A Look at DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS) Valuation After Strong Guidance Hike and New Leadership Moves

DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS) just packed several catalysts into one day, from strong quarterly sales and higher full year guidance to fresh leadership moves around its Foot Locker acquisition, and the stock is reacting.

See our latest analysis for DICK'S Sporting Goods.

The latest jump in DICK'S Sporting Goods' share price, now at $232.22 after a strong 1 day and 7 day share price return, builds on years of solid execution, reflected in a standout 5 year total shareholder return above 400 percent as investors respond to its growth guidance, ongoing dividends and buybacks.

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With guidance raised, margins under pressure and the stock now hovering just below analyst targets, investors face a key question: is DICK'S still trading at a discount to its intrinsic value or is future growth already priced in?

Most Popular Narrative: 1.8% Undervalued

Against a last close of $232.22, the most widely followed narrative pegs DICK'S fair value only slightly higher at $236.43, implying a modest upside grounded in disciplined long term assumptions.

The analysts have a consensus price target of $237.2 for DICK'S Sporting Goods based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $280.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $165.0.

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Curious how steady top line growth, slightly higher margins and a richer earnings multiple almost line up with today’s price? Want to see which forecasts really drive that gap?

Result: Fair Value of $236.43 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, integration hiccups at Foot Locker, or weaker store traffic from rising e commerce competition, could quickly pressure the margin story underpinning that modest undervaluation.

Find out about the key risks to this DICK'S Sporting Goods narrative.

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