After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted DICK’S Sporting Goods Teams Up with Actors Will Arnett and Kathryn Hahn for New Ecommerce Campaign.
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Stocks Info
DKS belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NYSE while operating in the Specialty Retail industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $180.89 and fluctuated between $183.34 as its day high and $179.10 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc. is $14.79B. A total of 0.92 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.03M shares.
Insider Activity
Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, DKS has seen 0 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 700 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 32 BUYs and 20 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 378,552 shares during that period but sold 526,512.
In the most recent transaction, SCHORR LAWRENCE J sold 3,174 shares of DKS for 143.12 per share on Dec 18. After the transaction, the Director now owns 57,518 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 14, Rak Vladimir sold 22,011 shares at 144.03 per share. DKS shares that EVP, Chief Technology Officer owns now total 36,036.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Lodge-Jarrett Julie disposed of 6,540 shares on Dec 01 at a per-share price of $135.00. This resulted in the SVP, Chf People & Purpose Ofcr holding 19,172 shares of DKS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Fitzgerald Larry Jr. bought 783 shares at $127.97 per share on Nov 29. Company shares held by the Director now total 10,484.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $4.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.21%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.15. DKS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/14/2023 when it declared a $1.00 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/29/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/14/2023. The DKS stock dividend was $1.00 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DKS has a high of $181.30 and a low of $100.98.
As of this writing, DKS has an earnings estimate of $3.33 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 24 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.56 per share and a lower estimate of $3.18. The company reported an EPS of $2.82 in the last quarter, which was -26.00% lower than expectations of $3.81.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. DKS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.64B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $4.51B in debt and $2.71B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $29.68, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.10B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for DKS is Buy with a score of 3.85.
