FY2026 EPS Estimates for ASO Decreased by Analyst

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the company will post earnings of $5.40 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.54. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ current full-year earnings is $5.59 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on ASO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 target price on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Sunday, August 31st. Loop Capital set a $65.00 target price on Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Monday, July 21st. Monness Crespi & Hardt initiated coverage on Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Monday, August 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $65.00 target price for the company. Finally, Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $58.78.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Down 3.4%

Shares of NASDAQ ASO opened at $48.76 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $52.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 1.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.13, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.30. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a 52-week low of $33.34 and a 52-week high of $64.61.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by ($0.13). The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a net margin of 6.21% and a return on equity of 18.47%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.08 EPS.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 11th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.74%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Christopher Lee Turner sold 4,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.48, for a total transaction of $195,712.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,084 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $315,096.32. This represents a 38.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.62% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Academy Sports and Outdoors

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 10.9% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 16,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $737,000 after purchasing an additional 1,609 shares in the last quarter. Impala Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 57.9% during the second quarter. Impala Asset Management LLC now owns 481,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,614,000 after purchasing an additional 176,773 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming increased its position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 208.7% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 18,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $809,000 after purchasing an additional 12,203 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 2,110,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,557,000 after acquiring an additional 117,175 shares during the period. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,513,000.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Company Profile

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States. The company outdoor division comprises camping products, such as coolers and drinkware, and camping accessories and equipment,; fishing products, including marine equipment and fishing rods, reels, and baits and equipment; and hunting products, which includes firearms, ammunition, archery and archery equipment, camouflage apparel, waders, shooting accessories, gun safes, optics, airguns, and hunting equipment.