B. Riley Has Negative Outlook for ASO Q4 Earnings

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) – Investment analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 10th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.76 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ current full-year earnings is $5.92 per share.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last posted 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 firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a return on equity of 23.32% and a net margin of 7.49%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $68.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Wednesday. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Academy Sports and Outdoors from $46.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI downgraded Academy Sports and Outdoors from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $65.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Academy Sports and Outdoors presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.07.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock Performance

Shares of ASO stock opened at $54.31 on Friday. 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.46. The company has a market cap of $3.77 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be paid 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 is presently 7.22%.

Insider Transactions at Academy Sports and Outdoors

In related 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 owns 8,906 shares in the company, valued at approximately $552,172. The trade was a 11.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 2.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 576 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its stake in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 94.7% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 8,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $484,000 after purchasing an additional 4,038 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors during the 3rd quarter valued at $306,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors during the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,023,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,092,000 after buying an additional 50,715 shares in the last quarter.

About Academy Sports and Outdoors

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.