DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. to Post Q2 2026 Earnings of $4.41 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:DKS)

DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for DICK’S Sporting Goods in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the sporting goods retailer will earn $4.41 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.93. The consensus estimate for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ current full-year earnings is $13.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ Q3 2026 earnings at $2.94 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $4.61 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on DKS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $211.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 9th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $266.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on DICK’S Sporting Goods from $255.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on DICK’S Sporting Goods from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $244.62.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of DKS opened at $212.52 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $215.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $210.70. DICK’S Sporting Goods has a twelve month low of $100.98 and a twelve month high of $239.30.

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, September 4th. The sporting goods retailer reported $4.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.77 by $0.60. The firm had revenue of $3.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.44 billion. DICK’S Sporting Goods had a net margin of 8.46% and a return on equity of 45.14%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.82 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DKS. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 70.5% in the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 133 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in DICK’S Sporting Goods during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in DICK’S Sporting Goods in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.83% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other DICK’S Sporting Goods news, Director Desiree Ralls-Morrison sold 3,489 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.65, for a total transaction of $721,001.85. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,609 shares in the company, valued at $1,159,099.85. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 32.03% of the company’s stock.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 4th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th will be issued a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 20th. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.07%. DICK’S Sporting Goods’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.42%.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Company Profile

DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an omni-channel sporting goods retailer primarily in the United States. The company provides hardlines, includes sporting goods equipment, fitness equipment, golf equipment, and fishing gear products; apparel; and footwear and accessories.