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DKS vs. ASO, CASY, FIVE, ULTA, and BURL

Should you buy DICK'S Sporting Goods stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares DICK'S Sporting Goods with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with DICK'S Sporting Goods include Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), Casey's General Stores (CASY), Five Below (FIVE), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), and Burlington Stores (BURL).

How does DICK'S Sporting Goods compare to Academy Sports and Outdoors?

DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Ratio
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.08$849.24M$10.5219.78
Academy Sports and Outdoors$6.05B0.49$376.77M$5.688.49

In the previous week, DICK'S Sporting Goods had 7 more articles in the media than Academy Sports and Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods and 2 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat DICK'S Sporting Goods' score of 0.82 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
DICK'S Sporting Goods
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Academy Sports and Outdoors
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

DICK'S Sporting Goods currently has a consensus price target of $254.71, indicating a potential upside of 22.38%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus price target of $58.53, indicating a potential upside of 21.31%. Given DICK'S Sporting Goods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DICK'S Sporting Goods is more favorable than Academy Sports and Outdoors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Academy Sports and Outdoors
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 6.24% compared to DICK'S Sporting Goods' net margin of 4.71%. DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity of 22.22% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DICK'S Sporting Goods4.71% 22.22% 7.02%
Academy Sports and Outdoors 6.24%17.85%7.08%

DICK'S Sporting Goods pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. DICK'S Sporting Goods pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 10.6% 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.

Summary

DICK'S Sporting Goods beats Academy Sports and Outdoors on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DICK'S Sporting Goods compare to Casey's General Stores?

DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) and Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a net margin of 4.71% compared to Casey's General Stores' net margin of 4.07%. DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity of 22.22% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DICK'S Sporting Goods4.71% 22.22% 7.02%
Casey's General Stores 4.07%18.73%8.29%

DICK'S Sporting Goods pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. DICK'S Sporting Goods pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Casey's General Stores pays out 11.9% 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 Casey's General Stores has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

DICK'S Sporting Goods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Casey's General Stores. DICK'S Sporting Goods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.08$849.24M$10.5219.78
Casey's General Stores$17.56B1.81$714.45M$19.1644.79

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DICK'S Sporting Goods presently has a consensus target price of $254.71, indicating a potential upside of 22.38%. Casey's General Stores has a consensus target price of $940.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.52%. Given DICK'S Sporting Goods' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DICK'S Sporting Goods is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Casey's General Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 7 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 9 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat DICK'S Sporting Goods' score of 0.82 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
DICK'S Sporting Goods
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Casey's General Stores
12 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Casey's General Stores beats DICK'S Sporting Goods on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DICK'S Sporting Goods compare to Five Below?

DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) and Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Five Below had 3 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Five Below and 9 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. Five Below's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat DICK'S Sporting Goods' score of 0.82 indicating that Five Below is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
DICK'S Sporting Goods
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Five Below
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Five Below shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Five Below has a net margin of 8.67% compared to DICK'S Sporting Goods' net margin of 4.71%. DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity of 22.22% beat Five Below's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DICK'S Sporting Goods4.71% 22.22% 7.02%
Five Below 8.67%21.31%9.19%

DICK'S Sporting Goods presently has a consensus target price of $254.71, suggesting a potential upside of 22.38%. Five Below has a consensus target price of $254.05, suggesting a potential upside of 24.71%. Given Five Below's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Five Below is more favorable than DICK'S Sporting Goods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Five Below
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.66

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

DICK'S Sporting Goods has higher revenue and earnings than Five Below. DICK'S Sporting Goods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Below, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.08$849.24M$10.5219.78
Five Below$4.76B2.36$358.64M$7.9225.72

Summary

Five Below beats DICK'S Sporting Goods on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DICK'S Sporting Goods compare to Ulta Beauty?

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) and DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 9.36% compared to DICK'S Sporting Goods' net margin of 4.71%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 44.77% beat DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ulta Beauty9.36% 44.77% 17.27%
DICK'S Sporting Goods 4.71%22.22%7.02%

Ulta Beauty presently has a consensus target price of $638.09, suggesting a potential upside of 30.36%. DICK'S Sporting Goods has a consensus target price of $254.71, suggesting a potential upside of 22.38%. Given Ulta Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ulta Beauty is more favorable than DICK'S Sporting Goods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ulta Beauty
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.74
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ulta Beauty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DICK'S Sporting Goods. Ulta Beauty 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 Ratio
Ulta Beauty$12.39B1.70$1.15B$26.6718.35
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.08$849.24M$10.5219.78

In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 4 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 9 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat DICK'S Sporting Goods' score of 0.82 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ulta Beauty
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DICK'S Sporting Goods
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ulta Beauty has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ulta Beauty beats DICK'S Sporting Goods on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DICK'S Sporting Goods compare to Burlington Stores?

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) and DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Burlington Stores has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Burlington Stores shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Burlington Stores had 3 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Burlington Stores and 9 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. Burlington Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat DICK'S Sporting Goods' score of 0.82 indicating that Burlington Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Burlington Stores
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DICK'S Sporting Goods
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

DICK'S Sporting Goods has higher revenue and earnings than Burlington Stores. DICK'S Sporting Goods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burlington Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Burlington Stores$11.57B1.93$610.15M$9.7336.51
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.08$849.24M$10.5219.78

Burlington Stores currently has a consensus price target of $353.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.48%. DICK'S Sporting Goods has a consensus price target of $254.71, indicating a potential upside of 22.38%. Given DICK'S Sporting Goods' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DICK'S Sporting Goods is more favorable than Burlington Stores.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Burlington Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Burlington Stores has a net margin of 5.24% compared to DICK'S Sporting Goods' net margin of 4.71%. Burlington Stores' return on equity of 39.93% beat DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Burlington Stores5.24% 39.93% 6.85%
DICK'S Sporting Goods 4.71%22.22%7.02%

Summary

Burlington Stores beats DICK'S Sporting Goods on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DKS vs. The Competition

MetricDICK'S Sporting GoodsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$19.18B$13.07B$27.56B$23.27B
Dividend Yield2.33%2.86%176.86%4.19%
P/E Ratio19.7820.1416.6128.16
Price / Sales1.081.753.4320.02
Price / Cash11.7210.2017.7331.37
Price / Book3.344.406.474.76
Net Income$849.24M$782.06M$954.23M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-1.82%10.98%0.00%0.63%
1 Month Performance-10.39%11.22%-0.01%1.56%
1 Year Performance-3.34%8.70%-2.34%17.80%

DICK'S Sporting Goods Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DKS
DICK'S Sporting Goods
4.8813 of 5 stars
$208.14
-2.9%
$254.71
+22.4%
+2.2%$19.18B$17.22B19.78105,200
ASO
Academy Sports and Outdoors
4.5772 of 5 stars
$46.49
+0.4%
$58.94
+26.8%
-11.6%$2.88B$6.14B8.1823,000
CASY
Casey's General Stores
4.4333 of 5 stars
$859.10
+4.8%
$940.00
+9.4%
+69.8%$31.79B$17.56B44.8449,848
FIVE
Five Below
4.396 of 5 stars
$191.53
+1.1%
$253.90
+32.6%
+45.8%$10.59B$4.76B24.1824,600
ULTA
Ulta Beauty
4.7612 of 5 stars
$473.33
+0.9%
$638.09
+34.8%
-1.1%$20.35B$12.71B17.7565,000

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