Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO)Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | Katy, United States | NasdaqGS
58.63 USD
+0.64
(1.104%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 58.26 -0.37 (-0.370%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:44 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:57 p.m. EDT
ASO is a high-conviction income play turned volatility setup. The recent price action (+11% in 14 days) is outpacing the 50-day trend, but insider selling and heavy OTM put interest at key lower levels (40-45 range) suggest the upside is stalemated in the near term. The stock is priced for perfection (Forward P/E < 9x, low payout ratio) but bears are waiting to sell at support. Long-term investors should ignore the short-term 'new flow' misunderstandings and hold for the full-value accrual, treating the upcoming volatility and potential insider tax-loss harvesting as mean-reversion opportunities rather than fundamental cracks. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.066280 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.066281 |
| AutoTheta | 0.066288 |
| MSTL | 0.068355 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 74% |
| H-stat | 0.52 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.037 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-19 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-19 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 87.154 |
| Revenue per Share | 90.876 |
| Market Cap | 3,909,524,736 |
| Trailing P/E | 10.58 |
| Forward P/E | 8.45 |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| Profit Margins | 6.22% |
| Website | https://www.academy.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:57 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows a mix of defensive positioning and momentum building. There is significant out-of-the-money (OTM) put volume (101k OI) at strong support zones (40-45), while call activity is asymmetric with heavy OTM interest at upside strikes like 60, 65, and 70 straddling earnings. Notable flow includes 'New Flow' volume exceeding open interest at the 53 strike (calls) and 59 strike (calls), suggesting speculative breakouts. Conversely, call transaction volume is lower than open interest at the 58 and 59 strikes, indicating a net seller's contract build-up defending the current level. The implied volatility surface is elevated relative to the underlying support, suggesting a modest fear of downside despite the heavy call support placements.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.29% | 1.10% | 0.88% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | 0.150 | 0.288573 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.130 | 0.237336 |
| 2025-09-11 | 0.130 | 0.272142 |
| 2025-06-18 | 0.130 | 0.296998 |
| 2025-03-25 | 0.130 | 0.262675 |
| 2024-12-18 | 0.110 | 0.199266 |
| 2024-09-19 | 0.110 | 0.180671 |
| 2024-06-20 | 0.110 | 0.205935 |
| 2024-03-25 | 0.110 | 0.173442 |
| 2023-12-12 | 0.090 | 0.162800 |
| 2023-09-12 | 0.090 | 0.187507 |
| 2023-06-14 | 0.090 | 0.184210 |
| 2023-03-22 | 0.090 | 0.145177 |
| 2022-12-19 | 0.075 | 0.149975 |
| 2022-09-14 | 0.075 | 0.161467 |
| 2022-06-15 | 0.075 | 0.220654 |
| 2022-03-16 | 0.075 | 0.214705 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5940728 |
| Address1 | 1,800 North Mason Road |
| All Time High | 75.73 |
| All Time Low | 12.05 |
| Ask | 59.42 |
| Ask Size | 14 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,457,940 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,500,288 |
| Average Volume | 1,500,288 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,457,940 |
| Beta | 1.217 |
| Bid | 57.69 |
| Bid Size | 14 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 33.434 |
| City | Katy |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 58.63 |
| Current Ratio | 1.893 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 60.7671 |
| Day Low | 57.99 |
| Debt To Equity | 87.154 |
| Display Name | Academy Sports and Outdoors |
| Dividend Date | 1,775,779,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.6 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.02 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,749,564,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,749,564,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.045 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.0 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,750,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,781,008,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,781,008,200 |
| Ebitda | 619,649,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10236 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.613 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.882 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,336,933,376 |
| Eps Current Year | 6.31615 |
| Eps Forward | 6.93447 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,964,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 57.3547 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.2753029 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.02223537 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 59.40728 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 62.445 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.8149986 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.06109374 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 35.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 22.68 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6308762 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 35.95 - 62.445 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,601,645,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 63,447,967 |
| Forward Eps | 6.93447 |
| Forward P E | 8.454864 |
| Free Cashflow | 57,371,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 10,350 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.34784 |
| Gross Profits | 2,105,613,056 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01481 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.19995 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 66,681,300 |
| Industry | Specialty Retail |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Retail |
| Industry Key | specialty-retail |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,020-10-02 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,964,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.15 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States. Its outdoors division comprises camping products, such as coolers and drinkware, and camping accessories, watersports, 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. The company's sports and recreation division offers fitness equipment, fitness accessories, and nutrition supplies; team and specialty sports equipment, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, golf, racket sports, volleyball, backpacks, and sports bags; recreation products, which includes patio furniture, outdoor cooking, trampolines, and play sets, as well as wheeled goods that include bicycles, skateboards, and other ride-on toys; and electronics, watches, and sunglasses, as well as front-end products, such as consumables, batteries, etc. Its apparel division provides outdoor and seasonal apparel, denim, work apparel, graphic t-shirts, accessories, and outerwear; boys and girls outdoor, and athletic apparel and swimwear; sporting and fitness apparel; and professional and collegiate team licensed apparel and accessories. The company footwear division offers casual shoes, slippers, seasonal footwear, and socks; work and western boots, shoes, and hunting footwear; boys and girls footwear; athletic footwear, such as running shoes, athletic lifestyle, and training shoes; and team and specialty sports footwear, and slides. It sells its products under the Academy Sports + Outdoors, Magellan Outdoors, BCG, O'rageous, Game Winner, Outdoor Gourmet, Freely, R.O.W., Redfield, and H2OX brand names. Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas. |
| Long Name | Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,909,524,736 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_136801693 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,769,817,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 376,768,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,776,089,870 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 18 |
| Open | 57.99 |
| Operating Cashflow | 434,798,016 |
| Operating Margins | 0.090050004 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0939 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.68 |
| Phone | 281 646 5200 |
| Post Market Change | -0.37000275 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.6310809 |
| Post Market Price | 58.26 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,474 |
| Previous Close | 57.99 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.282554 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7536043 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.645838 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06224 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.354 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.11111 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.639999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.10364 |
| Regular Market Day High | 60.7671 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 57.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 57.99 - 60.7671 |
| Regular Market Open | 57.99 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 57.99 |
| Regular Market Price | 58.63 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,437,633 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06101 |
| Return On Equity | 0.18047 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.025 |
| Revenue Per Share | 90.876 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 64,383,459 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.099700004 |
| Shares Short | 6,417,937 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,039,004 |
| Short Name | Academy Sports and Outdoors, In |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2007 |
| Short Ratio | 3.7 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | ASO |
| Target High Price | 70.0 |
| Target Low Price | 50.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 60.16667 |
| Target Median Price | 60.0 |
| Total Cash | 330,320,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.131 |
| Total Debt | 1,892,450,944 |
| Total Revenue | 6,053,413,888 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.54 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.009311951 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.54 |
| Trailing P E | 10.583033 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.6773 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 52.790424 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.8395767 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.11061811 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,437,633 |
| Website | https://www.academy.com |
| Zip | 77,449 |