Q1 EPS Estimates for ASO Lifted by Telsey Advisory Group

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) – Telsey Advisory Group boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report released on Wednesday, December 11th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.08. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ current full-year earnings is $5.92 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ Q2 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $65.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $77.00 price target on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $68.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $46.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Academy Sports and Outdoors presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.07.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Trading Up 1.9 %

NASDAQ ASO opened at $54.31 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $51.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.77 billion, a PE ratio of 8.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.31. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a 12 month low of $44.73 and a 12 month high of $75.73.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.30). The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 23.32%. The company’s revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 95,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,139,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 94.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 8,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,000 after buying an additional 4,038 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $306,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 2.6% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,023,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,092,000 after acquiring an additional 50,715 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Academy Sports and Outdoors

In other Academy Sports and Outdoors news, Director Jeffrey C. Tweedy sold 1,200 shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.00, for a total transaction of $74,400.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 8,906 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $552,172. The trade was a 11.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.19% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.81%. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.22%.

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.