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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?

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

Academy Sports and Outdoors presently has a consensus price target of $59.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. DICK'S Sporting Goods has a consensus price target of $253.89, indicating a potential upside of 18.10%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' 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
Academy Sports and Outdoors
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% 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 held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 10.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DICK'S Sporting Goods pays out 47.5% 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. Academy Sports and Outdoors has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and DICK'S Sporting Goods has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. DICK'S Sporting Goods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend 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
Academy Sports and Outdoors$6.05B0.53$376.77M$5.568.97
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.11$849.24M$10.5220.43

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 6.22% compared to DICK'S Sporting Goods' net margin of 4.71%. DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity of 23.41% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Academy Sports and Outdoors6.22% 17.88% 7.05%
DICK'S Sporting Goods 4.71%23.41%7.40%

In the previous week, Academy Sports and Outdoors had 21 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors and 10 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. DICK'S Sporting Goods' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' score of 0.55 indicating that DICK'S Sporting Goods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Academy Sports and Outdoors
6 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DICK'S Sporting Goods
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

DICK'S Sporting Goods has higher revenue and earnings 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$17.22B1.11$849.24M$10.5220.43
Casey's General Stores$15.94B2.12$546.52M$17.4252.56

DICK'S Sporting Goods currently has a consensus target price of $253.89, suggesting a potential upside of 18.10%. Casey's General Stores has a consensus target price of $788.73, suggesting a potential downside of 13.86%. Given DICK'S Sporting Goods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
Casey's General Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 37 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 10 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. DICK'S Sporting Goods' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Casey's General Stores' score of 1.03 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
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Casey's General Stores
23 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a net margin of 4.71% compared to Casey's General Stores' net margin of 3.83%. DICK'S Sporting Goods' return on equity of 23.41% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DICK'S Sporting Goods4.71% 23.41% 7.40%
Casey's General Stores 3.83%17.56%7.70%

DICK'S Sporting Goods pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. DICK'S Sporting Goods pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Casey's General Stores pays out 13.1% 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.

Summary

DICK'S Sporting Goods beats Casey's General Stores on 13 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

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 23.41% beat Five Below's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DICK'S Sporting Goods4.71% 23.41% 7.40%
Five Below 8.67%21.31%9.19%

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$17.22B1.11$849.24M$10.5220.43
Five Below$5.08B2.13$358.64M$7.9224.73

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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

DICK'S Sporting Goods currently has a consensus target price of $253.89, indicating a potential upside of 18.10%. Five Below has a consensus target price of $254.40, indicating a potential upside of 29.90%. Given Five Below's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
Five Below
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Five Below had 30 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Five Below and 10 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. DICK'S Sporting Goods' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Five Below's 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
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Five Below
12 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

DICK'S Sporting Goods and Five Below tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

DICK'S Sporting Goods currently has a consensus price target of $253.89, suggesting a potential upside of 18.10%. Ulta Beauty has a consensus price target of $644.91, suggesting a potential upside of 37.00%. 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
DICK'S Sporting Goods
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
Ulta Beauty
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.74

Ulta Beauty has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.11$849.24M$10.5220.43
Ulta Beauty$12.39B1.63$1.15B$26.6717.65

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
DICK'S Sporting Goods4.71% 23.41% 7.40%
Ulta Beauty 9.36%44.77%17.27%

DICK'S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ulta Beauty has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

89.8% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 28.9% of DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 37 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 10 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. DICK'S Sporting Goods' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Ulta Beauty's score of 1.28 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
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ulta Beauty
39 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Ulta Beauty beats DICK'S Sporting Goods on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

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
DICK'S Sporting Goods4.71% 23.41% 7.40%
Burlington Stores 5.24%39.93%6.85%

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
DICK'S Sporting Goods$17.22B1.11$849.24M$10.5220.43
Burlington Stores$11.57B1.78$610.15M$9.7333.68

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, 1.3% of Burlington Stores shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Burlington Stores had 8 more articles in the media than DICK'S Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Burlington Stores and 10 mentions for DICK'S Sporting Goods. DICK'S Sporting Goods' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Burlington Stores' score of 0.71 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
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Burlington Stores
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

DICK'S Sporting Goods currently has a consensus target price of $253.89, indicating a potential upside of 18.10%. Burlington Stores has a consensus target price of $353.56, indicating a potential upside of 7.88%. Given DICK'S Sporting Goods' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe DICK'S Sporting Goods is more favorable than Burlington 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)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
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 has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Burlington Stores has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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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$19.14B$12.50B$26.54B$22.82B
Dividend Yield2.34%2.92%178.47%4.11%
P/E Ratio20.4320.7619.4430.13
Price / Sales1.111.773.7721.00
Price / Cash11.259.4714.4123.85
Price / Book3.424.276.234.59
Net Income$849.24M$782.06M$963.17M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-4.31%-0.26%0.98%-0.60%
1 Month Performance-4.83%-3.20%-0.66%-1.14%
1 Year Performance17.64%-3.76%-2.02%18.94%

DICK'S Sporting Goods Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DKS
DICK'S Sporting Goods
4.8812 of 5 stars
$214.97
-2.1%
$253.89
+18.1%
+20.7%$19.14B$17.22B20.43105,200
ASO
Academy Sports and Outdoors
4.6889 of 5 stars
$52.59
-0.4%
$59.87
+13.8%
+13.5%$3.39B$6.05B9.4623,000
CASY
Casey's General Stores
3.8888 of 5 stars
$745.58
-2.8%
$752.36
+0.9%
+73.3%$27.56B$15.94B42.8049,272
FIVE
Five Below
4.3954 of 5 stars
$226.22
-0.5%
$240.80
+6.4%
+51.2%$12.51B$4.76B35.0224,600
ULTA
Ulta Beauty
4.6205 of 5 stars
$500.77
-1.6%
$687.95
+37.4%
+2.0%$21.81B$12.39B19.5465,000

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