, Goalrilla, Harrows, Accudart and Triumph.

Escalade sells its products through sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, mass merchants, e-commerce channels and distributors. The company serves customers in the United States and international markets, with offerings aimed at both casual recreation and organized play.

Escalade traces its history to 1926 and has expanded over time through brand development and acquisitions in the sporting goods industry. Walter Glazer has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.19 to $19.58
• 50-Day Range: $18.17 to $22.60
• 52-Week Range: $11.41 to $23.07
• Volume: 13,363 shs
• Average Volume: 35,675 shs
• Market Capitalization: $268.58 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.67
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Escalade Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Escalade scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 342nd out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Escalade has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Escalade has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Escalade is 11.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Escalade is 11.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.30.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Escalade has a P/B Ratio of 1.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.05% of the float of Escalade has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Escalade has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Escalade has recently increased by 1.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Escalade pays a meaningful dividend of 3.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Escalade does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Escalade is 36.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Escalade has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Escalade this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ESCA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Escalade to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Escalade insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $872,743.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

33.14% of the stock of Escalade is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.22% of the stock of Escalade is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/13 Dividend: 7/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/13 Dividend: 7/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/13/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Small-Cap Virtual Conference: 9/23/2026
• Record date for 10/13 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/13 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Leisure Products
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ESCA
• CIK: 33488
• Web: www.escaladeinc.com
• Phone: (812) 467-1358
• Fax: 812-467-1303
• Employees: 444
• Year Founded: 1922

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.48
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $13.70 million
• Net Margins: 9.46%
• Pretax Margin: 12.33%
• Return on Equity: 13.11%
• Return on Assets: 10.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.21
• Quick Ratio: 1.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $240.16 million
• Price / Sales: 1.12
• Cash Flow: $1.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.35
• Book Value: $12.55 per share
• Price / Book: 1.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,770,000
• Free Float: 9,204,000
• Market Cap: $268.07 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58