Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) Updates FY26 Earnings Guidance

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) issued an update on its FY26 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.75-6.20 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $6.45. The company issued revenue guidance of 6.09-6.27 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.24 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.750-6.200 EPS.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Trading Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ ASO opened at $47.23 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $53.16. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a twelve month low of $43.16 and a twelve month high of $68.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The company has a market capitalization of $3.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.76, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.25.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.14. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a return on equity of 23.32% and a net margin of 7.49%. The business had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.21 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Academy Sports and Outdoors will post 5.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This is an increase from Academy Sports and Outdoors’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.10%. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASO has been the topic of several analyst reports. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $85.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $58.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Citigroup cut their target price on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Wedbush cut their target price on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.38.

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.