FY2025 EPS Estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. Decreased by B. Riley (NASDAQ:ASO)

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) – Investment analysts at B. Riley reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report released on Tuesday, June 11th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $6.35 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $6.50. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $72.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ current full-year earnings is $6.57 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

ASO has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group lowered Academy Sports and Outdoors from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $81.00 to $58.00 in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective (down previously from $80.00) on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America lowered Academy Sports and Outdoors from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $75.00 to $63.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 11th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Tuesday, June 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $66.27.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Performance

Shares of ASO opened at $51.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 0.51. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a one year low of $42.83 and a one year high of $75.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.92, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a fifty day moving average of $56.60 and a 200 day moving average of $62.18.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 11th. The company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a return on equity of 27.18% and a net margin of 8.17%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.19 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Academy Sports and Outdoors

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,655,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,290,000 after buying an additional 80,218 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 36.6% during the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,089,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,878,000 after acquiring an additional 559,414 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 28.4% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,652,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,068,000 after acquiring an additional 365,855 shares during the last quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp increased its stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 1,552,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,486,000 after acquiring an additional 10,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 0.9% during the first quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,241,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,823,000 after acquiring an additional 10,545 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jeffrey C. Tweedy sold 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $72,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,870 shares in the company, valued at $472,200. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.19% of the company’s stock.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 20th will be given a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 20th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s payout ratio is 6.73%.

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.