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Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA)

Consumer Cyclical | Leisure | Evansville, United States | NasdaqGM
20.18 USD +0.13 (0.648%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 20.18

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is driven by a distinct bullish divergence between price action and sentiment. While the statistical forecasting model offers a weak, low-confidence lean upward, the options market is screaming for a rally with zero defensive put buying and concentrated call open interest at key resistance levels. This speculative positioning aligns with the company's solid fundamentals: a healthy 6.2% revenue growth, expanding margins, and a clean balance sheet with minimal debt relative to equity. The stock has successfully navigated a multi-year consolidation, trading above its 200-day average, which supports a constructive medium-term view. However, the lack of analyst coverage limits the catalyst for a broader institutional push, leaving the move largely dependent on retail speculation and upcoming earnings validation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.027215
MSTL0.036322
AutoETS0.037667
AutoARIMA0.044392

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 13.58
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 3.00
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-05
Debt to Equity Ratio 8.839
Revenue per Share 17.726
Market Cap 277,799,392
Trailing P/E 12.01
Forward P/E 10.30
Beta 0.60
Profit Margins 9.46%
Website https://www.escaladeinc.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by zero put volume across all expirations and heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (specifically the $22.5 strike for September and deep in-the-money $17.5 strike for October). Implied volatility is elevated on the short-dated calls, suggesting traders expect a significant upward move before the September expiration.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.81% 4.00% 3.77% 4.26%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-06 0.153000 0.812965
2026-04-06 0.153000 0.885417
2026-01-05 0.150000 1.083032
2025-10-06 0.150000 1.219512
2025-07-07 0.150000 1.050420
2025-04-07 0.150000 1.000667
2025-01-06 0.150000 1.038062
2024-10-07 0.150000 1.089325
2024-07-08 0.150000 1.165501
2024-04-12 0.150000 1.160991
2024-01-04 0.150000 0.794913
2023-08-28 0.150000 0.984898
2023-06-09 0.150000 1.148545
2023-03-10 0.150000 1.182033
2022-12-02 0.150000 1.527495
2022-09-02 0.150000 1.341682
2022-05-27 0.150000 1.116071
2022-03-11 0.150000 1.168224
2021-12-03 0.140000 0.895141
2021-09-03 0.140000 0.637813
2021-05-28 0.140000 0.572597
2021-03-16 0.140000 0.582121
2020-12-04 0.140000 0.701052
2020-09-11 0.140000 0.814901
2020-05-29 0.125000 1.240079
2020-03-06 0.125000 1.707650
2019-12-06 0.125000 1.163873
2019-09-06 0.125000 1.213592
2019-05-31 0.125000 1.123091
2019-03-08 0.125000 1.100352
2018-12-07 0.125000 1.098418
2018-09-07 0.125000 0.919118
2018-06-06 0.125000 0.871080
2018-03-09 0.125000 0.946970
2017-12-08 0.115000 0.858209
2017-09-08 0.115000 0.950413
2017-06-06 0.115000 0.970464
2017-03-09 0.115000 0.905512
2016-12-08 0.110000 0.797101
2016-09-08 0.110000 0.879297
2016-06-08 0.110000 1.059730
2016-03-10 0.110000 0.854037
2015-12-10 0.110000 1.000000
2015-09-10 0.110000 0.621118
2015-06-10 0.110000 0.578643
2015-03-11 0.100000 0.635728
2014-12-10 0.100000 0.703235
2014-09-10 0.100000 0.738552
2014-06-10 0.090000 0.562852
2014-03-11 0.090000 0.753769
2013-12-11 0.090000 0.764007
2013-09-11 0.090000 1.076555
2013-06-11 0.080000 1.288245
2013-03-12 0.080000 1.302932
2012-12-11 0.080000 1.529637
2012-09-27 0.080000 1.484230
2012-06-28 0.080000 1.454545
2012-04-03 0.070000 1.221640
2011-12-20 0.070000 1.583710
2011-08-23 0.250000 4.528986
2010-11-18 0.100000 1.945525
2008-03-12 0.250000 2.777778
2007-03-07 0.220000 2.315789
2006-03-15 0.200000 1.850139
2005-03-09 0.150000 1.113586
2004-03-03 0.120000 0.615542
1999-01-06 0.166667 5.263168
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.61
dividendYield 3.04
exDividendDate 2026-10-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.603
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.030074812
lastDividendValue 0.153
lastDividendDate 2026-07-06
dividendDate 2026-10-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5874901
Address1 817 Maxwell Avenue
All Time High 25.72
All Time Low 0.108696
Ask 28.16
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 37,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 40,304
Average Volume 40,304
Average Volume10Days 37,170
Beta 0.595
Bid 16.04
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 7
Book Value 13.266
City Evansville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 20.18
Current Ratio 3.211
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 20.5299
Day Low 20.095
Debt To Equity 8.839
Dividend Date 1,791,849,600
Dividend Rate 0.61
Dividend Yield 3.04
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,423,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,423,600
Earnings Growth 4.231
Earnings Quarterly Growth 4.168
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 35,288,000
Ebitda Margins 0.14472
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.865
Enterprise To Revenue 1.138
Enterprise Value 277,549,376
Eps Forward 1.96
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.68
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,244,800
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.7098
Fifty Day Average Change 0.47019958
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.023856131
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 58.74901
Fifty Two Week High 23.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.8899994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12527089
Fifty Two Week Low 11.41
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.76862407
Fifty Two Week Range 11.41 - 23.07
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.16
Float Shares 9,525,986
Forward Eps 1.96
Forward P E 10.295918
Free Cashflow 18,126,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 437
Fullday Change 0.130001
Fullday Change Percent 0.648384
Fullday Price 20.18
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.28167
Gross Profits 68,681,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.39785
Held Percent Institutions 0.31607
Implied Shares Outstanding 13,766,074
Industry Leisure
Industry Disp Leisure
Industry Key leisure
Ir Website http://www.escaladeinc.com/Investor_Relations.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,296,000
Last Dividend Value 0.153
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,085,529,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Escalade, Incorporated manufactures, distributes, imports, and sells sporting goods in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company provides various sporting goods brands in basketball goals, archery, indoor and outdoor game recreation, and fitness products. It offers archery products under the Bear Archery, Trophy Ridge, Cajun Bowfishing, SIK, and BearX brand names; table tennis products under the STIGA and Ping-Pong brands; basketball goals under the Goalrilla, Goaliath, Silverback, Hoopstar, and Goalsetter brand names; and pickleball under the Onix, and DURA brands. The company provides play systems under the Woodplay and Jack & June brands; fitness products under the STEP, Lifeline, Kettleworx, Natural Fitness, USW, adidas Fitness, and PER4M brand names; safety products under the US Weight brand; hockey and soccer game tables under the Triumph, Atomic, American Legend, Air Hockey, and HJ Scott brands; and billiard tables and accessories under the American Heritage Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Cue&Case, Lucasi, Mizerak, PureX, Rage, Players, Minnesota Fats, and Mosconi brand names. In addition, it offers darting products under the Unicorn, DMI, Arachnid, and Accudart brands; water sports products under the RAVE Sports brand; and outdoor game products under the Victory Tailgate, Triumph, ACL, and Zume Games brand names. The company provides its products through sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, online retailers, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, traditional department stores, and mass merchants. Escalade, Incorporated was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.
Long Name Escalade, Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 277,799,392
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_175643
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 23,069,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 276,560,426
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 20.17
Operating Cashflow 28,747,000
Operating Margins 0.20682
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.3623
Peg Ratio 1.05
Phone 812 467 1334
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 20.18
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 20.05
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5211821
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.1393019
Profit Margins 0.094610006
Quick Ratio 1.357
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.130001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.648384
Regular Market Day High 20.5299
Regular Market Day Low 20.095
Regular Market Day Range 20.095 - 20.5299
Regular Market Open 20.17
Regular Market Previous Close 20.05
Regular Market Price 20.18
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 21,891
Return On Assets 0.08342
Return On Equity 0.13146
Revenue Growth 0.062
Revenue Per Share 17.726
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 13,766,074
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0202
Shares Short 277,566
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 215,950
Short Name Escalade, Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0298
Short Ratio 5.72
Source Interval 15
State IN
Symbol ESCA
Target High Price 24.0
Target Low Price 24.0
Target Mean Price 24.0
Target Median Price 24.0
Total Cash 16,392,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.191
Total Debt 16,142,000
Total Revenue 243,832,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.603
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.030074812
Trailing Eps 1.68
Trailing P E 12.011906
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 16.74835
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.4316502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20489483
Type Disp Equity
Volume 21,891
Website https://www.escaladeinc.com
Zip 47,711