ASO FY2025 EPS Estimate Decreased by Telsey Advisory Group

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $5.56 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.67. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ current full-year earnings is $5.92 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Academy Sports and Outdoors’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.29 EPS.

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Academy Sports and Outdoors had a return on equity of 23.32% and a net margin of 7.49%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.38 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from $46.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $65.00 to $60.00 in a research report 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. According to MarketBeat, Academy Sports and Outdoors has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.07.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors stock opened at $54.31 on Monday. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a fifty-two week low of $44.73 and a fifty-two week high of $75.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 1.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.92, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.31. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $51.41 and a 200 day moving average of $53.44.

Academy Sports and Outdoors Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.81%. Academy Sports and Outdoors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.22%.

Insider Transactions at Academy Sports and Outdoors

In related news, Director Jeffrey C. Tweedy sold 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director now directly owns 8,906 shares in the company, valued at approximately $552,172. This represents a 11.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors by 253.1% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 14,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $786,000 after purchasing an additional 10,578 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 94.7% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,000 after buying an additional 1,045 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 1.4% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 39,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,089,000 after buying an additional 538 shares during the last quarter. Dupree Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Academy Sports and Outdoors in the second quarter valued at $3,233,000. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lifted its holdings in Academy Sports and Outdoors by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 37,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,976,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during 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.