Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why

Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) ended the recent trading session at $214.76, demonstrating a +1.07% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.81%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.63%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.26%.

The stock of sporting goods retailer has risen by 3.25% in the past month, leading the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 4.99% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.25%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Dick's Sporting Goods in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on March 12, 2026. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $3.43, indicating a 5.25% decline compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $6.1 billion, up 56.69% from the year-ago period.

DKS's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $13.29 per share and revenue of $17.07 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -5.41% and +27.02%, respectively.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Dick's Sporting Goods. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.25% downward. As of now, Dick's Sporting Goods holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In terms of valuation, Dick's Sporting Goods is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 14. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 17.43 of its industry.

Meanwhile, DKS's PEG ratio is currently 2.76. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Retail - Miscellaneous industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.71.

The Retail - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 92, placing it within the top 38% of over 250 industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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