Head-To-Head Contrast: DICK’S Sporting Goods (DKS) and The Competition

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) is one of 285 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare DICK’S Sporting Goods to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
DICK’S Sporting Goods	$21.15 billion	$849.24 million	15.12
DICK’S Sporting Goods Competitors	$7.30 billion	$386.47 million	33.12

DICK’S Sporting Goods has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. DICK’S Sporting Goods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

DICK’S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DICK’S Sporting Goods’ peers have a beta of 1.91, indicating that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DICK’S Sporting Goods	3.97%	19.21%	6.07%
DICK’S Sporting Goods Competitors	-3.69%	-14.02%	3.17%

Dividends

DICK’S Sporting Goods pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. DICK’S Sporting Goods pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 35.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. DICK’S Sporting Goods has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for DICK’S Sporting Goods and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DICK’S Sporting Goods	3	9	12	0	2.38
DICK’S Sporting Goods Competitors	3669	15592	21615	590	2.46

DICK’S Sporting Goods presently has a consensus price target of $167.53, indicating a potential upside of 19.00%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.31%. Given DICK’S Sporting Goods’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DICK’S Sporting Goods is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.8% of DICK’S Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 28.9% of DICK’S Sporting Goods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

DICK’S Sporting Goods beats its peers on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Company Profile

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.