Dick's Sporting Goods, Hibbett, and Academy Sports: Which Is the Best Stock for Investors Right Now?
If you bought shares of athletic retailer Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) five years ago, give yourself a big pat on the back. Shares of Dick's are up over 200% during this time, compared to a just 56% return for the S&P 500. Returns for Dick's stock also trounced otherwise good returns of 130% from rival Hibbett (NASDAQ: HIBB).
There's a newcomer to this space that I believe can offer better returns over the next five years than either Dick's or Hibbett. Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ: ASO) went public in 2020 and may be obscure. But investors should get familiar with the brand.
With 1,148 locations as of the second quarter of 2023, Hibbett is actually the largest chain of these three companies. Dick's Sporting Goods has 860 locations (when including its other chains, including Golf Galaxy) and Academy Sports has 271 stores. That said, Hibbett's revenue is the smallest of these three by far, as the chart shows.
Source Fool.com
