Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for DICK’S Sporting Goods (DKS)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) in the last few weeks:

• 3/14/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/13/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its price target lowered by analysts at Loop Capital from $240.00 to $195.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $220.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $230.00.
• 3/12/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $215.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Guggenheim.
• 3/12/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $235.00 to $230.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $240.00 to $226.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its price target lowered by analysts at DA Davidson from $280.00 to $273.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods was given a new $245.00 price target on by analysts at Truist Financial Co..
• 3/7/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/6/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $215.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its price target raised by analysts at Argus from $255.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – DICK’S Sporting Goods had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $245.00 to $255.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Stock Performance

NYSE:DKS opened at $198.42 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $226.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $217.31. DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. has a twelve month low of $182.84 and a twelve month high of $254.60. The stock has a market cap of $16.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.18, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The sporting goods retailer reported $3.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.15. DICK’S Sporting Goods had a return on equity of 42.00% and a net margin of 8.65%. The firm had revenue of $3.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.76 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.85 EPS. The company’s revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. will post 13.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a dividend of $1.2125 per share. This represents a $4.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.44%. This is a boost from DICK’S Sporting Goods’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. DICK’S Sporting Goods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.54%.

Insider Activity at DICK’S Sporting Goods

In related news, Director Lawrence J. Schorr sold 7,333 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.55, for a total transaction of $1,697,956.15. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 50,997 shares in the company, valued at $11,808,355.35. This trade represents a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Edward W. Stack sold 160,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.25, for a total value of $36,817,550.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 8,362,128 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,917,017,844. The trade was a 1.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 172,933 shares of company stock valued at $39,655,456. Corporate insiders own 32.03% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On DICK’S Sporting Goods

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DKS. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,893,210,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $221,693,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $125,285,000. Junto Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $89,351,000. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods during the third quarter valued at approximately $70,562,000. 89.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc engages in the retailing of an extensive assortment of authentic sports equipment, apparel, footwear, and accessories. It also offers its products both online and through mobile applications. The company was founded by Richard T. Stack in 1948 and is headquartered in Coraopolis, PA.