Academy Sports + Outdoors
About: Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc is engaged in the retail business of sporting goods and outdoor recreation products. The product categories of the company are outdoors, apparel, sports & recreation, and footwear.
Employees: 22,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,372 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 3 (+1) [Q4]
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 49
7.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 103.46% [Q3] → 111.01% (+7.55%) [Q4]
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 350 [Q3] → 355 (+5) [Q4]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.24B [Q3] → $4.43B (+$189M) [Q4]
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 129
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $78.8M | Put options by funds: $97.4M
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$61
39%
upside
Avg. target
$63
44%
upside
High target
$65
48%
upside
2 analyst ratings
1 positive
50%
1 neutral
50%
0 negative
0%
TD Cowen John Kernan 30% 1-year accuracy 17 / 56 met price target | 39%upside $61 | Hold Maintained | 8 Jan 2025 |
Citigroup Paul Lejuez 37% 1-year accuracy 14 / 38 met price target | 48%upside $65 | Buy Initiated | 18 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about ASO published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Academy Sports Rewards Investors With 18% Dividend Hike
ASO stock is set to benefit from rewarding shareholders by hiking quarterly dividend payments. Know more about the recent hike.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
6 days ago
Academy Sports + Outdoors Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
KATY, Texas , March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the "Company" or "Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO) announced today that on March 6, 2025, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend with respect to the fiscal quarter ended February 1, 2025 of $0.13 per share of the Company's common stock, an approximately 18% increase from the previous quarterly cash dividend payment. This quarterly cash dividend is payable on April 17, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 25, 2025.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Academy Sports + Outdoors Announces Executive Appointment
Sumit Anand joins as Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer KATY, Texas , March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer today announced the appointment of Sumit Anand to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In this position Mr.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Academy Sports + Outdoors Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2024 Results Conference Call
KATY, Texas , March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. ("Academy" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, plans to release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2024 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Academy will host a live conference call that day at 10:00 a.m.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Academy Sports and Outdoors: A Value Play Ready To Regain Momentum
Academy Sports and Outdoors is expanding aggressively, planning to open 160-180 new stores over five years, leveraging favorable demographics in high-growth markets. Despite 11 quarters of negative same-store sales, ASO has consistently generated positive free cash flow, highlighting operational efficiency. TTM FCF yield is 11%. For fiscal year 2025, I expect ASO to deliver same-store sales growth in the low-single digits. This coupled with new store openings should push the overall sales growth to mid-single digits.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Academy Sports and Outdoors: An Undervalued Small Cap With A Moat
Academy Sports and Outdoors is a small-cap retailer with a wide economic moat and excellent value offering to customers. The company operates 290 stores across 18 states, offering a broad range of sports and outdoor products which outpaces the comparative offerings of rivals. Despite a tough Q3, Academy maintains strong financials with impressive margins, robust cash flow, and a conservative balance sheet.
Positive
Invezz
1 month ago
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Positive
The Motley Fool
2 months ago
Returns From This Trio Were Lackluster in 2024. But These 3 Undervalued Stocks Are Among My Highest-Conviction Ideas for 2025
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Academy Sports & Outdoors: I Sold After Understanding The Dual Narrative (Rating Downgrade)
Academy Sports & Outdoors faces challenges with profitability and sales growth, despite boasting industry-leading metrics and expansion potential. Q3 2024 earnings show declines in net sales, net income, and EPS, with a negative trend persisting year-to-date. The company has improved its balance sheet, reduced leverage, and initiated significant share repurchase programs, indicating financial stability.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Academy Sports and Outdoors: Rating Upgrade On Positive SSSG Outlook
I upgraded my rating for Academy Sports and Outdoors from hold to buy, citing improving same-store sales growth and a major growth driver in FY25. Despite weak recent quarterly performance, I believe ASO's SSSG is showing an improving trend. The current valuation of ASO appears attractive, and I estimated a potential upside of 13%.
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