Why Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s (ASO) Stock Is Up 7.51%

By Cynthia McLaughlin
July 31, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for ASO from analysts
  • ASO’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO)

Before we jump into Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States. The company’s outdoors division comprises camping products, such as coolers and drinkware, camping accessories and equipment, and watersports and equipment; fishing products, including marine equipment and fishing rods, reels, and baits and equipment; and hunting products, which includes firearms, ammunition, archery and archery equipment, camouflage apparel, waders, shooting accessories, gun safes, optics, airguns, and hunting equipment. Its sports and recreation division offers fitness equipment, fitness accessories, and nutrition supplies; team and specialty sports equipment, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, golf, racket sports, volleyball, backpacks, and sports bags; recreation products, which includes patio furniture, outdoor cooking, trampolines, and play sets, as well as wheeled goods that include bicycles, skateboards, and other ride-on toys; and electronics, watches, and sunglasses, as well as front-end products, such as consumables, batteries, etc. The company’s apparel division provides outdoor and seasonal apparel, denim, work apparel, graphic t-shirts, accessories, and outerwear; boys and girls outdoor, and athletic apparel and swimwear; sporting and fitness apparel; and professional and collegiate team licensed apparel and accessories. Its footwear division offers casual shoes, slippers, seasonal footwear, and socks; work and western boots, shoes, and hunting footwear; boys and girls footwear; athletic footwear, such as running shoes, athletic lifestyle, and training shoes; and team and specialty sports footwear, and slides. The company sells its products under the Academy Sports + Outdoors, Magellan Outdoors, BCG, O'rageous, Game Winner, Outdoor Gourmet, Freely, R.O.W., Redfield, and H2OX brand names. Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.

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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 12:45 PM, CST, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock price was $47.630.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. is down 1.49% from its previous closing price of $48.350.

During the last market session, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock traded between $47.565 and $49.160. Currently, there are approximately 64.43 million shares outstanding for Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc..

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 8.5, which is low compared to the Specialty Retail industry median of 20.3. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. Stock Price History

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s (ASO) price is currently up 1.06% so far this month.

During the month of July, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $51.880 and a low of $43.720.

Over the last year, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. has hit prices as high as $62.445 and as low as $41.290. Year to date, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock is down 4.66%.

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What Caused Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 30, 2026, there were 3 analysts who downgraded Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock and 2 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 30, 2026, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -7.10%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 29 and is considered to be Weak.

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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s stock price is $47.630, which is down 1.49% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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