Q1 EPS Forecast for DICK’S Sporting Goods Raised by Analyst

DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in a report issued on Thursday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the sporting goods retailer will earn $3.42 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.21. The consensus estimate for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ current full-year earnings is $13.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ Q2 2027 earnings at $4.58 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.80 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $14.76 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $3.70 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $4.89 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $2.98 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $15.68 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $16.38 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in a research note on Monday, March 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in a report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $210.00 price target on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $225.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.21.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Stock Performance

Shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods stock opened at $189.61 on Monday. DICK’S Sporting Goods has a 12 month low of $166.37 and a 12 month high of $237.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock has a market cap of $17.06 billion, a PE ratio of 18.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $201.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $212.21.

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The sporting goods retailer reported $3.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.43 by $0.02. DICK’S Sporting Goods had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 27.12%. The firm had revenue of $6.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.06 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.62 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 59.9% compared to the same quarter last year. DICK’S Sporting Goods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.500-14.500 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On DICK’S Sporting Goods

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 17.8% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,719,011 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $1,493,099,000 after buying an additional 1,015,599 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 83.9% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,606,860 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $1,468,176,000 after acquiring an additional 3,013,850 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 588.1% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,545,944 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $787,980,000 after acquiring an additional 3,030,642 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 17.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,606,541 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $579,226,000 after acquiring an additional 391,694 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Viking Global Investors LP bought a new stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods in the fourth quarter worth approximately $509,371,000. 89.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $1.25 per share. This is a boost from DICK’S Sporting Goods’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 27th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. DICK’S Sporting Goods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.92%.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Company Profile

DICK’S Sporting Goods is a leading U.S.-based sporting goods retailer that sells a broad range of sports equipment, apparel, footwear and outdoor gear. The company operates an omnichannel business combining physical stores with digital sales, offering products for team sports, fitness, hunting and fishing, golf, and general active lifestyle categories. In addition to its flagship DICK’S stores, the company operates specialty formats such as Golf Galaxy and branded service offerings including team-sports sales and custom equipment solutions.

The company traces its roots to a single sporting goods outlet founded in 1948 and has since grown into a national retail chain serving customers across the United States.