DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. operates as a leading specialty retailer of sporting goods, apparel, footwear and fitness equipment in the United States. The company operates a network of brick-and-mortar stores complemented by an e-commerce platform, offering a seamless omni-channel shopping experience to recreational athletes and sports enthusiasts. DICK’S stores feature a broad assortment of products for team sports, outdoor recreation, hunting, fishing, fitness and lifestyle apparel, sourced from major national brands as well as proprietary private labels.

The company’s product portfolio includes athletic footwear and apparel, golf clubs, snow sports equipment, camping gear, exercise machines and team uniforms, alongside services such as equipment repair and outfitting. In addition to its flagship DICK’S Sporting Goods locations, the company owns specialty concepts including Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream, catering to niche markets in golf and outdoor sporting pursuits. Its loyalty program and personalized customer services support retention and drive repeat engagement across digital and physical channels.

Founded in 1948 by Richard “Dick” Stack as a small bait-and-tackle shop in Binghamton, New York, the retailer expanded over decades through strategic store openings, targeted acquisitions and investments in supply chain and technology. DICK’S Sporting Goods went public in 2002 and has since grown to operate more than 850 stores in nearly 50 states, with headquarters in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company’s executive leadership team is headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Lauren R. Hobart, who assumed the role in 2021, while Richard W. “Ed” Stack serves as Executive Chairman.

Positioned as a market leader in the sporting goods sector, DICK’S emphasizes geographic reach, category depth and customer service to maintain competitive differentiation. The company continues to invest in digital initiatives, store innovation and exclusive partnerships, aiming to capture evolving consumer trends in health, wellness and active lifestyle pursuits across the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $220.50 to $226.76
• 50-Day Range: $201.95 to $230.68
• 52-Week Range: $166.37 to $254.60
• Volume: 1.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.29 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.77
• Dividend Yield: 2.15%
• Price Target: $235.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

DICK'S Sporting Goods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DICK'S Sporting Goods scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 220 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

DICK'S Sporting Goods has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for DICK'S Sporting Goods is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DICK'S Sporting Goods has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for DICK'S Sporting Goods are expected to grow by 6.48% in the coming year, from $13.89 to $14.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DICK'S Sporting Goods is 15.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DICK'S Sporting Goods is 15.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a PEG Ratio of 3.17. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a P/B Ratio of 5.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.72% of the float of DICK'S Sporting Goods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DICK'S Sporting Goods has recently increased by 25.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

DICK'S Sporting Goods pays a meaningful dividend of 2.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

DICK'S Sporting Goods has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of DICK'S Sporting Goods is 33.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, DICK'S Sporting Goods will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.79% next year. This indicates that DICK'S Sporting Goods will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.94

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.72% of the float of DICK'S Sporting Goods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DICK'S Sporting Goods has recently increased by 25.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 0.96 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for DICK'S Sporting Goods this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for DKS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added DICK'S Sporting Goods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DICK'S Sporting Goods insiders have sold 2,786.51% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $501,053.00 in company stock and sold $14,462,923.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

32.55% of the stock of DICK'S Sporting Goods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.83% of the stock of DICK'S Sporting Goods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DKS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DKS shares performed this year?

DICK'S Sporting Goods' stock was trading at $228.84 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DKS stock has decreased by 1.3% and is now trading at $225.7830.

How were DICK'S Sporting Goods' earnings last quarter?

DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 28th. The sporting goods retailer reported $4.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.30 by $0.08. DICK'S Sporting Goods's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will DICK'S Sporting Goods' stock buyback program work?

DICK'S Sporting Goods' board approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, March 11th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $3,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 18.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Does DICK'S Sporting Goods have any subsidiaries?

DICK'S Sporting Goods subsidiaries include GameChanger Media, Affinity Sports, Chick's Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Galyan's Trading Company, American Sports Licensing LLC, Chick’s Sporting Goods LLC, and others.

Who are DICK'S Sporting Goods' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of DICK'S Sporting Goods include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.13%), State Street Corp (2.77%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.27%) and Atreides Management LP (1.09%). Insiders that own company stock include William Colombo Trustee U/A Dt, Edward W Stack, Lauren R Hobart, Navdeep Gupta, Lawrence J Schorr, Vladimir Rak, John Edward Hayes III, Julie Lodge-Jarrett, Anne Fink, Elizabeth H Baran, Sandeep Mathrani, Robert W Eddy, Desiree Ralls-Morrison, Mark J Barrenechea and William J Colombo.
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How do I buy shares of DICK'S Sporting Goods?

Shares of DKS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of DICK'S Sporting Goods own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that DICK'S Sporting Goods investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), NVIDIA (NVDA) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/27 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/27/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/28/2025
• Record date for 9/26 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Today: 9/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - MISC/DIV
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Stores
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DKS
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:DKS
• CIK: 1089063
• Web: www.dickssportinggoods.com
• Phone: (724) 273-3400
• Fax: 724-227-1902
• Employees: 56,100
• Year Founded: 1948

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for DICK'S Sporting Goods: $235.83
• High Price Target: $280.00
• Low Price Target: $170.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $14.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.26
• P/E Growth: 3.17
• Net Income: $1.17 billion
• Net Margins: 8.52%
• Pretax Margin: 11.27%
• Return on Equity: 36.54%
• Return on Assets: 11.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $19.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.33
• Book Value: $39.86 per share
• Price / Book: 5.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 80,097,000
• Free Float: 54,025,000
• Market Cap: $18.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02