Contrasting DICK’S Sporting Goods (DKS) & Its Competitors

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) is one of 20 publicly-traded companies in the “RETAIL – MISC/DIV” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare DICK’S Sporting Goods to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares DICK’S Sporting Goods and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
DICK’S Sporting Goods	$13.44 billion	$1.17 billion	14.75
DICK’S Sporting Goods Competitors	$13.94 billion	$608.19 million	13.56

DICK’S Sporting Goods’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than DICK’S Sporting Goods. DICK’S Sporting Goods is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

DICK’S Sporting Goods pays an annual dividend of $4.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. DICK’S Sporting Goods pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “RETAIL – MISC/DIV” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.6% and pay out 31.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. DICK’S Sporting Goods has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.8% of DICK’S Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of shares of all “RETAIL – MISC/DIV” companies are held by institutional investors. 32.6% of DICK’S Sporting Goods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of shares of all “RETAIL – MISC/DIV” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for DICK’S Sporting Goods and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DICK’S Sporting Goods	1	9	9	0	2.42
DICK’S Sporting Goods Competitors	207	1722	2647	80	2.56

DICK’S Sporting Goods currently has a consensus target price of $219.56, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. As a group, “RETAIL – MISC/DIV” companies have a potential upside of 2.23%. Given DICK’S Sporting Goods’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe DICK’S Sporting Goods is more favorable than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

DICK’S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DICK’S Sporting Goods’ competitors have a beta of 1.26, indicating that their average stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares DICK’S Sporting Goods and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DICK’S Sporting Goods	8.49%	38.06%	11.28%
DICK’S Sporting Goods Competitors	7.48%	8.10%	13.33%

Summary

DICK’S Sporting Goods beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About DICK’S Sporting Goods

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. engages in the retailing of an extensive assortment of authentic sports equipment, apparel, footwear, and accessories. It also offers its products both online and through mobile applications. The company was founded by Richard T. Stack in 1948 and is headquartered in Coraopolis, PA.