Escalade (ESCA) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is projected to issue its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, February 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.20 per share and revenue of $57.5480 million for the quarter. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Escalade Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of ESCA stock opened at $14.10 on Monday. Escalade has a fifty-two week low of $11.41 and a fifty-two week high of $16.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 3.30. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $13.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $194.58 million, a P/E ratio of 15.49 and a beta of 0.69.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ESCA. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Escalade in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research cut Escalade from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Escalade from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Escalade presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Richard Fenton Baalmann, Jr. sold 5,490 shares of Escalade stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.00, for a total transaction of $71,370.00. Following the sale, the director owned 100,394 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,305,122. The trade was a 5.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In the last three months, insiders have sold 10,000 shares of company stock worth $130,100. 28.75% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Escalade

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESCA. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Escalade by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 15,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after purchasing an additional 1,711 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in Escalade by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 140,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,894,000 after buying an additional 4,373 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in Escalade by 42.3% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 12,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 3,701 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Escalade by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 11,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,000 after acquiring an additional 779 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Escalade by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 221,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,995,000 after acquiring an additional 878 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.22% of the company’s stock.

Escalade Company Profile

Escalade, Inc is a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of recreational equipment and specialty products for both consumer and commercial markets. Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, the company operates through two principal business segments: Sporting Goods and Commercial Products. The Sporting Goods segment encompasses a diverse range of products such as hockey and lacrosse goal assemblies, fitness accessories, archery and hunting gear, and table tennis equipment. The Commercial Products segment focuses on seating solutions for restaurants, hospitality venues and other public spaces under the Top Seat brand, as well as storage, display products and industrial carts.

Within Sporting Goods, Escalade markets its products under proprietary brands including Bear® Archery, Gene St.