Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO – Get Free Report) is one of 285 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Academy Sports and Outdoors to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.
Dividends
Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 35.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Academy Sports and Outdoors has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Academy Sports and Outdoors and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | $6.19 billion | $376.77 million | 11.37 |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors | $7.29 billion | $386.47 million | 33.06 |
Academy Sports and Outdoors’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Academy Sports and Outdoors and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2.53 |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors | 3669 | 15585 | 21613 | 590 | 2.46 |
Academy Sports and Outdoors currently has a consensus target price of $58.54, indicating a potential downside of 14.18%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.62%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors’ competitors have a beta of 1.91, meaning that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Academy Sports and Outdoors and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | 6.39% | 18.36% | 7.29% |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors | -3.69% | -14.02% | 3.17% |
Summary
Academy Sports and Outdoors competitors beat Academy Sports and Outdoors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
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. Its sports and recreation division offers fitness equipment, fitness accessories, and nutrition supplies; team and specialty sports equipment, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, golf, racket sports, volleyball, backpacks, and sports bags; recreation products, which includes patio furniture, outdoor cooking, trampolines, play sets, watersports, and pet equipment, as well as wheeled goods including bicycles, skateboards, and other ride-on toys; and electronics and watches, as well as front-end products, such as consumables, batteries, etc. The company's apparel division provides outdoor and seasonal apparel, denim, work apparel, graphic t-shirts, and accessories; boys and girls outdoor, and athletic apparel; sporting and fitness apparel; and professional and collegiate team licensed apparel and accessories. Its footwear division offers casual shoes, slippers, seasonal footwear, and socks; work and western boots, shoes, and hunting footwear; boys and girls footwear; athletic footwear, such as running shoes, athletic lifestyle, and training shoes; and team and specialty sports footwear, and slides. The company sells its products under the Academy Sports + Outdoors, Magellan Outdoors, BCG, O'rageous, Game Winner, Outdoor Gourmet, and Freely brand names. Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.
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