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Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc has a consensus price target of $60.52 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $78 issued by Stephens & Co. on May 14, 2026. The low is $50 issued by Citigroup on September 3, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Stephens & Co., Wells Fargo, and Barclays on May 14, 2026, April 8, 2026, and April 8, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $63 between Stephens & Co., Wells Fargo, and Barclays, there's an implied 19.30% upside for Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Academy Sports (NASDAQ:ASO) was reported by Stephens & Co. on May 14, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $78.00 expecting ASO to rise to within 12 months (a possible 47.70% upside). 43 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Academy Sports (NASDAQ:ASO) was provided by Stephens & Co., and Academy Sports initiated their overweight rating.
There is no last upgrade for Academy Sports
The last downgrade for Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc happened on September 3, 2025 when Citigroup changed their price target from $55 to $50 for Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Academy Sports, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Academy Sports was filed on May 14, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 14, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Academy Sports (ASO) rating was a initiated with a price target of $0.00 to $78.00. The current price Academy Sports (ASO) is trading at is $52.81, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 05/14/2026 | Buy Now | 47.7% | Stephens & Co. | → $78 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2026 | Buy Now | 6.04% | Wells Fargo | $52 → $56 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2026 | Buy Now | 4.15% | Barclays | $49 → $55 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2026 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Guggenheim | $60 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2026 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Evercore ISI Group | $55 → $60 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2026 | Buy Now | -1.53% | Truist Securities | $59 → $52 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2026 | Buy Now | 13.61% | JP Morgan | $56 → $60 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2026 | Buy Now | 6.04% | UBS | $60 → $56 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2026 | Buy Now | -1.53% | Wells Fargo | $57 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2026 | Buy Now | -7.21% | Barclays | $59 → $49 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2026 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2026 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2026 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2026 | Buy Now | 13.61% | UBS | $54 → $60 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2026 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Evercore ISI Group | $55 → $60 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2026 | Buy Now | 4.15% | Morgan Stanley | $52 → $55 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2025 | Buy Now | 7.93% | Truist Securities | $50 → $57 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2025 | Buy Now | 2.25% | UBS | $52 → $54 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2025 | Buy Now | 11.72% | Barclays | $51 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2025 | Buy Now | 9.83% | B of A Securities | $55 → $58 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/03/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2025 | Buy Now | 4.15% | Evercore ISI Group | $50 → $55 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2025 | Buy Now | -3.43% | Barclays | → $51 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2025 | Buy Now | -5.32% | Evercore ISI Group | $55 → $50 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Guggenheim | $60 → $60 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2025 | Buy Now | -5.32% | Citigroup | $55 → $50 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2025 | Buy Now | 6.04% | JP Morgan | $54 → $56 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2025 | Buy Now | 7.93% | Wells Fargo | $55 → $57 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2025 | Buy Now | -5.32% | Truist Securities | $47 → $50 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/02/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/27/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2025 | Buy Now | 4.15% | Evercore ISI Group | $50 → $55 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2025 | Buy Now | 4.15% | Wells Fargo | $43 → $55 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $58 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Loop Capital | $60 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2025 | Buy Now | -11% | Truist Securities | $45 → $47 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2025 | Buy Now | -1.53% | Morgan Stanley | $55 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2025 | Buy Now | 4.15% | B of A Securities | $60 → $55 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2025 | Buy Now | 9.83% | Telsey Advisory Group | $60 → $58 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/10/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Telsey Advisory Group | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/04/2025 | Buy Now | 4.15% | Citigroup | $60 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/04/2025 | Buy Now | -9.11% | UBS | $54 → $48 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Telsey Advisory Group | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | -18.58% | Wells Fargo | $38 → $43 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2025 | Buy Now | -14.79% | Truist Securities | $51 → $45 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | -28.04% | Wells Fargo | $43 → $38 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Loop Capital | $77 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | 0.36% | Evercore ISI Group | $54 → $53 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 2.25% | JP Morgan | $52 → $54 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 2.25% | UBS | $55 → $54 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 32.55% | Oppenheimer | $85 → $70 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Wedbush | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | B. Riley Securities | $70 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Baird | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Telsey Advisory Group | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | 4.15% | Morgan Stanley | $60 → $55 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Telsey Advisory Group | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2025 | Buy Now | 4.15% | UBS | $58 → $55 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Citigroup | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2025 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Telsey Advisory Group | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 15.51% | TD Cowen | $54 → $61 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Citigroup | → $65 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 2.25% | TD Cowen | $56 → $54 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | -3.43% | Truist Securities | $50 → $51 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Baird | $68 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Telsey Advisory Group | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/19/2024 | Buy Now | -5.32% | Truist Securities | $63 → $50 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Evercore ISI Group | $65 → $60 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | 21.19% | Jefferies | $68 → $64 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Morgan Stanley | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | -3.43% | Wells Fargo | $46 → $51 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | 6.04% | TD Cowen | $54 → $56 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | 45.81% | Loop Capital | $77 → $77 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Evercore ISI Group | $60 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Wedbush | $65 → $65 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | 19.3% | Truist Securities | $60 → $63 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | -1.53% | JP Morgan | $53 → $52 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $65 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Wedbush | $65 → $65 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2024 | Buy Now | 2.25% | TD Cowen | $58 → $54 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | -12.9% | Wells Fargo | $55 → $46 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 0.36% | JP Morgan | $76 → $53 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2024 | Buy Now | 45.81% | Loop Capital | $77 → $77 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2024 | Buy Now | 32.55% | Evercore ISI Group | $60 → $70 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Morgan Stanley | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Wedbush | $80 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 13.61% | Evercore ISI Group | $70 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 9.83% | TD Cowen | $82 → $58 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 28.76% | Baird | $80 → $68 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 4.15% | Wells Fargo | $80 → $55 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 9.83% | UBS | $81 → $58 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Telsey Advisory Group | $75 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2024 | Buy Now | 19.3% | B of A Securities | $75 → $63 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2024 | Buy Now | 42.02% | Telsey Advisory Group | $75 → $75 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/10/2024 | Buy Now | 38.23% | Truist Securities | $75 → $73 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |