DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group reiterated their outperform rating on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) in a report released on Thursday morning, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $245.00 target price on the sporting goods retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ Q1 2026 earnings at $3.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.12 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on DKS. Loop Capital upped their price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $150.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Monday, March 18th. DA Davidson upped their target price on DICK’S Sporting Goods from $183.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Friday, March 15th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $145.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $126.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Friday, March 15th. Finally, Williams Trading upgraded shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from a hold rating to a buy rating and lifted their target price for the company from $154.00 to $235.00 in a report on Thursday, March 14th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $210.45.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of DKS opened at $189.97 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.60, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.61. DICK’S Sporting Goods has a twelve month low of $100.98 and a twelve month high of $225.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $204.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.35.

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 14th. The sporting goods retailer reported $3.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.50. The company had revenue of $3.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.79 billion. DICK’S Sporting Goods had a return on equity of 42.99% and a net margin of 8.06%. DICK’S Sporting Goods’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.93 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that DICK’S Sporting Goods will post 13.26 EPS for the current year.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 29th were given a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.32%. This is an increase from DICK’S Sporting Goods’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. DICK’S Sporting Goods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other DICK’S Sporting Goods news, major shareholder William Colombo Trustee U/A Dt purchased 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $213.93 per share, with a total value of $8,557,200.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 8,818,615 shares in the company, valued at $1,886,566,306.95. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other DICK’S Sporting Goods news, major shareholder William Colombo Trustee U/A Dt purchased 40,000 shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 15th. The shares were bought at an average price of $213.93 per share, for a total transaction of $8,557,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 8,818,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,886,566,306.95. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lauren R. Hobart sold 40,167 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.95, for a total transaction of $8,995,399.65. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 280,136 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,736,457.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 209,763 shares of company stock valued at $46,483,438. Company insiders own 32.03% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DKS. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 70.5% in the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 133 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,901 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $720,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 13,370 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $1,965,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 28,218 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $4,147,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Lakewood Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 8,492 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $1,910,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.83% of the company’s stock.

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.