Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) Lowered by Analyst

DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in a research note issued to investors on Friday, April 5th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now expects that the sporting goods retailer will post earnings per share of $2.75 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.77. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $250.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ current full-year earnings is $13.41 per share.

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 14th. The sporting goods retailer reported $3.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $3.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.79 billion. DICK’S Sporting Goods had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 42.99%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.93 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also commented on DKS. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on DICK’S Sporting Goods from $126.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 15th. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their target price on DICK’S Sporting Goods from $160.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $145.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $177.00 to $226.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 14th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $190.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $208.52.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Stock Down 0.3 %

DICK’S Sporting Goods stock opened at $206.92 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.06 billion, a PE ratio of 16.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.78. DICK’S Sporting Goods has a fifty-two week low of $100.98 and a fifty-two week high of $225.79. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $187.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $148.17.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DKS. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 1,305.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,917 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $870,000 after acquiring an additional 5,496 shares during the last quarter. First Hawaiian Bank purchased a new position in DICK’S Sporting Goods during the 4th quarter worth $695,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 817,300 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $120,102,000 after purchasing an additional 34,942 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank raised its holdings in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 20.2% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 47,899 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $5,201,000 after buying an additional 8,061 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. raised its holdings in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 12.4% in the third quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 16,916 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $1,837,000 after buying an additional 1,869 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.83% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at DICK’S Sporting Goods

In other DICK’S Sporting Goods news, SVP Elizabeth H. Baran sold 2,175 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.78, for a total value of $482,371.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,051 shares in the company, valued at $2,450,890.78. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, SVP Elizabeth H. Baran sold 2,175 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.78, for a total value of $482,371.50. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,450,890.78. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Edward W. Stack sold 151,210 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.93, for a total transaction of $33,406,825.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 10,899,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,407,940,372.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 209,763 shares of company stock valued at $46,483,438. 30.79% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. This is an increase from DICK’S Sporting Goods’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th. DICK’S Sporting Goods’s payout ratio is 36.12%.

About DICK’S Sporting Goods

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