DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS) Competitors $209.34 -3.46 (-1.63%) Closing price 09/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$209.10 -0.24 (-0.11%) As of 05:54 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DKS vs. ASO, CASY, FIVE, ULTA, BURL, CPRI, SBH, WSM, TSCO, and SIGShould you be buying DICK'S Sporting Goods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DICK'S Sporting Goods include Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), Casey's General Stores (CASY), Five Below (FIVE), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Burlington Stores (BURL), Capri (CPRI), Sally Beauty (SBH), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Tractor Supply (TSCO), and Signet Jewelers (SIG). DICK'S Sporting Goods vs. Its Competitors Academy Sports and Outdoors Casey's General Stores Five Below Ulta Beauty Burlington Stores Capri Sally Beauty Williams-Sonoma Tractor Supply Signet Jewelers DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to DKS or ASO? In the previous week, DICK'S Sporting Goods had 46 more articles in the media than Academy Sports and Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods and 30 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors. DICK'S Sporting Goods' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' score of 0.59 indicating that DICK'S Sporting Goods is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DICK'S Sporting Goods 31 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Academy Sports and Outdoors 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DKS or ASO? DICK'S Sporting Goods has higher revenue and earnings than Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DICK'S Sporting Goods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDICK'S Sporting Goods$13.44B1.25$1.17B$14.3214.62Academy Sports and Outdoors$5.93B0.55$418.45M$5.449.10 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DKS or ASO? 89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. 32.6% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate DKS or ASO? DICK'S Sporting Goods presently has a consensus target price of $235.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.26%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus target price of $58.59, suggesting a potential upside of 18.36%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than DICK'S Sporting Goods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DICK'S Sporting Goods 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Is DKS or ASO a better dividend stock? DICK'S Sporting Goods pays an annual dividend of $4.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. DICK'S Sporting Goods pays out 33.9% 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. DICK'S Sporting Goods has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Academy Sports and Outdoors has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. DICK'S Sporting Goods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is DKS or ASO more profitable? DICK'S Sporting Goods has a net margin of 8.52% compared to Academy Sports and Outdoors' net margin of 6.55%. DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity of 36.54% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DICK'S Sporting Goods8.52% 36.54% 11.01% Academy Sports and Outdoors 6.55%19.62%7.70% Which has more risk and volatility, DKS or ASO? DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDICK'S Sporting Goods beats Academy Sports and Outdoors on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DICK'S Sporting Goods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DKS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DKS 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 NYSE 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 DKS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDICK'S Sporting GoodsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.03B$12.18B$27.25B$21.39BDividend Yield2.28%2.20%173.93%3.49%P/E Ratio14.6217.1927.1029.00Price / Sales1.251.957.7848.99Price / Cash10.8912.1517.3018.29Price / Book4.994.074.655.30Net Income$1.17B$608.12M$872.94M$997.87M7 Day Performance-7.43%-1.10%-0.89%-0.47%1 Month Performance1.39%11.44%5.09%6.49%1 Year Performance-9.82%12.89%17.94%13.66% DICK'S Sporting Goods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.955 of 5 stars$209.34-1.6%$235.00+12.3%-11.7%$17.03B$13.44B14.6256,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors3.6889 of 5 stars$53.85-0.2%$58.24+8.1%-10.8%$3.58B$5.93B9.9022,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCASYCasey's General Stores4.5974 of 5 stars$496.61-1.3%$467.33-5.9%+37.4%$18.46B$15.94B33.9249,272Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFIVEFive Below3.6151 of 5 stars$140.49-0.9%$124.37-11.5%+98.6%$7.74B$4.04B29.4523,200Earnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionULTAUlta Beauty3.5301 of 5 stars$524.37-1.0%$495.35-5.5%+50.9%$23.57B$11.30B20.4858,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBURLBurlington Stores4.6419 of 5 stars$280.56-0.1%$318.92+13.7%+7.9%$17.70B$10.78B34.4277,532Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionCPRICapri3.886 of 5 stars$21.38-0.5%$24.08+12.6%-42.4%$2.55B$4.44B-2.2714,200Positive NewsSBHSally Beauty3.1519 of 5 stars$13.49-0.6%$12.88-4.5%+10.3%$1.33B$3.72B7.2527,000Positive NewsWSMWilliams-Sonoma4.1956 of 5 stars$198.24-2.5%$189.65-4.3%+42.9%$24.38B$7.71B22.4519,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTSCOTractor Supply4.3868 of 5 stars$61.52+0.2%$61.80+0.5%+15.0%$32.60B$14.88B30.1952,000Positive NewsSIGSignet Jewelers2.5054 of 5 stars$85.20-2.4%$88.86+4.3%+7.5%$3.51B$6.70B92.6127,595Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ASO Competitors CASY Competitors FIVE Competitors ULTA Competitors BURL Competitors CPRI Competitors SBH Competitors WSM Competitors TSCO Competitors SIG Competitors 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 (NYSE:DKS) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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