DA Davidson Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS)

DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in a research note issued on Thursday, June 20th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now forecasts that the sporting goods retailer will post earnings of $3.46 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.38. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $265.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ current full-year earnings is $13.76 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ FY2025 earnings at $13.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.39 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group increased their price objective on DICK’S Sporting Goods from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 30th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $224.00 to $266.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 30th. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in a report on Wednesday, June 5th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on DICK’S Sporting Goods from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on DICK’S Sporting Goods in a research report on Friday, April 12th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $211.00 price target on the stock. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, DICK’S Sporting Goods currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.09.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Stock Performance

Shares of DKS stock opened at $229.34 on Friday. DICK’S Sporting Goods has a 1 year low of $100.98 and a 1 year high of $234.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.71. The firm has a market cap of $18.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.99, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $206.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $182.25.

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 29th. The sporting goods retailer reported $3.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.94 by $0.36. DICK’S Sporting Goods had a return on equity of 41.80% and a net margin of 7.73%. The firm had revenue of $3.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.94 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.40 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 14th will be paid a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.92%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 14th. DICK’S Sporting Goods’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling at DICK’S Sporting Goods

In related news, EVP Julie Lodge-Jarrett sold 4,910 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.02, for a total value of $1,090,118.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,504 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,664,218.08. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 32.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,380,645 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $1,209,892,000 after purchasing an additional 166,687 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,334,018 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $342,984,000 after acquiring an additional 94,745 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 817,300 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $120,102,000 after acquiring an additional 34,942 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 807,203 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $118,621,000 after acquiring an additional 10,091 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 145.0% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 789,482 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $85,722,000 after acquiring an additional 467,243 shares in the last quarter. 89.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Company Profile

DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an omni-channel sporting goods retailer primarily in the United States. The company provides hardlines, includes sporting goods equipment, fitness equipment, golf equipment, and fishing gear products; apparel; and footwear and accessories.