Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO

$53.29

0.26%

Market Cap: 3.84B

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

Consumer Discretionary Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores

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Funds holding %

of 6,702 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 35 analysts

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News positive %

of 3 articles

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 46

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 355 [Q4 2023] → 362 (+7) [Q1 2024]

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.09B [Q4 2023] → $4.79B (-$294M) [Q1 2024]

8.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 103.98% [Q4 2023] → 95.46% (-8.52%) [Q1 2024]

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q4 2023] → 6 (-2) [Q1 2024]

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 158

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $70.4M | Put options by funds: $110M

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Research analyst outlook

35 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months

Low target

$55

3%

upside

Avg. target

$74

39%

upside

High target

$88

65%

upside

35 analyst ratings

30 positive

86%

5 neutral

14%

0 negative

0%

Loop Capital Anthony Chukumba	44%upside $77	Buy Maintained	1 Jul 2024
Evercore ISI Group Greg Melich	31%upside $70	Outperform Maintained	20 Jun 2024
Wedbush Seth Basham	22%upside $65	Outperform Maintained	12 Jun 2024
Evercore ISI Group Greg Melich	13%upside $60	Outperform Maintained	12 Jun 2024
Morgan Stanley Simeon Gutman	13%upside $60	Equal-Weight Maintained	12 Jun 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about ASO published over the past 30 days

The Motley Fool

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Academy Sports and Outdoors trades at a significant discount compared to larger peer Dick's Sporting Goods. Nike has increased its dividend payouts annually for 22 consecutive years.

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Zacks Investment Research

Academy Sports (ASO) Falls 15% YTD: What's Next for Investors?

Academy Sports (ASO) stock is grappling with high inflation rates, curbed discretionary spending and margin pressures.

Academy Sports (ASO) Falls 15% YTD: What's Next for Investors?

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Academy Sports And Outdoors: Why Earnings Challenged My Bull Case

Academy's shares are down 70 percentage points year-to-date compared to DICK's Sporting Goods. Q1 2024 earnings showed net sales and comp sales decline, with concerns over new store performance. Despite underperformance, Academy's valuation remains attractive with potential for growth and recovery.

Academy Sports And Outdoors: Why Earnings Challenged My Bull Case

Zacks Investment Research

Academy Sports (ASO) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Lag Estimates

Academy Sports (ASO) first-quarter fiscal 2024 results hurt by the current economic environment.

Academy Sports (ASO) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Lag Estimates

These Analysts Slash Their Forecasts On Academy Sports And Outdoors After Weak Q1 Earnings

Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc ASO reported worse-than-expected first-quarter FY24 earnings on Tuesday.

These Analysts Slash Their Forecasts On Academy Sports And Outdoors After Weak Q1 Earnings

Academy Sports & Outdoors Misses Results In First Quarter 2024

Academy Sports & Outdoor (Academy) sales in first quarter failed to meet expectations. Net sales decreased (1.4) % to $1,364.2.

Academy Sports & Outdoors Misses Results In First Quarter 2024

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