Clearwave Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 2,909 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $576,000.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 17.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,719,011 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock valued at $1,493,099,000 after purchasing an additional 1,015,599 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 83.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,606,860 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $1,468,176,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013,850 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in DICK’S Sporting Goods by 588.1% in the 3rd 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 buying an additional 3,030,642 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods by 17.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,606,541 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock worth $579,226,000 after buying an additional 391,694 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Viking Global Investors LP purchased a new position in shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods in the 4th quarter worth about $509,371,000. Institutional investors own 89.83% of the company’s stock.
DICK’S Sporting Goods Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE DKS opened at $232.27 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $221.71 and a 200 day moving average of $210.87. DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. has a 12-month low of $170.73 and a 12-month high of $237.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.19.
DICK’S Sporting Goods Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be paid a $1.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. DICK’S Sporting Goods’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.53%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised DICK’S Sporting Goods from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $240.00 to $270.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from $252.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on DICK’S Sporting Goods from $210.00 to $224.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $264.00 price objective on DICK’S Sporting Goods in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, DICK’S Sporting Goods currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.89.
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Insider Buying and Selling at DICK’S Sporting Goods
In other DICK’S Sporting Goods news, EVP Julie Lodge-Jarrett sold 4,140 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.56, for a total transaction of $925,538.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 24,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,534,674.92. This trade represents a 14.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Chairman Edward W. Stack sold 210,478 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $197.69, for a total value of $41,609,395.82. Following the transaction, the chairman directly owned 6,549,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,294,676,949.94. The trade was a 3.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 28.91% of the company’s stock.
DICK’S Sporting Goods 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.
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