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After finishing at $53.86 in the prior trading day, Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc (NASDAQ: ASO) closed at $52.21, down -3.06%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.53 million shares were traded. ASO stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.95.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ASO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on July 24, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $65 from $58 previously.
On June 11, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $60 to $58.
On December 18, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $65.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on December 18, 2024, with a $65 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 26 ’25 when Turner Christopher Lee sold 4,400 shares for $44.48 per share. The transaction valued at 195,712 led to the insider holds 7,084 shares of the business.
Turner Christopher Lee bought 4,400 shares of ASO for $195,712 on Jun 26 ’25. On Sep 18 ’24, another insider, Tweedy Jeffrey C., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,200 shares for $62.00 each. As a result, the insider received 74,400 and left with 8,906 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ASO now has a Market Capitalization of 3470696192 and an Enterprise Value of 5018877952. As of this moment, Academy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.848 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.124.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ASO is 1.31, which has changed by 0.015758753 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ASO has reached a high of $64.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.28%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1438950 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 66.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.63M. Insiders hold about 1.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 113.81% stake in the company. Shares short for ASO as of 1752537600 were 7069081 with a Short Ratio of 4.52, compared to 1749772800 on 7271946. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7069081 and a Short% of Float of 20.75.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ASO’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.48, compared to 0.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008911993
