Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.750-6.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.460. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.1 billion-$6.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.2 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors also updated its FY26 guidance to $5.75-6.20 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASO has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $52.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. B. Riley lowered their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $70.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Wedbush lowered their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased 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 report on Friday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Academy Sports and Outdoors currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $60.38.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Price Performance

ASO stock opened at $47.23 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.28 billion, a PE ratio of 7.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.25. The company’s 50-day moving average is $51.09 and its 200-day moving average is $53.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 0.32. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a 1 year low of $43.16 and a 1 year high of $68.96.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.14. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 23.32%. The business had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.21 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect 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 announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. This is a boost from Academy Sports and Outdoors’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.54%.

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.